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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 increase in the number of women in France not using any contraception, partly due to financial access issues and a rejection of hormonal methods, raises major public health concerns and reflects changes in sexual life and attitudes towards contraception. #Contraception #SantéPublique #Femmes (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)

Several appeals have been filed before the administrative court of appeal in Paris by a collective of associations, including France Nature Environnement, against the construction project of the largest data center in Europe in Seine-et-Marne, estimated at 50 billion euros. #CentreDeDonnées #Environnement #SeineEtMarne (translated)

The author reported that the UN had expressed concern about the violence related to the student movement in France and opposed what it described as the disproportionate use of force by law enforcement. He also stated that 6,877 people had been placed in police custody since the beginning of the movement. #ONU #Violence #Lycéens #FR (translated)

The author denounced the racist and xenophobic vision he attributed to the RN. He wrote that its deputies wanted to challenge the Schengen agreement in order to sort foreigners and that their proposed law would have led to racial profiling. #Antiracisme #Xénophobie #Solidarité #FR (translated)

The European Court of Human Rights rejected the appeal of Estelle Mouzin's father, concluding that the shortcomings in the investigation had already been acknowledged and remedied by the French judiciary, which had condemned the state for gross misconduct. #EstelleMouzin #CEDH #Justice (translated)

The European Court of Human Rights rejected the appeal of Estelle Mouzin's father, considering that the delays in the investigation had already been sanctioned by the French judiciary, which recognized in 2025 a serious fault of the state in this case. #EstelleMouzin #MichelFourniret #CEDH (translated)

Actu Foot indicated that the Court of Arbitration for Sport was scheduled to review behind closed doors, on Thursday, October 8, Senegal's appeal against the title awarded to Morocco on the green carpet. The account recalled that Senegal had won 1-0 on the field, before CAF imposed a forfeit defeat on them, 3-0, and that the Senegalese were claiming their title. According to Actu Foot, no decision was to be made on Thursday and the verdict would come after deliberations. The account cited Le Figaro. #TAS #CAN2023 #Sénégal (translated)

In Brussels, the delays related to the granting of building permits are not mainly due to citizen appeals, but to poor management and inadequate procedures, highlighting the need for better participation and listening to residents from the design phases of projects. #Bruxelles #ParticipationCivique #Environnement (translated)