Brèves de presse

Press brief reported that the Zenith of Clermont-Ferrand was fully booked during Jean-Luc Mélenchon's meeting on Sunday and that more than 1,000 people were left outside. The LFI candidate came to thank them, while a giant screen had been set up outside. https://t.co/3mfst2yfuB #Politique #France #Élections (translated)

Press briefs reported that the deputy of the National Rally, Jean-Philippe Tanguy, admitted on Sunday that his party attracted people he described as "crazy," whom he considered to be "infiltrators." He was speaking after a new incident involving a parliamentary attaché of the RN accused of making racist and anti-Semitic remarks during an interview on BFMTV. https://t.co/SOrR6Dnjvb #RassemblementNational #politique #France (translated)

Press briefs reported that a 31-year-old woman accused a police officer of sexual assault during a high school protest in Paris. She claimed that the officer had rubbed her crotch for several seconds. Her partner, a municipal elected official, confirmed that he had heard her scream that she was being sexually assaulted. The woman indicated that many police officers were not wearing their official identification numbers, which complicated the identification of the officer. An investigation had been opened after she filed a complaint with the IGPN. https://t.co/Czzbr9MXxU #AgressionSexuelle #Paris #Justice (translated)

Press Briefs reported that Evan, 15 years old, had his hand blown off by a grenade thrown by law enforcement on Monday in Lens, during a high school mobilization. The media indicated that the prosecutor initially claimed that the teenager had picked up the grenade, a version relayed by several major media outlets, including continuous news channels, but Evan denied it. According to Press Briefs, witnesses had challenged this version from the first day to the local radio Ici, formerly France Bleu. They reportedly said that the grenade exploded near Evan without him having picked it up. The media also indicated that the teenager's mother had filed a complaint for her son's injuries. Press Briefs questioned the media treatment given to the version from the prosecutor or the police when it serves as the main source of a narrative. The media added that earlier in the week, it had questioned a journalist from a major national channel in charge of police-justice cases about a framing based solely on police sources despite contradictory witness testimonies. According to Press Briefs, the journalist did not respond. #Lens #Evan #Médiatique (translated)

Press Briefs reported, citing Le Monde, that Eden, 14 years old, had lost the ability to speak after being hit in the face by a tear gas grenade fired by a police officer on September 28 in Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône. The projectile was allegedly fired at point-blank range and nearly broke all of his upper teeth, tore part of his gums, and caused a double jaw fracture. The police officer had been charged with violence resulting in mutilation or permanent disability and placed under judicial supervision. The publication added that students and teachers at the Château-d’Épluches high school remained in shock. A teacher was wondering how to support the students after the incident, while Ryan, a friend of Eden, had hung a sign reading "Justice for Eden" on the school gate and sent a photo to his friend. Eden had replied to him with a heart emoji. https://t.co/B2wcjxMAPH #JusticePourEden #ViolencesPolicières #LibertéDexpression (translated)

Press Briefs indicated that, according to Ipsos BVA, Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella had lost four and three points of popularity respectively in one month. The account then mentioned the anti-Semitic remarks attributed to the president of the National Rally, who denies being the author, and the elements published by Mediapart: testimonies, data extractions from Meta made under the watch of the media and a bailiff, as well as correspondence between Bardella's public posts and private messages from the implicated account. It also mentioned biographical details that reappeared eleven years later, and that, according to him, Bardella was the only one who knew at the time. Press Briefs also reported that, according to Le Canard enchaîné, the content of one of Bardella's Facebook accounts had been completely deleted in recent days, while he claimed that his personal accounts had not existed for a long time. The account described Bardella's reaction as silence and a leap forward, then wondered whether far-right activists would blame him more for his strategy of lies than for the remarks themselves. #politique #antisémitisme #RassemblementNational (translated)

Press Briefs reported nearly 7,000 police custody cases, 86% of which involved minors, and indicated that the majority had not led to legal proceedings at this stage. The account described these arrests as a massive and unprecedented measure aimed at containing the mobilization of young people. Several cited observers viewed this as a form of intimidation, while Press Briefs believed this practice infringed on the right to protest and risked normalizing disproportionate police and judicial responses. The account added that the preventive use of police custody had already been documented during the Yellow Vests movement. Relying on independent press articles, Press Briefs relayed testimonies from high school students reporting violent detention conditions, symptoms of post-traumatic stress, forced undressings, and physical or psychological violence. A 15-year-old reportedly recounted being slammed against a concrete bed and hit on the head by police and then insulted. A complaint had been filed, according to the account, which also indicated that the police prefecture had not responded to Mediapart's questions about the reported statements. Mohammed, a 16-year-old high school student in Saint-Denis, reportedly stated that police had hit the bars of his cell during the night to wake up the detainees and had targeted him with a racist insult. The mother of Noham, also 16, claimed that her son had been hit in the liver and face after asking why he had been arrested. Adam's mother also denounced violence against young protesters. Press Briefs added that several teenage girls and boys reported sexist and racist remarks from police, and complaints had been filed. Anne Savinel-Barras, president of Amnesty International France, expressed her concern over the repression of the student movement, believing that the young people's demands for education and health were met with prohibitions on demonstrations and disproportionate police violence. The NGO stated that it would support people peacefully protesting and defend the right to demonstrate. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights also expressed concern about the situation in France and notably called for a proportional use of force. #jeunesse #manifestation #répression (translated)

Press reports indicated that the UN expressed concern over incidents related to the repression of the youth movement in France. The organization reminded, according to the account, that peaceful gatherings should be respected and that the use of force should be proportional. #ONU #France #DroitDeRéunion (translated)

Press briefs reported that, according to Le Parisien, gas prices had increased by 5.6% in September and were expected to increase by another 6.6% on average by November 1st, a record. The average increase since the beginning of the year had then reached 42.4%, the account indicated. https://t.co/XOl7XK0rlA #inflation #énergie #prix (translated)

Press brief reported that the National Assembly rejected the creation of a 10-day leave intended for victims of sexual violence for their judicial, medical, or psychological procedures. According to the report, the far right, the RN, and its ally the UDR voted against it, swaying the vote. #ViolencesSexuelles #DroitsDesFemmes #Politique (translated)

Press briefs indicated that Mediapart had published new elements placing, according to the media, Jordan Bardella face to face with his antisemitic writings. The account claimed that his own tweets from the time directly linked these writings to the Messenger conversation in which he made these remarks. https://t.co/GtlPqfUEZk #Mediapart #Bardella #antisémitisme (translated)

Press Briefs wrote that, according to Le Canard enchaîné, Jordan Bardella had logged into an old Facebook profile the previous week to delete the private messages, while he claimed that his personal accounts had disappeared a long time ago. The account referred to the anti-Semitic writings revealed by Mediapart. https://t.co/UD672XdtvF #Antisémitisme #Média #Politique (translated)

Press briefs reported that in Lieusaint, presented as the stronghold of Olivier Faure, the PS deputy Muriel Duclau was accused of racist remarks, including "too many blacks and Arabs." According to the account, she denied the remarks and retained her title, while the elected official who raised the alarm was excluded from the municipal majority. Press briefs cited StreetPress as the source. https://t.co/RzlNPyG3xe #France #Politique #Racisme (translated)

In an interview with BFMTV, Ségolène Royal stated that France was no longer a Republic and was entering a period of barbarism. The left-wing primary candidate denounced a state violence that she deemed unbearable, adding that such a situation would not be seen in any other European country. https://t.co/HJAPobKfOX #France #Politique #Violence (translated)

Briefs from the press reported that a sign bearing a sexual insult aimed at Emmanuel Macron was visible on the France 2 television news, in a segment about student mobilization. According to the account, Le Parisien indicated that the head of state was expecting an apology from the editorial team. Briefs from the press also recalled that in 2018, during the Yellow Vests movement, France 3 had erased the word "dégage" from a sign targeting Macron, in a photo broadcasted on the 19/20. France Télévisions had then referred to it as a "human error" and denied any intention of censorship, the account wrote. #Macron #Mobilisation #LibertéDExpression (translated)

Press briefs mentioned nearly 113 months of Macron's presidency and claimed that footage filmed on the same day in Place de la Bastille showed a mobilized youth being violently repressed, like many opponents who took to the streets in recent years. https://t.co/yT85HoVgB8 #France #Politique #Jeunesse (translated)

The press brief reported on hands and jaws being torn off, eyes being gouged out, and police cars allegedly charging at young people. According to the media, 24% of the French deemed law enforcement insufficient, which particularly suggested among those over 50 a desire to intensify repression aimed at high school and university students. #France #Répression #Violence (translated)