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Eiffel Tower closed in row over women removed for Hindu group

Fadingsecond windCoverage went quiet for 13 days, then returned with 13 more reports - 32 voices in all.
After publishing: 4 headlines quietly rewritten, 4 descriptions edited8 changes
  1. BBC News Worldseen 8 Sept, 09:35description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    The mayor of Paris said an investigation would be launched into the incident, which left female employees "humiliated", according to a union representative.

    An investigation will be launched into the incident, which left female employees "humiliated", a union representative says.

  2. BBC News Worldseen 8 Sept, 13:54headline rewritten

    Eiffel Tower shut by staff protest after female workers moved for religious visitInvestigation after female staff at Eiffel Tower replaced by men for religious visit

  3. Le Monde Englishseen 8 Sept, 18:46headline rewritten

    Eiffel Tower set to reopen following protest over removal of women staffEiffel Tower reopens following protest over removal of women staff

  4. Libération (France)seen 8 Sept, 18:46description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    En entendant la «bollosphère» dénoncer dans cet épisode une «soumission» croissante aux pressions religieuses en invoquant la «protection» des femmes, on se dit que, décidément, l’extrême droite à l’indignation à géométrie variable.

    En entendant la «bollosphère» dénoncer dans cet épisode une «soumission» croissante aux pressions religieuses en invoquant la «protection» des femmes, on se dit que, décidément, l’extrême droite a l’indignation à géométrie variable.

  5. NYT Worldseen 9 Sept, 00:18description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    The tower was closed on Monday, after the workers’ union said female staff had been asked to leave their stations for a visit from a group known as BAPS.

    The tower was closed on Monday, after the workers’ union said female staff members had been asked to leave their stations for a visit from a group known as BAPS.

  6. Times of Indiaseen 10 Sept, 05:22headline rewritten

    Eiffel Tower closes after female staff allegedly sidelined during Hindu group's visitEiffel Tower closes after female staff 'sidelined' during Hindu group's visit

  7. Le Figaro (France)seen 10 Sept, 05:22headline rewritten

    La tour Eiffel fermée en raison d’une grève contre la mise à l’écart du personnel féminin pour la visite d’un groupe hindouLa tour Eiffel fermée en raison d’une grève contre la mise à l’écart du personnel féminin pour la visite d’un groupe hindou, qui présente ses excuses

  8. Le Monde (France)seen 30 Sept, 05:51description edited
    what the description said, before and after

    La mise à l’écart des salariées lors de la visite, au début de septembre, d’un groupe religieux hindou ultraconservateur, avait provoqué une grève des personnels du monument emblématique de la capitale et sa fermeture pour une journée.

    La mise à l’écart des salariées lors de la visite, au début de septembre, d’un groupe religieux hindou ultraconservateur, avait provoqué une grève des personnels du site emblématique de la capitale et sa fermeture pour une journée.

Mon, 7 September 2026peak 32 reports on Tue, 8 September 2026Thu, 1 October 2026

What it is about

BAPSLa tour EiffelEmmanuel GrégoireSeine-et-Marnetour EiffelSociété d’exploitation de la tour EiffelReligiöse BesuchergruppeEiffelturmBochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan SansthaEiffel TowerParis monumentWieża EifflaEiffelovRadniciVjerska skupinaEiffelovuHindu groupreligious Hindu groupFrauenhinduistische Besuchergruppe

Who published it, and when

original reportedited after publishingfirst to report
France Info (France)3 original reports3 original reports1 original report
Le Figaro (France)1 original report - edited after publishing2 original reports1 original report
Libération (France)1 original report1 original report - edited after publishing1 original report1 original report1 original report
Le Monde (France)1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report - edited after publishing
Die Zeit (Germany)2 original reports
Le Monde English1 original report1 original report - edited after publishing1 original report1 original report1 original report
RMF24 (Poland)1 original report
Index.hr (Croatia)2 original reports
24sata (Croatia)1 original report
Times of India1 original report - edited after publishing1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report
DW Top Stories2 original reports
BBC News World1 original report - edited after publishing1 original report
Japan Times1 original report
Al Jazeera English1 original report2 original reports
La Repubblica (Italy)1 original report
El Mundo (Spain)1 original report1 original report
ANSA (Italy)1 original report1 original report
El País (Spain)1 original report
7 Sept, 16:27over 24 days1 Oct, 16:40

+ 14 more outlets

How it spread - 67 original reports

  1. Mon, 7 September 2026

    13 reports
  2. Tue, 8 September 2026

    32 reports
  3. Wed, 9 September 2026

    4 reports
  4. Thu, 10 September 2026

    2 reports
    • Le Monde (France)14:27

      L’inauguration d’un temple géant à Bussy-Saint-Georges, en Seine-et-Marne, par l’organisation conservatrice BAPS a viré à la controverse après la mise à l’écart supposée d’employées de la tour Eiffel, fermée lundi à la suite d’une grève du personnel.

    • freepressjournal.in16:48

      The BAPS controversy at Paris’s Eiffel Tower has raised questions over alleged sidelining of women employees during a monks’ visit and the Indian government’s association with the religious organisation. While BAPS denies issuing such instructions, the incident has renewed debate over religious practices in public institutions and the need for governmental distance from faith groups.

  5. Fri, 11 September 2026

    1 report
  6. Tue, 15 September 2026

    2 reports
  7. Tue, 29 September 2026

    7 reports
  8. Wed, 30 September 2026

    4 reports
    • Polsat News (Poland)06:57

      Dyrektor firmy zarządzającej Wieżą Eiffla zastąpił kobiety mężczyznami podczas wizyty hinduskiej grupy religijnej. Po fali krytyki, która na niego spadła, zrezygnował ze stanowiska. Mer Paryża nazwał całą sytuację absurdalną, niesprawiedliwą i niedopuszczalną.

    • iDNES (Czechia)13:37

      Šéf společnosti spravující Eiffelovu věž na konci roku odstoupí z funkce. Důvodem je incident z počátku září, kdy zaměstnankyně musely tuto pařížskou památku opustit kvůli návštěvě hinduistické náboženské skupiny. Hinduistická delegace památku navštívila 5. září v rámci kulturního festivalu u příležitosti blížícího se slavnostního otevření hinduistického chrámu v Paříži.

    • The Hill14:24

      Female staff were instructed to remain out of sight during the visit of a Hindu religious group.

    • El Mundo (Spain)23:50

      Dimite el director del emblemático monumento parisino por hacer desaparecer de la vista a mujeres trabajadoras durante la visita de un grupo tradicionalista hinduista Leer

  9. Thu, 1 October 2026

    2 reports

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