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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)

Three weeks before the midterm elections, the publication stated that thousands of people had protested the day before in Syracuse, New York, against the arrival of Donald Trump. It reported that protesters had blocked the presidential motorcade and described the situation as particularly unusual in the United States. #Trump #Manif #ÉtatsUnis #US (translated)

We did not expect it, but it is still an unequaled success for a warning action. The "warning" demonstration organized on Friday in Brussels brought together 50,000 people, said the president of the FGTB, Bert Engelaar, upon the arrival of the procession from Brussels Central station to Brussels-Midi station. #manifestation #FGTB #Bruxelles (translated)

A procession of high school students took to the streets in Nantes this Friday afternoon in response to the student anger, while the union coalition called for a new mobilization on October 13th, following the announcement by the Minister of Education of the arrival of 3,000 substitute teachers in struggling schools. #MobilisationLycéenne #Nantes #Education (translated)

CLPRESS / News agency reported that the Place de la Bastille was crowded during a high school and student protest, and that law enforcement was blocking access, preventing participants from exiting. The agency also reported confusion within the procession. #BlocusLycées https://t.co/GcEa7v9PgG #Manifestation #Éducation #Lycéens (translated)

Novia News indicated that the Place de la Bastille in Paris was crowded with high school students and university students. The media added that law enforcement had cordoned off the square and prevented the protesters from leaving, causing confusion in the crowd. https://t.co/6s9Arux1uU #Bastille #Manifestation #Étudiants (translated)

Révolution Permanente indicated that thousands of high school students and college students arrived at Bastille after several blockades organized in the morning. The media wrote that the groups of young people gathered to demonstrate towards the square and claimed that the movement was not weakening despite the repression and maneuvers of the government. https://t.co/kSeIotlPwV #Paris #Manifestation #Jeunesse (translated)

Marcel wrote that a procession he described as "wild," composed of several thousand demonstrators, had marched through the streets of Marseille. He added that the mobilization was just beginning and shared a video credited to Confront FR. https://t.co/qCLPpiTC1x #Marseille #Manifestation #France (translated)

Permanente Revolution indicated that students from the Fine Arts, Paris 1, and Jussieu, who had joined the high school students of Hélène Boucher, were marching through the Latin Quarter to join the demonstration that was set to begin at Place de la République at 2 PM. https://t.co/TYvWuQ3cwm #Paris #Manifestation #Étudiants (translated)

In the high school procession in Paris, parents and teachers express their support for the young protesters while denouncing police violence during the mobilization, questioning the government's response to the youth. #LycéensEnColère #ViolencesPolicières #SoutienAuxJeunes (translated)