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The author called for the EU–India free trade agreement to be frozen, arguing that the EU should not grant India privileged market access while peaceful protesters were being detained, democratic freedoms restricted and oligarchic monopolies protected. They said the agreement should not be ratified while political freedom remained restricted. https://t.co/wEuEWTc4WO #EUIndiaFTA #HumanRights #Democracy #EU #IN

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)

Material damage is detrimental, but it is nothing compared to a severed hand or a lost eye. Nantes university trashed, high school mobilization: "Material damage is detrimental, but it is nothing compared to a severed hand or a lost eye," declares Léa Balage El Mariky, Ecologist and Social MP. #MobilisationLycéenne #Éducation #RépressionPolicière (translated)

Material damages are harmful, but it is nothing compared to a hand torn off, an eye lost. Nantes university vandalized, high school mobilization: "Material damages are harmful, but it is nothing compared to a hand torn off, an eye lost," declares Léa Balage El Mariky, Ecologist and Social MP. #MobilisationLycéenne #RépressionPolicière #Justice (translated)

There is a problem of efficiency Mobilization of high school students: "There is a problem of efficiency" in the education sector, details David Lisnard, president of Nouvelle Énergie and presidential candidate Knee strike from a policeman to the face of a young protester: these images "hurt" the police, declares David Lisnard, president of Nouvelle Énergie and presidential candidate I only believe in individual responsibility Nantes University vandalized: "I only believe in individual responsibility," declares David Lisnard, president of Nouvelle Énergie and presidential candidate It's unbearable, it's unacceptable Nantes University vandalized: "It's unbearable, it's unacceptable," declares David Lisnard, president of Nouvelle Énergie and presidential candidate #MobilisationLycéenne #RépressionPolicière #Justice (translated)

Material damage is harmful, but it is nothing compared to a severed hand, a lost eye. Nantes Fac vandalized, high school mobilization: "Material damage is harmful, but it is nothing compared to a severed hand, a lost eye," declares Léa Balage El Mariky, Ecologist and Social MP. #MobilisationLycéenne #RépressionPolicière #Justice (translated)