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FRENCHRAPUS had announced that October 17 would be a historic day, stating that the Yellow Vests, farmers, railway workers, unemployed people, Generation Z, high school students, and French students would protest together in Paris. He had described the participants as the "Avengers." https://t.co/s4ZkzPxHxn #Manif #Solidarité #France (translated)

Impact reported that Olivier Truchot opposed the presence of elected officials at demonstrations and questioned why Bally Bagayoko, the mayor of Saint-Denis and not Paris, participated in a Parisian gathering. Truchot believed that elected officials should instead address problems, regardless of their political affiliation. After a speaker asked him if the elected officials who demonstrated against anti-Semitism were also wrong, Truchot responded that the situation was different. #Politique #Manifestation #République (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)

NGOs are organizing to protest in about fifty French cities against the European Omnibus X regulation project, which would extend the approval duration of pesticides, raising concerns about the impacts on health and the environment. #pesticides #santépublique #environnement (translated)

"Today, they would like us to give up protesting because they do not take responsibility for the consequences of their social destruction. Well, comrades, look around you. We are here," exclaimed the general secretary, Selena Carbonero Fernandez. #GrèveGénérale #FGTB #Indexation (translated)

Bastion reported the words of Maël, a 16-year-old high school student, who claimed the right to protest without degrading or causing disturbances. Maël believed that there had been none here with the law enforcement and considered that the children of farmers had more principles. https://t.co/haVo9YOI3Z #Manifestation #DroitDeManifester #EnfantsDAgriculteurs (translated)

The message reported a tense situation near Sciences Po Paris, where protesters had reportedly erected barricades. It also indicated that several education unions were calling for a strike and a demonstration the following day. https://t.co/BpAx9EFCmi #Manifestation #Education #SciencesPo #FR (translated)

"friends who are terrified at the idea of protesting. It seems astounding to me: isn't the police supposed to protect us in the first place?" Camille, 16, explains that she has "friends who are terrified at the idea of protesting. It seems astounding to me: isn't the police supposed to protect us in the first place?" questions this senior at the Nelson Mandela high school in Nantes. #ViolencesPolicières #ManifestationLycéenne #Éducation (translated)

The author wrote that the 15-year-old child who had lost a hand was taking part in a peaceful demonstration. He wondered why war weapons were being used against children in this country, while, according to him, other countries did not even use them against adults. #Paix #FR (translated)

Noui wrote that he imagined that in 1936, some criticized the demonstrations in favor of a second week of paid leave, labeling the demonstrators as lazy and presenting themselves as submissive to their boss. He added that he was happy that these people were not listened to, because, in his opinion, workers would still be working 48-hour weeks. #histoire #travail #congéspayés (translated)