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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)

The author believed that burning a school, hitting a principal, and attacking law enforcement were intolerable, and announced a firm response. He also stated that the young people who mobilized peacefully deserved to be heard and respected. https://t.co/kjrU9MrOXF #Violence #Responsabilité #Jeunesse #FR (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)

The day of student mobilization in France was marked by peaceful demonstrations and some tensions, with the continuation of high school blockades and the announcement of the arrival of 3,000 substitute teachers in the most affected schools. #MobilisationLycéenne #Éducation #Manifestations (translated)

The mobilization of high school students in France was marked by peaceful demonstrations and some tensions, while the inter-union called for new actions on October 13 and the Minister of Education announced the arrival of 3,000 substitute teachers. #MobilisationLycéenne #Manifestations #Éducation (translated)

The author indicated that he went the night before to the police station in Amiens to visit high school students who were in police custody. According to him, they had been detained after sitting peacefully on a crosswalk and obstructing traffic. He added that the young people were very shaken and scared. #Amiens #justice #démocratie #FR (translated)

Louis Boyard stated that the gathering in the Place de la Bastille was peaceful. He asked Minister Laurent Nuñez not to escalate tensions by targeting the demonstrators, to reopen the exits, and to organize the end of the gathering under good conditions. #Manifestation #Bastille #Pacifique (translated)

There are a little over a billion barrels available in the OECD countries [an organization that brings together 38 countries spread across the globe, from North and South America to Europe and the Asia-Pacific]. This French stock is part of a larger whole. "We have a little over a billion barrels available in the OECD countries [an organization that brings together 38 countries spread across the globe, from North and South America to Europe and the Asia-Pacific]," Roland Lescure also pointed out. #Pétrole #Gazole #StocksStratégiques (translated)

"We formed a human chain. I got gassed. I've never experienced anything like that in my life. It means my skin was burning, my eyes were burning. I didn't even know where I was walking. My friend had his skull blown apart. He has stitches." Linda, 16 years old and a senior student, assures that the gathering was "peaceful." #Marseille #Lycéens #ViolencesPolicières (translated)