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Camille described a method used, according to her, by protesters during clashes with the police in France in December 2018: Yellow Vests would have thrown paint bombs at the visors and shields of the police in order to blind them and hinder their maneuvers. https://t.co/MOYt05nw0G #GiletsJaunes #Manifestation #France (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)

François Ruffin, a deputy and presidential candidate for Debout, calls for the abandonment of legal proceedings against student protesters and highlights the importance of maintaining teaching positions and reforming the Parcoursup system during the ongoing mobilizations in France. #MobilisationLycéenne #Élections2027 #FrançoisRuffin (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)

Three weeks before the midterm elections, the publication stated that thousands of people had protested the day before in Syracuse, New York, against the arrival of Donald Trump. It reported that protesters had blocked the presidential motorcade and described the situation as particularly unusual in the United States. #Trump #Manif #ÉtatsUnis #US (translated)

Sophie Rohonyi, president of Défi, filed a report with the King's prosecutor in Brussels regarding a publication from the MR that, according to her, incites discrimination and hatred against young protesters by distorting school codes to represent acts of violence. #Bruxelles #Manifestation #Discrimination (translated)

There are no specific instructions for retention. Upcoming mobilization: "There are no specific instructions for retention," reminds the Police Prefect of Paris, Patrice Faure. The fact that there are videos serves as evidence. Body cameras: "The fact that there are videos serves as evidence," explains Patrice Faure, Police Prefect of Paris. We do not fear the demonstrators or the high school students. What we fear are the black blocs, the troublemakers. "We do not fear the demonstrators or the high school students. What we fear are the black blocs, the troublemakers," declares the Police Prefect of Paris, Patrice Faure. #MobilisationLycéenne #Manifestations #Éducation (translated)

"There are no specific instructions for restraint," reminds the Prefect of Police of Paris, Patrice Faure. "We are not afraid of the demonstrators, nor the high school students. What we fear are the black blocs, the troublemakers." "We are not afraid of the demonstrators, nor the high school students. What we fear are the black blocs, the troublemakers," declares the Prefect of Police of Paris, Patrice Faure. #MobilisationLycéenne #Éducation #ProfesseursRemplaçants (translated)

AlertesInfos reported that a call was circulating on social media to gather at the train stations of major cities in France on October 17, in order to converge protesters towards Paris by train. The account indicated that the call had been broadcast on TikTok. https://t.co/lXTBoXBmEB #France #manifestation #gouvernement (translated)