France remembers 'old demons' of antisemitism on first annual Dreyfus day
- Sunday saw France observe its first annual day of commemoration for Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish army officer wrongly convicted of treason in one of the country's most notorious cases of antisemitism.
- With reports of hate speech on the rise, President Emmanuel Macron said France had yet to shed its "old demons" of prejudice.
- Issued on: 12/07/2026 - 14:44 3 min Reading time It fell on the 120th anniversary of France's highest appeals court recognising Dreyfus's innocence on 12 July 1906.
Unverified
- Sunday saw France observe its first annual day of commemoration for Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish army officer wrongly convicted of treason in one of the country's most notorious cases of antisemitism.
- With reports of hate speech on the rise, President Emmanuel Macron said France had yet to shed its "old demons" of prejudice.
- Issued on: 12/07/2026 - 14:44 3 min Reading time It fell on the 120th anniversary of France's highest appeals court recognising Dreyfus's innocence on 12 July 1906.
Sources: RFI