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Cases

The cases Index works on over the long term, bringing together all its related publications: investigations, dispatches and impact. Each case sets out the established facts, the people involved and the progress of the proceedings.

CASE

Nahel Merzouk

Incident date
27 June 2023
Location
Nanterre (France)
Consequences
Death
Methods
Firearm
Force(s)
National Police
Keywords
  • Refusal to stop
  • Working-class neighbourhoods
CASE

Jérôme Rodrigues

Incident date
26 January 2019
Location
Paris (France)
Consequences
Loss of an eye
Methods
Explosive grenade
Force(s)
National Police, CSI / CDI
Keywords
  • Public order policing
CASE

Napalm Girl

Incident date
8 June 1972
Location
Phường An Tịnh (Vietnam)
Consequences
Burns
Methods
Bomb
Force(s)
Army
CASE

Adam B. & Rahiane S.

Incident date
19 August 2022
Location
Vénissieux (France)
Consequences
Death
Methods
Firearm
Force(s)
National Police
Keywords
  • Refusal to stop
CASE

Nordine A. & Merryl B.

Incident date
16 August 2021
Location
Stains (France)
Consequences
Gunshot wound
Methods
Firearm
Force(s)
National Police, BAC
Keywords
  • Refusal to stop
  • Working-class neighbourhoods
CASE

Steve Maia Caniço

Incident date
22 June 2019
Location
Nantes (France)
Consequences
Death
Methods
Tear gas grenade, Tear gas spray, Baton
Force(s)
National Police, CSI / CDI, BAC
Keywords
  • Public order policing
CASE

Aboubacar S.

Incident date
17 September 2021
Location
Noisy-le-Grand (France)
Consequences
Injury, Imprisonment
Methods
Beating
Force(s)
National Police
Keywords
  • Working-class neighbourhoods
CASE

Souheil El Khalfaoui

Incident date
4 August 2021
Location
Marseille (France)
Consequences
Death
Methods
Firearm
Force(s)
National Police
Keywords
  • Working-class neighbourhoods
  • Refusal to stop
CASE

Adnane Nassih

Incident date
22 February 2020
Location
Brunoy (France)
Consequences
Loss of an eye
Methods
Rubber-bullet launcher (LBD)
Force(s)
National Police, BAC
Keywords
  • Working-class neighbourhoods
CASE

Gabriel Pontonnier

Incident date
24 November 2018
Location
Paris (France)
Consequences
Mutilation
Methods
Explosive grenade
Force(s)
National Police, CRS
Keywords
  • Public order policing
CASE

Bilal M.

Incident date
23 June 2021
Location
Pierrelaye (France)
Consequences
Death
Methods
Firearm
Force(s)
National Police
CASE

Jean-François Martin

Incident date
28 April 2016
Location
Rennes (France)
Consequences
Loss of an eye
Methods
Rubber-bullet launcher (LBD)
Force(s)
National Police
Keywords
  • Public order policing
CASE

Renée Good

Incident date
7 January 2026
Location
Minneapolis (États-Unis)
Consequences
Death
Methods
Firearm
Force(s)
Special police, ICE (US)
Keywords
  • Refusal to stop
CASE

Jumaa al-Hasan

Incident date
2 March 2024
Location
Gravelines (France)
Consequences
Death
Force(s)
National Police, Border police
Keywords
  • Borders
CASE

Tiziano Lovisolo

Incident date
5 October 2024
Location
Rome (Italy)
Consequences
Injury, Imprisonment
Methods
Beating
Force(s)
Special police, DIGOS (Italy)
Keywords
  • Public order policing
CASE

Zineb Redouane

Incident date
1 December 2018
Location
Marseille (France)
Consequences
Death
Methods
Tear gas grenade
Force(s)
National Police, CRS
Keywords
  • Public order policing
CASE

Gaye Camara

Incident date
16 January 2018
Location
Épinay-sur-Seine (France)
Consequences
Death
Methods
Firearm
Force(s)
National Police
Keywords
  • Refusal to stop
  • Working-class neighbourhoods
CASE

Adama Traoré

Incident date
19 July 2016
Location
Beaumont-sur-Oise (France)
Consequences
Death
Methods
Prone restraint
Force(s)
National Gendarmerie
Keywords
  • Working-class neighbourhoods
CASE

Île-Saint-Denis

Incident date
26 April 2020
Location
L'Île-Saint-Denis (France)
Consequences
Injury
Methods
Beating
Force(s)
National Police
CASE

Luis Bico

Incident date
19 August 2017
Location
Châlette-sur-Loing (France)
Consequences
Death
Methods
Firearm
Force(s)
National Police
Keywords
  • Refusal to stop
CASE

Khaled & Nidal ‘Amirah

Incident date
10 June 2025
Location
Naplouse (Territoires palestiniens occupés)
Consequences
Death
Methods
Firearm, Assault rifle
Force(s)
Army, IDF (Israel)
CASE

El Hacen Diarra

Incident date
14 January 2026
Location
Paris (France)
Consequences
Death
Methods
Prone restraint
Force(s)
National Police
Keywords
  • Working-class neighbourhoods
CASE

Saint-Louis, Kanaky

Incident date
10 July 2024 – 19 September 2024
Location
Mont Dore (Kanaky-Nouvelle-Calédonie)
Consequences
Death
Methods
Firearm, Sniper rifle, Assault rifle
Force(s)
National Gendarmerie, GIGN
Keywords
  • Overseas territories

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