Camille described a method used, according to her, by protesters during clashes with the police in France in December 2018: Yellow Vests would have thrown paint bombs at the visors and shields of the police in order to blind them and hinder their maneuvers. https://t.co/MOYt05nw0G #GiletsJaunes #Manifestation #France (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)
However, the government is counting on the waning of the protesters thanks to the announcements from Edouard Geffray on one hand, and thanks to the All Saints' Day holidays on the other. #LycéensEnMobilisation #GiletsJaunes #Manifestations (translated)
Bernard Henri-Lévy believes that, despite the presence of troublemakers, the current high school mobilization in France is overall structured, while protesters who were arrested are facing justice. #MobilisationLycéenne #RépressionPolicière #Justice (translated)
François Ruffin, a deputy and presidential candidate for Debout, calls for the abandonment of legal proceedings against student protesters and highlights the importance of maintaining teaching positions and reforming the Parcoursup system during the ongoing mobilizations in France. #MobilisationLycéenne #Élections2027 #FrançoisRuffin (translated)
Brigitte Jullien, former head of the IGPN, emphasizes the distinction between violent police officers and the idea of police violence, asserting that this would amount to institutionalizing violence within the National Police, while the courts are currently dealing with cases of protesters arrested in France. #ViolencePolicière #Justice #Manifestations (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)
In London, thousands of protesters gathered to call for sanctions against Israel due to the situation in Gaza. #ProblemasDeConexión #ExtensionesDeNavegador #Navegador (translated)
The police evacuated a building at the University of Nantes, which had been illegally occupied by protesters in solidarity with the high school movement, following significant damage and threats of violence. #Nantes #Manifestation #Dégradations (translated)
Sophie Rohonyi, president of Défi, filed a report with the King's prosecutor in Brussels regarding a publication from the MR that, according to her, incites discrimination and hatred against young protesters by distorting school codes to represent acts of violence. #Bruxelles #Manifestation #Discrimination (translated)
DéFI filed a report with the Brussels public prosecutor after a publication from the MR stigmatized young protesters by associating them with violent behaviors, which raises legal concerns regarding age-based discrimination. #DéFI #MR #manifestations (translated)
The high school mobilizations in France continue, while several arrested demonstrators quickly appear before the courts at the Paris judicial court. #MobilisationLycéenne #Justice #Manifestations (translated)
Thousands of protesters marched through the streets of New York to protest against ICE after a man was shot during a raid in the Bronx, raising tensions between the Democratic mayor and the Trump administration. #AbolissonsICE #ManifestationNewYork #Immigration (translated)
A 14-year-old teenager was hit by a police car that was heading towards protesters in Dunkirk, while the police oversight agency opens investigations into several violent incidents during the recent high school protests. #Dunkerque #Police #Manifestation (translated)
The opening of the A69 motorway between Toulouse and Castres is scheduled for early November, despite strong opposition mobilizing in the Tarn to contest the project, deemed ecocidal by the protesters. #A69 #Mobilisation #Écologie (translated)
There are no specific instructions for retention. Upcoming mobilization: "There are no specific instructions for retention," reminds the Police Prefect of Paris, Patrice Faure. The fact that there are videos serves as evidence. Body cameras: "The fact that there are videos serves as evidence," explains Patrice Faure, Police Prefect of Paris. We do not fear the demonstrators or the high school students. What we fear are the black blocs, the troublemakers. "We do not fear the demonstrators or the high school students. What we fear are the black blocs, the troublemakers," declares the Police Prefect of Paris, Patrice Faure. #MobilisationLycéenne #Manifestations #Éducation (translated)
"There are no specific instructions for restraint," reminds the Prefect of Police of Paris, Patrice Faure. "We are not afraid of the demonstrators, nor the high school students. What we fear are the black blocs, the troublemakers." "We are not afraid of the demonstrators, nor the high school students. What we fear are the black blocs, the troublemakers," declares the Prefect of Police of Paris, Patrice Faure. #MobilisationLycéenne #Éducation #ProfesseursRemplaçants (translated)
AlertesInfos reported that a call was circulating on social media to gather at the train stations of major cities in France on October 17, in order to converge protesters towards Paris by train. The account indicated that the call had been broadcast on TikTok. https://t.co/lXTBoXBmEB #France #manifestation #gouvernement (translated)
"We do not fear the demonstrators, nor the high school students. What we fear are the black blocs, the troublemakers," declares the Police Prefect of Paris, Patrice Faure. #Mobilisation #Lycéens #Paris (translated)
There are no specific instructions for retention. Upcoming mobilization: "There are no specific instructions for retention," recalls the Prefect of Police of Paris, Patrice Faure. We do not fear the demonstrators, nor the high school students. What we fear are the black blocs, the troublemakers. "We do not fear the demonstrators, nor the high school students. What we fear are the black blocs, the troublemakers," declares the Prefect of Police of Paris, Patrice Faure. #MobilisationLycéenne #ViolencePolicière #DroitDeManifester (translated)
