On June 27, 2023, at 8:18 a.m., 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk was killed by a police officer in Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine department, France). Filmed by a witness, his death sparked a wave of revolt …
Before dying in police custody at the police station of Paris’s 20th arrondissement, El Hacen Diarra had been forced to the ground by several police officers during his arrest. Based on an analysis …
On January 7, 2026, in Minneapolis, an ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old motorist, Renee Good. Federal authorities immediately invoked self-defense, claiming that the victim had attempted to …
On June 10, 2025, Israeli army soldiers shot and killed two Palestinian men, Khaled and Nidal ‘Amirah, in the city of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. Based on exclusive footage from the scene, an …
In the documentary The Stringer, released today on Netflix, Index examines one of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century. Since 1972, "Napalm Girl" has been attributed to photographer Nick …
On 24 November 2018, during Act II of the Gilets jaunes in Paris, Gabriel Pontonnier was seriously injured in the hand by the explosion of a GLI-F4 grenade. Almost seven years after the events, the …
Rock Victorin Wamytan, known as “Banane,” Samuel Moekia, and Johan Kaidine—three insurgents from the Kanak tribe of Saint-Louis—were killed by the GIGN, the special forces of the French Gendarmerie, …
On January 26, 2019, the Yellow vest protester Michael Lognonne was injured in the leg during the same incident that resulted in the loss of fellow protester Jérôme Rodrigues' eye. Six years after …
On October 5, 2024, in Rome, Tiziano L., a 24-year-old student, is arrested during a demonstration in support of Palestine. Accused of assaulting a DIGOS (police) officer, he faces up to several …
In 2017, Luis Bico was shot dead by the police following a refusal to obey. Seven years later, having exhausted legal remedies in France, his family has taken his case to the European Court of Human …
In August 2022 in Vénissieux, two young men were killed by police fire on a vehicle reported stolen. The police justified their use of weapons by claiming self-defense: one of the officers allegedly …
On the night of the 2nd of March, 2024, Jumaa al-Hasan, a 27-year-old Syrian migrant, drowned in Gravelines (northern France) while attempting to board a boat to cross the English Channel. Supported …
Le 23 juin 2021, Bilal M., 34 ans, est tué par des policiers qui procèdent à son expulsion locative. Ces derniers ont plaidé la légitime défense, accusant Bilal M. de les avoir agressés avec un …
« Un bicot comme ça, ça ne nage pas » : en 2022, six policiers ont été condamnés pour injures racistes et violences lors de l’interpellation de Samir E., un ressortissant égyptien de 28 …
In partnership with Earshot, INDEX carried out the audio analysis of the video of the shooting that killed Nahel in Nanterre. Audio optimisation helps to make the words spoken by the police before …
In 2016, Jean-François Martin's eye was mutilated by an LBD shot during a demonstration against the 'Loi Travail' in Rennes. While initially dismissed, the case was reopened in 2021, thanks to an …
En complément de l'enquête sur les circonstances de l'éborgnement de Jérôme Rodrigues, INDEX publie une analyse détaillée des vidéos de l'incident dans les instants qui précèdent le lancer de la …
In January 2019, during the Act XI of the Yellow vests protests, Jérôme Rodrigues’ eye was mutilated by the explosion of a de-encirclement grenade. INDEX obtained access to hundreds of hours of …
One night in August 2021, two agents from a French Anti-Crime Squad fired eight times at a vehicle. The two occupants of the car were seriously injured. Since then, the driver has been prosecuted for …
Thanks to exclusive video surveillance footage, INDEX and Le Média reveal that a young man, whose filmed arrest had caused an outcry on social networks, was the victim of many additional blows. The …
On February 22, 2020 in Brunoy (Essonne), Adnane Nassih, 19, was blinded in one eye by a rubber bullet shooting in the face. In partnership with Libération, we publish an analysis and a 3D …
In partnership with Disclose, INDEX reconstructed the events that led to the death of Gaye Camara, 26, during a police intervention in January 2018. Supported by 3D modelling, our investigation calls …
Using previously unpublished documents and a 3D model of the events, Forensic Architecture and Disclose have reconstructed the precise circumstances of the incident that caused the death of Zineb …
By analysing CCTV footage, police radio transcripts and the hearings of key testimonies, Le Monde, in partnership with Forensic Architecture, has reconstructed in images and in 3D the last hours of …