The town hall of Tarbes offers graves and abandoned concessions at reduced prices for modest families, with social rates up to ten times cheaper than usual prices, in order to alleviate the financial difficulties of residents, a third of whom live below the poverty line. #Tarbes #Sépultures #TarifSocial (translated)
Impact reported that Amnesty International had alerted, in a report published on a Thursday, about the rise of authoritarian practices in France and the threats to the rule of law and fundamental freedoms. The organization notably cited the repression of protests on October 17 and 24, the arrests of minors during the student movement, prohibitions on protesting, the police's use of mutilating weapons, and pressures on journalists. According to Impact, Amnesty also denounced the normalization of racist and anti-immigration discourse, mentioning Emmanuel Macron, François Bayrou, Bruno Retailleau, and Aurore Bergé. The NGO had identified seven signs of authoritarian practices: violations of the freedom to inform, repression of dissent, surveillance by technology, governance through fear, the designation of an enemy, exploitation of inequalities, and the weakening of counter-powers. Impact added that Amnesty indicated that, since Emmanuel Macron came to power in 2017, the fortunes of French billionaires had doubled while poverty had reached its highest level in 30 years. As the 2027 presidential election approached, the organization called for the defense of the rule of law and fundamental freedoms, estimating that France was not immune to the global rise of authoritarian practices. #Liberté #DroitsHumains #ÉtatDeDroit (translated)
In her carte blanche, Nadia Dupont wonders whether social assistance in Mons is reserved for 'good poor people', and she criticizes the administrative barriers and the way people in poverty are treated, questioning whether one must earn the right to assistance. #Méritocratie #AideSociale #Pauvreté (translated)
Press brief warned that the end of the cumulative benefits of the AAH and ASS, scheduled for January 1, 2027, could result in a loss of 590 euros per month for nearly 15,000 disabled people, which is more than a third of some of their resources. The account presented this measure as an increased risk of precariousness, while 9.8 million people are living below the poverty line and 650,000 people have fallen below this line in one year. It also indicated that inequalities are at their highest level in 30 years and that the wealth of French billionaires has doubled since Emmanuel Macron came to power, citing Insee, APF France handicap, and Oxfam. #précarité #pauvreté #inégalités (translated)
The author stated that the hundreds of millions of people lifted out of poverty by this policy did not share this analysis. He argued that it had been beneficial to the poor in poor countries as well as to the rich in rich countries. #Pauvreté #Économie #JusticeSociale #FR #CA (translated)
The author of the message stated that he does not rejoice in the situation in France, mentioning the millions of French people who, according to him, live in hunger and poverty. He added that this reality was essential to understand the protests. https://t.co/fWHwAKcpL8 #France #Pauvreté #Manifestations #FR (translated)
Robert Ménard, mayor of Béziers, stated that he did not believe that vandalizing stores, like a Cartier shop, could solve the problems of poverty in France. #Violences17Octobre #RobertMénard #MobilisationLycéenne (translated)
Robert Ménard, DVD mayor of Béziers, declares that he does not believe that vandalizing a Cartier store can solve the problem of poverty. #Pauvreté #Violences #Politique (translated)
Robert Ménard, DVD mayor of Béziers, expresses his concern about the possibility of self-defense after the recent looting of businesses, emphasizing that violence does not solve the problems of poverty. #Violences #Autodéfense #Mobilisation (translated)
François Brasdefer, associate researcher at CESDIP, analyzes the degradations and looting that occurred during the protests on October 17 against the high cost of living, linking them to social dynamics, economic tensions, and various demands. #Manifestations #ViolenceUrbaines #Pauvreté (translated)
In Brussels, more than one in two single parents are at risk of poverty or social exclusion due to a lack of affordable childcare places and high rental prices. #Pauvreté #FamillesMonoparentales #Bruxelles (translated)
Jean-Luc Mélenchon believed that the frustration in the country was linked to a general context marked, in his view, by the worsening of unemployment and misery. He added that the high cost of fuels prevented part of the population from moving around, that some people were skipping meals, and that, in the face of bills, residents were delaying the time to heat their homes as the cold approached. #situationéconomique #pauvreté #chômage (translated)
Nothing on the demands, the requests of the high school students, poverty (a.k.a. "lack of purchasing power"), demands for equality. Nothing. They don't care. They just see an opportunity to please the far-right and to attack the opposition. (translated)
Sofian accused La France insoumise of staging poverty and misery during its television appearances, before returning, according to him, to a bourgeois lifestyle once the cameras were off. He added that the movement was hated. https://t.co/zuXsqQMaLz #Pauvreté #Politique #Société (translated)
French Carcan accused the European Deputy Emma Fourreau of justifying shop looting by stating that Christmas was a period of "social violence." He also claimed that she, a municipal elected official in Caen affiliated with La France insoumise, had explained the vandalism of a Sephora store by social misery. In a sarcastic tone, he mentioned people deprived of food and housing who would preserve their dignity by buying perfumes and makeup. #ViolenceSociale #Pauvreté #Politique (translated)
The author wrote that it was possible to reorganize life to give it a positive direction. He added that the claims were, in his opinion, largely justified and linked the cost of living to the situation of 9 million people living in poverty. (translated)
Alma Dufour judged that the responsibility for the degradation, which she deemed unacceptable, lay entirely with Emmanuel Macron. She accused him of having despised peaceful social movements, of not having respected the result of the 2024 elections, and of having, according to her, plunged France into recession and significantly increased poverty. She also mentioned a liter of gasoline at 2.4 euros and claimed that there were more deaths in emergencies than homicides. Dufour accused the president of having had children who feared they had no future blinded, due to the elimination of thousands of university places and the lack of teachers. She estimated that the consequences of his policy were "1,000 times more violent" than the events of Saturday and asked where the outrage was in the face of the suicides of children from the child welfare system, the caregivers who self-immolated due to a lack of resources, and the female judges who hanged themselves in their offices. She concluded that Macron's government had destroyed the country and that the events of the previous day were a symptom of this. #Macron #France #Injustice (translated)
The villainous syndicalist wrote that violence was manifested in particular by the poverty of 10 million people, the fact that 350,000 people were homeless, the 500,000 work accidents per year, and the fact that one in three students was going hungry. He also mentioned the hands that were torn off and the eyes that were gouged out. #Violence #Pauvreté #Injustice (translated)
Twitchance wrote that, on October 17 in Paris, young people who allegedly looted food shops had then distributed some of the food to homeless people. She added that some media would not show these images. https://t.co/9KoAQZ9rJI #Paris #Solidarité #Pauvreté (translated)
