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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Defendant, co-founder of the Ultime Liberte association Claude Hury, arrives for the opening of the trial of 12 assisted-suicide activists accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, at the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Defendant, co-founder of the Ultime Liberte association Claude Hury, arrives for the opening of the trial of 12 assisted-suicide activists accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, at the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Defendant, co-founder of the Ultime Liberte association Claude Hury, arrives for the opening of the trial of 12 assisted-suicide activists accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, at the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Protesters hold a sign My end of life, my ultimate freedom as they gather in support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial, accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, outside the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Protesters hold a sign My end of life, my ultimate freedom as they gather in support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial, accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, outside the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Protesters hold signs as they gather in support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial, accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, outside the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Defendant, co-founder of the Ultime Liberte association Claude Hury, arrives for the opening of the trial of 12 assisted-suicide activists accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, at the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Protesters hold signs as they gather in support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial, accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, outside the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Protesters hold signs as they gather in support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial, accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, outside the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Protesters hold signs as they gather in support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial, accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, outside the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Protesters hold signs as they gather in support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial, accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, outside the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Protesters hold signs as they gather in support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial, accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, outside the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Protesters hold signs as they gather in support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial, accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, outside the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Protesters hold a sign as they gather in support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial, accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, outside the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Protesters hold signs as they gather in support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial, accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, outside the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Defendant, co-founder of the Ultime Liberte association Claude Hury, arrives for the opening of the trial of 12 assisted-suicide activists accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, at the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Defendant, co-founder of the Ultime Liberte association Claude Hury, arrives for the opening of the trial of 12 assisted-suicide activists accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, at the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Defendant, co-founder of the Ultime Liberte association Claude Hury, arrives for the opening of the trial of 12 assisted-suicide activists accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, at the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Defendant, co-founder of the Ultime Liberte association Claude Hury, arrives for the opening of the trial of 12 assisted-suicide activists accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, at the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Protesters hold a sign My end of life, my ultimate freedom as they gather in support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial, accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, outside the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Protesters hold a sign about civil disobedience as they gather in support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial, accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, outside the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial - Paris

Protesters hold a sign as they gather in support of 12 assisted-suicide activists at the opening of their trial, accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug, outside the Tribunal Judiciaire courthouse in Paris, on September 15, 2025. The 12 defendants, members of the association Ultime Liberte (Ultimate Freedom) that fights to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in France, are accused of helping dozens of people purchase pentobarbital, a drug used for physician-assisted suicide in countries such as Belgium and Switzerland, between August 2018 and November 2020. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Demonstration by the Mothers in Revolt Movement - Paris

Mouvement des Meres en Revolte en soutien aux meres protectrices and enfants victimes de violences physiques and sexuelles, organise par Sophie Abida (a gauche) en lutte contre le systeme judiciaire pour recuperer la garde de ses 4 enfants. Le 9 septembre 2025, Place de la Republique, Paris, France. Photo par Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Judiciaire de Paris - Direction Regionale - Paris

Illustration of Police Judiciaire de Paris, Direction Regionale in Paris. Photo by Lionel urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris Court - Paris

Illustrations of the Paris Judicial Court, Palais de Justice in Paris. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the court with the highest caseload in France. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the result of the merger in 2020 of the tribunal de grande instance and the tribunal d'instance. Parvis du Tribunal de Paris, 75017 Paris, France on April 8, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris Court - Paris

Illustrations of the Paris Judicial Court, Palais de Justice in Paris. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the court with the highest caseload in France. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the result of the merger in 2020 of the tribunal de grande instance and the tribunal d'instance. Parvis du Tribunal de Paris, 75017 Paris, France on April 8, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris Court - Paris

Illustrations of the Paris Judicial Court, Palais de Justice in Paris. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the court with the highest caseload in France. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the result of the merger in 2020 of the tribunal de grande instance and the tribunal d'instance. Parvis du Tribunal de Paris, 75017 Paris, France on April 8, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris Court - Paris

Illustrations of the Paris Judicial Court, Palais de Justice in Paris. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the court with the highest caseload in France. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the result of the merger in 2020 of the tribunal de grande instance and the tribunal d'instance. Parvis du Tribunal de Paris, 75017 Paris, France on April 8, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustrations of The Paris Judicial Court - Paris

Illustrations of the Paris Judicial Court, Palais de Justice in Paris. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the court with the highest caseload in France. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the result of the merger in 2020 of the tribunal de grande instance and the tribunal d'instance. Parvis du Tribunal de Paris, 75017 Paris, France on Monday March 24, 2025. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustrations of The Paris Judicial Court - Paris

Illustrations of the Paris Judicial Court, Palais de Justice in Paris. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the court with the highest caseload in France. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the result of the merger in 2020 of the tribunal de grande instance and the tribunal d'instance. Parvis du Tribunal de Paris, 75017 Paris, France on Monday March 24, 2025. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustrations of The Paris Judicial Court - Paris

Illustrations of the Paris Judicial Court, Palais de Justice in Paris. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the court with the highest caseload in France. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the result of the merger in 2020 of the tribunal de grande instance and the tribunal d'instance. Parvis du Tribunal de Paris, 75017 Paris, France on Monday March 24, 2025. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aerial View of The Paris Courthouse - Paris

Aerial view of the Paris Courthouse, Palais de Justice in Paris. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the court with the highest caseload in France. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the result of the merger in 2020 of the tribunal de grande instance and the tribunal d'instance. Parvis du Tribunal de Paris, 75017 Paris, France on Monday March 24, 2025. Photo by Olivier Azpitarte/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aerial View of The Paris Courthouse - Paris

Aerial view of the Paris Courthouse, Palais de Justice in Paris. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the court with the highest caseload in France. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the result of the merger in 2020 of the tribunal de grande instance and the tribunal d'instance. Parvis du Tribunal de Paris, 75017 Paris, France on Monday March 24, 2025. Photo by Olivier Azpitarte/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Aerial View of The Paris Courthouse - Paris

Aerial view of the Paris Courthouse, Palais de Justice in Paris. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the court with the highest caseload in France. The Tribunal judiciaire de Paris is the result of the merger in 2020 of the tribunal de grande instance and the tribunal d'instance. Parvis du Tribunal de Paris, 75017 Paris, France on Monday March 24, 2025. Photo by Olivier Azpitarte/ABACAPRESS.COM

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France: Gisèle Pelicot Arrives At Courthouse For Mass Rape Trial 2

On Thursday, December 19, a judge in France found Gisèle Pelicot's former husband and 50 other men guilty. They admitted to drugging and raping her repeatedly over almost a decade. This video shows Gisèle arriving at the Avignon courthouse for the deliberations.

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France: Gisèle Pelicot Arrives At Courthouse For Mass Rape Trial

On Thursday, December 19, a judge in France found Gisèle Pelicot's former husband and 50 other men guilty. They admitted to drugging and raping her repeatedly over almost a decade. This video shows Gisèle arriving at the Avignon courthouse for the deliberations.

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Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot arrives at the tribunal judiciaire in Avignon, France on December 10, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot arrives at the tribunal judiciaire in Avignon, France on December 10, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot arrives at the tribunal judiciaire in Avignon, France on December 10, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot arrives at the tribunal judiciaire in Avignon, France on December 10, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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