Overview

• French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau initiated proceedings on April 30, 2025, to dissolve Urgence Palestine, a collective advocating for Palestinian self-determination.
• Amnesty International has condemned the move, calling it an alarming signal of declining civil liberties in France.
• The organization criticized French laws allowing group dissolutions on vague grounds, such as 'provocation to hatred,' without prior judicial oversight.
• Urgence Palestine, formed after the October 2023 Gaza conflict, regularly organizes demonstrations, some of which have been banned by authorities.
• The broader Gaza conflict has resulted in over 52,000 civilian deaths, intensifying scrutiny of pro-Palestinian activism and state responses globally.