Fdesouche.com reported that a video broadcast during the night showed an undercover police officer, alone against several individuals, trying to defend himself with a telescopic baton before being beaten up. https://t.co/D0FF24bwkI #Paris #Policier #Violence (translated)
Hawnie expressed her respect and support for the people who had protested for their rights and future. She mentioned the videos showing, in her view, violence against the elderly and teenagers, and called on the protesters to take care of themselves. #Respect #Manifestation #DroitsHumains (translated)
What is serious today is that the rioters are targeting symbols of public authority, denounces Ségolène Royal, former minister. #Mobilisations17Octobre #Paris #ViolenceInacceptable (translated)
"It is now time to choose one's side. Mobilizations of October 17: 'It is now time to choose one's side,' declares Sébastien Lecornu, Prime Minister." #Mobilisations17Octobre #Paris #ViolenceInacceptable (translated)
This evening I am asking myself where are the resources? Mobilizations of October 17 and vandalized town hall in Marseille: "This evening I am asking myself where are the resources?" says Mayor Benoît Payan. #Mobilisations17Octobre #Paris #ViolenceInacceptable (translated)
"550,000 people gathered today, including 110,000 in Paris," announces Laurent Nuñez #Mobilisations17Octobre #Paris #ViolenceInacceptable (translated)
Donald Trump repeats that he will give 5000 dollars to Americans in case of victory in the midterms. #Mobilisations17Octobre #Paris #ViolenceInacceptable (translated)
Scenes of chaos occurred in Paris, Lyon, and Marseille during the mobilizations on October 17, with 1,200 arrests reported and violence condemned by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu. #Mobilisations17Octobre #Paris #ViolenceInacceptable (translated)
"Those who share our struggle have nothing to do with looting, destruction." Responding to the accusations against him, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who participated in the demonstration in Paris, called for calm: "Those who share our struggle have nothing to do with looting, destruction," he assured. #ViolencesUrbaines #ElectionPrésidentielle2027 #FranceInsoumise (translated)
"Making the police chiefs responsible for the violence is a dangerous and cynical inversion of responsibilities." The response to this question led to a very heated exchange between Sébastien Lecornu and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, with each blaming the other. #ViolencesUrbaines #ElectionPrésidentielle2027 #FranceInsoumise (translated)
During the mobilization on October 17, Sébastien Lecornu and Jean-Luc Mélenchon clashed over the responsibility for the violence during the protests, each blaming the other for the excesses. #ViolencesUrbaines #ElectionPrésidentielle2027 #FranceInsoumise (translated)
Camille wrote that she had never attended a demonstration where the violence was as intense. She added that she had never felt so safe there, as the crowd allowed her to stay away from the clashes. #Manifestation #Violence #Sécurité (translated)
Focus reported that police had suspected a young man of theft while he claimed he only had saline solution. They reportedly asked him several times if he had stolen it, then changed their attitude upon realizing they were being filmed. Focus attributed the video to Brut. #Justice #Policiers #ViolencesPolice (translated)
Dr. Yusuf wrote that he did not understand the homophobia directed at a community that, in his view, supported Palestine, Sudan, and BLM, and denounced police violence. He added that its members mobilized against injustices that did not directly concern them, in solidarity. (translated)
Mario Frias wrote that Roberta Luchsinger decided to speak out after Lula called her a "scoundrel" three times on television, in front of millions of Brazilians. According to the account, she said she receives about 50 death threats per day and stated that her daughters were also threatened with rape and stabbing. Luchsinger supposedly also said that the public exposure worsened the assaults. #Lula #LiberdadeDeExpressão #ViolênciaContraMulheres (translated)
Antoine Léaument reminded that the rebels have always defended non-violent forms of mobilization. He also stated that the deputies have the right to monitor places of deprivation of liberty and deemed the use of police custody during student protests as disproportionate. https://t.co/N0Bydn4B6k #NonViolent #Liberté #Mobilisation (translated)
Little Think Tank mentioned the reaction of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to the images of violence in Paris and elsewhere in France, stating that the whole world had its eyes on the country that day. https://t.co/3sID0kkBed #France #Salvador #Violence (translated)
Impact reported that a young man was apprehended by three law enforcement officers, who allegedly held his head to the ground while one of them pressed a knee into his ribs. According to Impact, the officers only found boxes of saline solution on him. The young man reportedly said that he was running because he was scared and that the boxes belonged to him because he had purchased them. #Police #Violence #Justice (translated)
Violent clashes in several Italian cities, fueled by protests orchestrated on social media, have raised questions about the mastermind behind these demonstrations, which unite various social and political frustrations. #ProtesteItalia #GuerrigliaUrbana #RabbiaSociale (translated)
The violence during the protests in Italy betrays the legitimate demands of the demonstrators and risks justifying repression by the authorities, overshadowing the justifiable reasons for dissent. #Manifestazione #Dissenso #Violenza (translated)
