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During a demonstration in Paris, the police made a record number of 855 arrests, with 13 injured officers and 2 firefighters, while authorities warned about the presence of violent groups responsible for looting and destruction. #ManifestationParis #Interpellations #ViolencesUritaines (translated)

After weeks of protests in France, Italy, and Belgium against budget cuts and social inequality, the demonstrations have turned into riots, with hundreds of arrests and injuries, including among police officers, and the spire of the historic town hall in Limoges has collapsed following arson. #Protesten #Rellen #Frankrijk (translated)

The French Prime Minister has accused extreme left groups and criminals of igniting riots in France, where demonstrations against austerity and social inequality have been ongoing for weeks, while unrest has also erupted in Brussels with hundreds of arrests. #ProtestenFrankrijk #SocialeOngelijkheid #Bezuinigingen (translated)

In France, people have been protesting for weeks against budget cuts and social inequality, which has led to violent confrontations, with the police deploying tear gas and water cannons at various locations and hundreds of arrests being made. #ProtestenFrankrijk #SocialeOngelijkheid #Bezuinigingen (translated)

Wagensveld wrote that he had been arrested three times within a few weeks after the mayor imposed restrictions on the content of his demonstration at the last minute. According to him, it had been registered and approved in advance with a megaphone and a Quran as demonstration materials. He stated that during a conversation with the police, about 20 minutes before arriving at the location, no restrictions were mentioned. Upon arrival, he was required to hand over the Quran due to potential disturbances, even though there was no counter-demonstration or unrest and he had not yet shown the Quran visibly. The demonstration had not yet begun. At one of the arrests, he claimed he offered to leave, but that was only permitted if he handed over the Quran. Wagensveld reported that he was held for six hours and interrogated all three times. According to him, there was no prosecution. A fourth attempt to demonstrate ultimately did go ahead. He asserted that he and his supporters would keep returning until they received their rights. He described the arrests as an abuse of power intended to intimidate people and limit demonstrations based on their content. Wagensveld wrote that leftist activists and Islamists could express slogans that others found offensive, and that he supported their right to do so. According to him, officials were trying to restrict that same freedom for dissenters. He wondered why the Minister of Justice and Security apparently approved of that. #Demonstratierecht #VrijheidVanMeningsuiting #Rechtsstaat #Demonstratierecht #VrijheidVanMeningsuiting #Rechtsstaat (translated)

Jantar Mantar belongs to the Indian people. We are going to take it back. Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi spoke on X of a "cowardly act" and condemned the arrests: "Jantar Mantar belongs to the Indian people. We are going to take it back." #Kakkerlakkenbeweging #demonstratie #Indië (translated)

Human Rights Watch signals the arbitrary arrests and prosecution of environmental activists in Turkey, just before the country hosts the UN climate summit COP31, and emphasizes that this underscores the intolerance of the authorities towards dissenting opinions. #milieuactivisten #Turkije #klimaatconferentie (translated)

In India, the leaders of the cafards movement have been released after mass arrests of demonstrators protesting against a revision of the electoral list that could deprive millions of Indians, especially minorities, of their voting rights. #Inde #DroitDeVote #Manifestations (translated)