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After the violence that occurred during the demonstrations on October 17 against the high cost of living, the government decided to extend curfews in certain cities for a second night, while Grégory Joron, the general secretary of the police union Unité, reports having received messages of concern from colleagues. #Violences17Octobre #Police #CouvreFeu (translated)

SHADES wrote that unions from France Télévisions had denounced France 2's coverage of the demonstrations on October 17, which they referred to as "propaganda." According to his message, the CFDT criticized a program that repeatedly aired images of violence accompanied by anxiety-inducing music and devoted less than two minutes to the demands. SHADES also recalled that Acrimed had denounced a similar imbalance on France 2 during the high school mobilizations, with 8% of the broadcast time dedicated to the demands. #France #Médias #Manifestations (translated)

AlertesInfos reported that nearly 400 high school and university students demonstrated in Rennes on Tuesday despite a prefectural ban. According to its message, law enforcement pushed them back and stopped them after 2 km of the march. A union representative denounced "dictatorial methods." The message cited BFMTV and AFP. #Rennes #Manifestation #Syndicat (translated)

The three main unions in the country express their concerns regarding the change in the message surrounding alcohol consumption, fearing that the statement Alcohol is harmful to health may have negative consequences for thousands of jobs in the beverage industry. #SantéPublique #Emploi #Alcool (translated)

Press summaries mentioned the possibility of a regime crisis six months before the presidential election, in a context of political tensions and suspicions of political-media manipulation. According to its summary, partial curfews had been imposed in some neighborhoods, sometimes only for minors, with some cases of prohibitions on demonstrations in Paris, Lyon, Lille, Douai, Denain, Nice, Bordeaux, Pointe-à-Pitre, and Les Abymes. The report relied on revelations from Mediapart regarding possible pressures on territorial intelligence to attribute acts unrelated to the party to La France insoumise. It cited the testimony of an intelligence member who said he was asked to assign these acts to LFI despite a lack of basis. Press summaries also noted that Gérard Larcher had publicly mentioned the party's ban and that François-Xavier Bellamy believed that Philippe Poutou should be imprisoned. Regarding the media, press summaries reported that Lara Tchekov from JDD claimed on CNews that automatic weapons were circulating among rioters, attributing this information to the DGSI. According to the report, the DGSI categorically denied transmitting this information, being contacted by JDD, and confirming the claim; several police sources also denied it. The text also indicated that Paul Amar asserted on CNews that Jewish businesses had been torched in Marseille because they were Jewish, while Bruno Benjamin, president of CRIF Marseille-Provence, contested that any anti-Semitic targeting had been established. Press summaries further stated that 780 students from 15 journalism schools denounced the media treatment of high school mobilizations and called for the defense of independent and ethical information. The report added that the European Union had urged France to protect the right to peaceful assembly and not to equate peaceful protesters with those committing violence. Finally, it reported that the coordination of the Yellow Vests announced an "act II" for October 24, following the mobilization on October 17, and that unions maintained their meeting on November 5, believing that their demands had been sidelined. Press summaries described these events as a combination of social mobilizations, restrictions on public freedoms, accusations of pressure on intelligence, media misinformation, and a hardening of political debate. #France #Politique #Libertés (translated)

The intelligence services are rebelling against the Lecornu government, which wants to hold Mélenchon responsible for the violence: "I don't see what LFI has to do with this fiasco (...), the far-left is a minority in this," asserts a police union. www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran... (translated)

The management of Gifi will meet on Tuesday with the unions to discuss a possible legal procedure in the context of an increasing social crisis among employees, marked by frequent changes in management and financial difficulties. #Gifi #redressementjudiciaire #crisedesalaries (translated)

Stanislas Gaudon, general delegate of the Alliance Police union, expresses his dismay at the lack of response from the authorities following the violence that occurred during the protests on October 17 against the high cost of living. #Violences17Octobre #CouvreFeu #ProtestationFrance (translated)

Press briefs reported that, in its latest editorial, Le Monde argued that the protests on Saturday, October 17 should not be reduced to looting and destruction. The newspaper claimed that the vast majority of the processions had been peaceful and made legitimate demands, with 800,000 participants according to the organizers and 550,000 according to the Interior Ministry. The editorial blamed Emmanuel Macron for a persistent deafness to social movements during his two terms. It reproached successive governments for sidelining unions since 2017, weakening their role as intermediaries, and ignoring the dissatisfaction of young people. Le Monde linked the movement of October 17 to the Yellow Vests, which emerged in December 2018 around purchasing power and the cost of living, and reminded that the 225,000 contributions from the grievance books had not led to a political translation. The newspaper estimated that the 2023 demonstrations against the pension reform, adopted by the Borne government without a parliamentary vote, had similarly been followed by a lack of political response. According to the editorial, this situation had fueled mistrust towards the head of state, and the executive could no longer dismiss the demands; social peace, it argued, depended on their consideration. #Macron #GiletsJaunes #France (translated)