France remembers 'old demons' of antisemitism on first annual Dreyfus day

France marked its first annual Dreyfus Day on Sunday, commemorating Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish army officer wrongly convicted of treason in one of the nation's most infamous antisemitism cases. RFI reports that President Emmanuel Macron warned France has yet to shed its 'old demons' of prejudice—a stark message amid rising reports of hate speech.

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