Montpellier, France, June 6, 2026 (AFP) - Illegal rave party tests French ban and draft law

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2026-06-06

An illegal rave party gathering some 2,000 people in southern France on Saturday defied a regional ban -- and starkly laid out opposition to a government bill seeking to criminalise such behaviour. Police who flew by helicopter over the the "free party" taking place on open land in Claret, 30 kilometres (20 miles) north of the city of Montpellier gave the estimate of the crowd. The local prefecture said police were deployed "to close access to th......

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