Category Archives: Social Unrest

The Flipside of Carnival: Police, Tear Gas and Arrests

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Best of Nice Blog

UPDATE: Did the police overstep?  Here’s the video, you be the judge. Last Sunday afternoon while the Official Carnival was in full swing in Place Massena, the alternative Carnaval Populaire (‘People’s Carnival’)was also gaining steam at Place Garibaldi.  The official Carnival had … Continue reading →

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Nissa Rebela wishes Muslims a happy Ramadan

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Best of Nice Blog

After the first night of Ramadan, Nice’s Muslim community woke up to find their street signs stickered over:  rue d’Italie now read ‘Burqa Boulevard’, rue d’Angleterre had become ‘Stoning Street’, and rue de Suisse, the site of the controversial overflowing Islamic prayer center, had … Continue reading →

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Nerves of Steel: Estrosi talks bomber down in Vieux Nice

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Best of Nice Blog

It was a scene straight out of Dog Day Afternoon:  A desperate lunatic, who for years has filled the windows of his Vieux Nice shoe store with slogans insulting the Mayor, calls the Mayor’s office and yells ominously, “…You’ve WON!”   He then barricades himself in his shoe … Continue reading →

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Tunisians at the Gate

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Best of Nice Blog

(Updated below)   Ventimiglia is awash in Tunisians, and France is doing its best to block this human tide.  A semi-violent demonstration in front of the French Consulate in Ventimiglia this weekend saw troops of Italian riot police in full regalia facing off with 500 North African refugees.  In an … Continue reading →

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Ariane Vandals Wish their Neighbors a Happy New Year

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Best of Nice Blog

On New Year’s Eve, while corks were a-popping up and down the Cote d’Azur, a very different tradition was being played out in low-income suburbs all over France… the annual lighting of your neighbor’s car on fire.  It’s customary in … Continue reading →

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