A look through Paris' 'no-go' zones

CNN Producer Laura Akhoun shows us the lively neighborhood of Belleville, in Paris.

[nebulicdisaster]

Most beautiful Middle eastern country. I love Francistan

[kyriljordanov]

This is a tourist area full of Japanese and Chinese tourists. Nothing to do with the Islamic areas of the city. She basically chose a tourist area with asian faces to call it an 'immigrant' area.

[TheDude-ogsx]

PROPAGANDA HAS NEVER BEEN SO BLATANTLY OBVIOUS 🤦🏻‍♂️

[HiimamNoah]

> Goes in there
> Asks one person a question
> Leaves
> Analysis done

[oldmatrices]

Go there after dark with a hidden camera and a cocktail.

[limerickman]

There is no women at those cafes. That is highly unusual, especially in Paris. I have been there many times and I do get more harrasement there in recent times, when I am on my own. It is getting steadily worse in the last 20 years. The encroachment from aggressive groups are coming in from the turbulent suburbs to areas like Belleville. Back when I first arrived in that area of Paris in 1994, that area was full of artists and vibrancy with the odd pickpocket criminal. Today only in day light can you dare to pass through. I do not dare anymore visit that area at night. The artists are few and not as visable as they used to. It was easy to spot an artist in thr past. Today is very much different. The path I used to take is no longer safe, especislly if you are on your own. The fun that used to be there is now gone. The envoirnment is totally changed.

I have seen even last January in my last trip in Paris, see women who are alone gets harassed. We are not allowed to say by whom. That was rare to see in the past and the women used to slap the man in the face in response or give him verbal abuse back.

Today, there is a lot of dissonance cognitive and a lot of Stockholm Syndrome going on in Paris, especially after the Paris Attacks. They are trying to paint a pretty picture, to a failing fearful soceity. As a regular vistor to Paris. It is sad to see Paris going down hill, from a soceity point of view. Life is getting more tyrannical and far more abusive for women and especially minorities, who do not fit the political left agendas. My list for tourist recommendations is getting shorter as the years past. The little gems are not worth visiting due to safety concerns.

[juliapigworthy]

I love how she ends with "this is not a dangerous zone.. at all.." while the fear in her eyes tells a different story.

[fordfx]

The only people I seen were Asian and some guys that look European. We are talking about muslim no go zones and she knows better than not to go into one of them.

[ianhilmer]

Why would the “random “ Parisian she interviewed mention Fox News 🤨

[MrGatoka]

I've been to Paris twice already. I love the beautiful architecture and I even like the "no bullshit and straight to the point" attitude of its people. Overall, though. It's still a dump, sadly. Trash, graffiti, transients, drugs, muggings, scams, and terrorism are the main reasons why I'm over it.

[thedarkestcloud]

Nobody ever called Belleville a no-go zone. La goutte d’Or is a no-go zone, Porte de Montreuil is one, Curial is one, the public housing in the 93, 92, 94, 95 and other outer boroughs of Paris are,
Belleville, besides a few public housing complexes got highly gentrified by bohemians and given new life by Chinese immigrants

[Jeanne]

0:25 That's art? Looks more like graffiti to me. :-(

[partymaster]

dare you to go through there wearing a mini skirt

[metatechnocrat]

Of course CNN sent her to the tourist areas where they try to keep up appearances for the tourists sake, but send her to the outer fringes of Paris then see what happens, oh wait I did when I watched another video (not by CNN) that went there and the two women with hidden cameras were told  the café they visited was "men only" and no women on the street at all, that was a 2016 video.

[waynepayne]

This video "Everything is fine... Everything is fine. Ok we got 30 seconds of b roll let's get the hell out of here before we get stabbed."

[slovokia]

Send some reporters to Clichy-sous-Bois and have them walk around wearing different religious symbols - that should be interesting.

[berhetensea]

Paris is an impoverished African city with shanty towns or a jungle in Europe.

[katherine]

Me and my friend got lost and went there. We saw a man nearly get murdered in a huge street fight.

[wakeupscreaming]

that's great that you can walk about during the day, or early morning? Like what? 6 am? With a camera crew?
Now try walking by yourself, minus the camera crew, in the evening. And try wearing something a "cosmo" girl would wear.

Good luck maam.

[TheOliver]

1 minute video?

Did they have to cut the 59 minutes of harassment from gangs and other aggressive muslims?