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France plans to send criminals to prison in South America
Middle East Eye
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May 21, 2025
France plans to build a prison in the middle of the Amazon rainforest to host some of its most dangerous criminals, according to France’s Justice Minister. In an interview carried by Le Journal du Dimanche on Saturday, French Justice Minister...
France Builds New High-Security Prison In Amazon Jungle Specially For Muslim Terrorists
India Herald
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France’s decision to construct a high-security prison in French Guiana, deep in the amazon jungle, signals a strategic shift in how the country handles its most dangerous criminals, particularly Islamic terrorists and high-level drug traffickers....
France to build high-security jail in Amazon to house drug traffickers
Euronews
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Published on 19/05/2025 - 17:44 GMT+2 France plans to build a high-security prison in the Amazon as part of its crackdown on serious drug offenders. Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin announced the proposal during a visit to French Guiana — an...
France to build high-security prison for traffickers and extremists in Amazon Jungle
Khaama Press
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May 20, 2025
France plans to build a high-security prison in the Amazon to detain drug traffickers and extremists, opening by 2028. French media reports that the country plans to build a high-security prison in the French Guiana region, deep in the Amazon...
WPA wants University of Guyana named after its founder
The Gleaner
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June 14, 2025
GEORGETOWN (CMC): The opposition Working People’s Alliance (WPA) Friday called for the University of Guyana (UG) to be named after its founding member and academic, Dr Walter Rodney, who was assassinated here 45 years ago. “The WPA puts on the...
France to build high-security prison in Amazon jungle
Azzet
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May 19, 2025
France will construct a high-security prison in the Amazon rainforest, part of a €400 million (A$696.16 million) initiative aimed at curbing serious drug offences and terrorism, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin confirmed during a visit to French...
King’s first female astronomy guru believes aliens exist somewhere in the Solar System
Daily Star
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July 30, 2025
The King’s first female astronomy adviser says she believes aliens are living somewhere in the Solar System - and is on board the Daily Star’s mission to find them. Professor Michele Dougherty is the first woman to become the UK’s Astronomer Royal...
France to build new high-security prison in the JUNGLE to host most 'dangerous' criminals
GB News
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May 19, 2025
France is to build a high-security prison in the South American jungle for its most "dangerous" criminals. Gerald Darmanin, the country's justice minister, announced the facility will open in 2028 in Saint-Laurent du Maroni in French Guiana, an...
Guyana set for CFU U-14 Girls’ Challenge Series in Trinidad and Tobago
News Room
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May 20, 2025
Guyana’s young female footballers are poised to compete in the 2025 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) U-14 Girls’ Challenge Series, which will take place in Trinidad and Tobago from August 15-24. According to CFU, the Guyanese squad will feature in...
France to build jungle prison to hold drug kingpins
AOL
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Gerald Darmanin, right, France’s minister of justice and Jean-Paul Fereira, the first vice-president of the French Guiana Territorial Authority, arrive for their meeting in South America - RONAN LIETAR/AFPFrance is to build a high-security prison...
France to Construct Prison in Amazon Jungle to Combat Drug-Trafficking
Greek Reporter
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May 19, 2025
Aerial view of the Amazon Rainforest. Credits: Lubasi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons France will construct a new high-security prison in the Amazon rainforest, within its overseas territory of French Guiana. The aim is to isolate top drug...
France sparks outcry with plan for prison wing near former penal colony
The Guardian
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May 19, 2025
French plans to build a maximum-security prison wing for drug traffickers and Islamic militants near a former penal colony in French Guiana have sparked an outcry among local people and officials. The wing would form part of a $450m (£337m) prison...
France plans to build supermax prison in Amazon jungle: Reports
NewsNation Now - Illinois
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May 19, 2025
(NewsNation) — France over the weekend announced plans to build a supermax prison in the Amazon jungle, a report said. France’s Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin, in a visit to French Guiana, said the facility would be located in...
Image Applications Earth from Space: French Guiana 25/04/2025 54 views 0 likes View
ESA
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Copernicus Sentinel-1 captured this radar image over French Guiana – home to Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, where ESA’s Biomass mission is being prepared for liftoff on 29 April onboard a Vega-C rocket. Zoom in to explore this image at its full...
France to open ‘super-max’ jungle prison for drug lords
The Times
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France is to build a €400 million US-style “super-max” prison for drug lords and Islamist terrorists in the heart of the Amazon jungle. Gérald Darmanin, the hardline justice minister, said on Sunday that the facility would be located in Saint...
MicroCarb (2). Mission to monitor and map atmospheric carbon dioxide launched
AvioNews
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July 28, 2025
The scientific mission MicroCarb, led by the French space Agency CNES, was successfully launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. MicroCarb is a joint mission between the UK Space Agency and French Space Agency, Centre National...
France to build high-security prison in remote South American jungle — Here's why
The Economic Times
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May 18, 2025
France will construct a new high-security prison in the jungles of South America, aimed at isolating the country’s most dangerous criminals, including drug lords and Islamist radicals, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin announced in an interview...
France planning Supermax-style prison near notorious Devil’s Island penal colony site
KESQ-TV - California
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May 19, 2025
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — France is planning to build a brand new high-security prison in the Amazon rainforest, near the site of the notorious Devil’s Island penal colony that inspired the 1973 movie “Papillon,” starring Steve McQueen. Speaking on...
France to build supermax prison in jungle of South American territory
South China Morning Post
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May 18, 2025
France is to build a high-security prison in the South American jungle for the most “dangerous” criminals, including drug kingpins, hardline Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin said in remarks published on Sunday. The facility will open in 2028 in...
French Guiana Delegate Alerts About France's Ongoing Colonial Policy In His Country
MENAFN
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March 28, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 28. The colonial legacy continues to exert a significant influence on the identity and culture of French Guiana, said Dominique Monte, a member of the Decolonization and Social Freedom Movement...