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The demonstrations by high school students, triggered by difficult study conditions and the feeling of indifference from the authorities, reveal a deep sense of unease between an anxious youth and a president who admits to not understanding or appreciating teenagers, thus highlighting a generational rift after ten years of disdain. #LycéensEnColère #RéformeÉducative #Macron (translated)

Impact wrote to Cauet that the situation in Gaza constituted genocide and that repeating the contrary in Bolloré's media would not change reality, according to him. Regarding the interviews asking young people to choose between Israel and Palestine, he criticized him for not considering that answering "Palestine" could express support for the bombarded Palestinians. Impact also defended the ability of high school students to understand the situation, support the Palestinians, and reject anti-Semitism while putting forward their own demands. He finally pointed out that Cauet's arrival at Bolloré was only a few weeks ago and expressed his support for Palestine. #FreePalestine #Gaza #Solidarité (translated)

Le Chiffre estimated that French law deemed 16-year-olds sufficiently capable of discernment to emancipate, marry, enter into a contract or a will, be imprisoned, work, and drive a car, but not to vote. He asserted that, in his opinion, there was no argument for this exclusion other than contempt for young people. #Démocratie #Jeunesse #Voter (translated)

FRENCHRAPUS wrote that Jean-Luc Mélenchon had presented several proposals for 2027 in Clermont-Ferrand, in front of more than 10,000 people. According to the account, the presidential candidate specifically proposed to abolish Parcoursup, grant the right to vote at 16, and end social selection in education. He also advocated for strengthening schools and public services, canceling part of the debt held by the ECB, and measuring the country's success in ways other than GDP. FRENCHRAPUS added that Mélenchon had identified Donald Trump as an adversary of the French and called for an end to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. #PolitiqueFrançaise #Jeunesse #Présidentielle2027 (translated)

In Clermont-Ferrand, Jean-Luc Mélenchon gathered over 10,000 people at a meeting where he presented his proposals on youth and education, notably the abolition of Parcoursup and the request for the right to vote at 16, in response to the anger of high school students. #Mélenchon #Jeunesse #Éducation (translated)

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 of the message advocated for lowering the voting age to 16. He argued that at that age, a person could be emancipated, take on parental responsibilities, vote in labor court elections, and be incarcerated. According to him, 16-year-olds should therefore be able to express their opinions like other citizens. #FR (translated)

Jean-Luc Mélenchon presented the high school movement as a sign of the end of a period during which the young had been the victims. He stated that the degradation of education had been methodically organized for over 15 years and that neoliberals had established competition among institutions and students. According to him, treating knowledge as a commodity would lead to an obscurantist society, which he said he wished to end. #Éducation #Jeunesse #Lycéens (translated)

The author indicated that in India, young people from a party he described through a dehumanizing comparison, as well as members of the opposition and trade unions, had converged on the capital on October 10 to denounce electoral fraud. He stated that the security forces had violently pushed them back. https://t.co/mqwzKsHpHz #Inde #Politique #Protestation #IN (translated)

Bally Bagayoko presented the launch of the Hip-Hop and Urban Cultures Festival of the New Town of Saint-Denis–Pierrefitte-sur-Seine as an evening focused on creation, commitment, and hope. He said that the city aimed to maintain a strong cultural ambition despite a difficult political and social context, which weakened local communities and tested cultural policies. He described culture as a right and a means of emancipation, and hip-hop and urban cultures as spaces for expression, encounter, and solidarity. According to him, the evening also allowed for affirming support for the mobilization of high school students on October 17. Bagayoko advocated for a convergence of struggles and generations around social justice, equality, dignity, and access to culture. #HipHop #CulturesUrbaines #SaintDenis #PierrefitteSurSeine #CulturePourToutesEtTous #Jeunesse #ConvergenceDesLuttes #FaireRenaîtreLEspoir #HipHop #CulturesUrbaines #Culture (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)

Actu Foot wrote that PSG won their match against Le Mans 3-1, marking their fourth consecutive victory and moving up into the top 5. The media also stated that Akliouche scored his first goal with the Parisian club. It described a lively meeting in the stands, claiming that the Auteuil and Boulogne curves emptied after the censorship of a banner denouncing the repression by militias and mentioning the youth's resistance. #PSG #Ligue1 #Football (translated)