Montreal

A French-Palestinian member of the European Parliament says she was denied entry into Canada only days before she was scheduled to participate in conferences in Montreal. Rima Hassan wrote online that she was "prevented" from coming to Canada in what she described as an attempt at censorship.

Hassan to attend Montreal conferences remotely, says she'll speak out against 'attempt at censorship'

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Activist Rima Hassan, right, and far-left parliament member François Piquemal, centre, applaud as they arrive at Orly airport after being deported from Israel for taking part in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in October 2025, south of Paris.…