The reasons for citizen mobilization against CNews: 1. Racism is not an opinion but a crime, 2. This channel is the most sanctioned in this regard, 3. It broadcasts on a DTT frequency which is a public good, 4. It violates the agreement that grants it. (translated)
Grégory Doucet's alarm, mayor of Lyon: "I do not recognize my country. Racism has progressed in a delusional manner, the acceptance of discrimination as well. Something is not right." (translated)
By placing protesters under house arrest on the pretext of a supposed "insurrectionary" context during the recent mobilizations, the Minister of the Interior equates a social movement with terrorism and thereby transforms citizens into enemies of the state. (translated)
These convicted terrorists who were involved with the RN. While the Trappes killer did not formally join, this is the case for at least eight men convicted in far-right terrorism cases. And it is the only political organization in this situation. (translated)
"How could such a dangerous man, so visible, so easy to detect, slip through the radar of counter-terrorism?" asks one of the victims' lawyers in light of the new revelations from Mediapart about the racist killer from Trappes. (translated)
Bolema Bossio Wangi, father of Pengo, murdered in Trappes: "If the death of our son is to serve any purpose, it is to raise awareness about the racism that has been infecting French society for decades, a racism fueled by certain media and political parties." (translated)
One step further towards an authoritarian, freedom-restraining state: the Ministry of the Interior is issuing home confinement orders based on anti-terrorism provisions against activists who sometimes have no criminal record. (translated)
Warning from Patrick Boucheron: "Riotous violence can be emancipating, but in a pre-revolutionary situation. However, I fear that we are rather in a pre-authoritarian situation today: the undercurrent is not red, it is brown." (translated)
In Nice, Toulouse, and Rouen, "Mediapart" investigated strange collusions between far-right militias and police forces. All alarming signs of a drift in law enforcement that paves the way for the enemies of the Republic. (translated)
"Today, like yesterday, your response remains the same: the search for scapegoats within a largely imagined 'ultra-left' (while you remain silent about a very real far-right, ready to take action), silence and violence." (translated)
It is often overlooked that far-right politicians (from Trump to Putin) are potential criminals who violate democracy to escape the law of their country. Demonstration with Flavio Bolsonaro, who has just fled Brazil after his defeat. (translated)
"For him, everything was because of the Blacks and the Arabs": four friends of Kevin T., the perpetrator of the Trappes attack, confided in Mediapart. They describe a thirty-something in "distress," whose hatred has been fueled by racist speech on television. (translated)
Ali Rabeh, mayor of Trappes where Macron was overwhelmingly elected/re-elected against the extreme right, with 80% in 2017 and over 74% in 2022: "This vote was supposed to protect us from Marine Le Pen and her policies. It has not been the protector it should have been." (translated)
Serbia and Brazil: it is society, through its grassroots union, that allows for a resurgence. Our only chance to avoid a power takeover by the far right, and to do so, to move beyond fratricidal divisions, is to enhance the political dynamic of the social movement initiated by the youth. (translated)
Before the Trappes attack, two months of continuous media hatred. Racist or Islamophobic remarks have been massive, particularly since September. "Mediapart" has recorded them. Reminder: the catastrophe begins with words and racism kills. (translated)
Hello @arcom.fr? We are gladly offering you a subscription to @mediapart.fr. And this is just a glimpse of all these indignities, collected by @davidperrotin.bsky.social. They are spread widely through audiovisual channels that are public goods and that you are supposed to regulate. (translated)
After the racist attack that resulted in one death and five injuries in his community, the mayor of Trappes is calling for a resurgence to combat the rise of far-right ideas. Ali Rabeh faces this with as much dignity as concern. (translated)
The journalists from Mediapart were able to re-enter the RN congress and apologies were offered to them. But this instinctive reaction from the security service and the shouts of "Mediapart out" from the attendees say what the far right is. Kudos to the colleagues for their calm. (translated)
Mediapart's investigation into October 17th, Place de la République in Paris, contradicts the claims of the Minister of the Interior: it is indeed police officers (specifically from the Brav-M) who caused chaos by launching grenades at a peaceful crowd. (translated)
"Listen to me, colleagues. We chose this profession to protect, serve, and deliver justice. So let's ask ourselves this question: are we still protecting the Republic or those who govern it?" (translated)
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