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Louis Boyard stated that the country was shocked by the treatment of high school students, particularly by police violence against teenagers and the lack of government announcement in response to their demands. He wondered how long the situation would last and claimed that the youth would not give up, adding that they were right to persevere. #ViolencesPolicières #Jeunesse #Révendications (translated)

The author indicated that high school students from across France gathered in Paris on October 10 for their first national general assembly, dedicated to assessing their mobilization. He wrote that they wished to continue and strengthen their support for high schools in working-class neighborhoods, which he presented as more exposed to police violence. #Lycéens #Mobilisation #JusticeSociale #FR (translated)

Impact wrote that Evan, 15, who had lost a hand in the explosion of a police grenade in Lens, denied having picked it up, contrary to what the prosecution had claimed. According to the author, the teenager, injured on Monday, October 5, during a high school protest, also contested any involvement in violence, according to his lawyer. Impact added that this version had been widely relayed by the media, sometimes presented as established, while witnesses had contested it from the day of the events. The lawyer denounced, according to the author, a position of the prosecution formulated before Evan's hearing and in the absence of a video of the explosion. The teenager's mother had filed a complaint and the investigation by the IGPN was ongoing to establish the circumstances of the tragedy. #JusticePourEvan #LutteContreLaViolence #DroitsDesJeunes (translated)

During a demonstration in Lens, a 15-year-old high school student, Evan, was seriously injured in the hand by a stun grenade, denying that he picked it up and challenging the police version of events, which sparked reactions and criticism of law enforcement methods. #JusticePourEvan #ViolencePolicière #Manifestation (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)

Clémentine Autain denounces police violence during high school demonstrations, accusing the government of trampling on the rule of law and failing to ensure the independence of investigations into police abuses. #ÉtatDeDroit #ViolencesPolicières #ManifestationsLycéennes (translated)

A woman filed a complaint with the IGPN against a police officer for sexual assault that occurred during a high school protest in Paris, highlighting a context of police violence and difficulties in identifying the officers involved. #AgressionSexuelle #ViolencesPolicières #Manifestation (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)

Brigitte Jullien, former head of the IGPN, discusses in an interview the high school mobilizations and the resulting police repression, while highlighting the need to take into account the violence within the law enforcement agencies. #MobilisationLycéenne #RépressionPolicière #Justice (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)

During a week of high school protests in France, more than 200 students were injured, 24 investigations were opened by the IGPN for police violence, and 6,800 people were arrested, eliciting strong criticism from the United Nations regarding the authorities' management of the situation. #RépressionPolicière #Lycéens #ViolencePolicière (translated)

The state will never be impressed. The police and criminal response will always match the extent of the damage caused. This is how the Minister of the Interior Bernard Quintin (MR) reacted to the clashes that took place on Friday during the national demonstration in Brussels. #Belgique #Politique #Budget (translated)

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, candidate of La France Insoumise for the presidential election, urged high school and university students to adopt non-violent strategies during the mobilization on October 17, mentioning the need to confront police violence. #LFI #MobilisationLycéenne #JeanLucMélenchon (translated)