Thousands of protesters gathered in Paris to denounce police brutality and support Black Lives Matter on Saturday (June 13).

About 15,000 anti-racism protesters gathered on the Place de la République.

Footage also shows a large "White Lives Matter" banner that was later taken down by protesters.

According to local media, Paris riot police fired tear gas to disperse a largely peaceful but unauthorised protest.

Paris riot police fired tear gas to disperse a largely peaceful but unauthorized protest against police brutality and racism on Saturday.
At least 15,000 people rallied in the French capital, led by supporters of Adama Traoré, a French black man who died in police custody in 2016 in circumstances that remain unclear despite four years of back-and-forth autopsies. No one has been charged in the case.
Angry shouts rose from the racially diverse crowd as a small group of other protesters climbed a building overlooking the demonstration and unfurled a huge banner denouncing “anti-white racism.”
Building residents then reached out of their windows and tore part of the banner down, one raising his fist in victory.
Officers prevented people attending the main rally from approaching the counter-demonstrators, who were later detained.
Riot police then fired tear gas and charged a few unruly members of the main protest, urging them to disperse. The crowd had initially planned to march through the city, whose shops were closed between Place de la Republique and the city’s main opera house, but police decided to block them from marching.
Gatherings of more than 10 people are currently banned in France due to containment measures. Filmed by Fiona Charpentier.

Thousands of protesters have marched through Brighton in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement worldwide.
Forming a mile-long line along the seafront, activists holding signs staged a silent protest on Saturday afternoon.
Then, after a few minutes of applause, the protesters marched into the city.
Tensions rose briefly as they passed a police divide separating them from a small group of counter-protesters occupying the stone monument.
Officers maintained a divide between the anti-racism activists and the group assembled at the war memorial.
The peaceful protest continued elsewhere, with people gathering quietly at The Level - a park in the centre of the city.
Activists carried signs bearing slogans including "Racism is a pandemic too", "No justice, no peace", and "Black Lives Matter". Filmed by Marie