De Afspraak wrote that Mia Doornaert labeled the young people who protested, looted, and vandalized in France as thieves and said they were on a robbery spree. #deafspraak https://t.co/lCEsqlSZWk #protest #plundering #Frankrijk (translated)
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Wouter Duyck wrote that Christophe Busch began in De Afspraak with the statement that it was about a small group. Duyck also mentioned 30,000 looters and 2,500 arrests. #deafspraak #plunderingen #veiligheid (translated)
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In several French cities, including Paris, Lille, and Nice, a curfew has been imposed after a weekend full of riots and looting to maintain public order. #Avondklok #Frankrijk #Protesten (translated)
The first immediate hearings this week will clarify the profile of the arrested individuals following the looting and destruction in Paris and several other French cities. #Casseurs #Pillages #Paris (translated)
Images of unrest in Paris inspired youths in Milan this weekend to mobilize via TikTok for planned looting and violence, prompting the Italian police to intervene against the often very young rioters. #Milaan #Straatgeweld #Jongerenacties (translated)
In the podcast Praat mee met AD, the growing discontent in France is discussed, which has led to riots and looting, with reporter Saskia van Westhreenen sharing her emotions from Paris, while she notices the various groups of demonstrators amid the chaos. #Frankrijk #rellen #protesten (translated)
The French government summoned several online platforms on Monday to demand the removal of advertisements for the sale of stolen goods that have been offered after looting. #Pillages #ReventeEnLigne #ManifestationsFrance (translated)
Dutch retailers, including Hema and Zeeman, have been severely affected by looting during the recent riots in France, with stores temporarily closing and extra security measures being put in place to ensure the safety of employees and customers. #RellenFrankrijk #Plunderingen #Winkelsluiting (translated)
Stephan wrote that the unnamed woman was a member of a French leftist party and an activist for broader migration from North Africa. According to him, she owned a small boutique in a chic location and tried to protect it during a looting. She reportedly told the looters that she had advocated for asylum seekers and for their access to and stay in France. Stephan claimed that she was then spat on, beaten, and kicked, but she survived. He wrote that the store was completely emptied and that the woman was shocked because the perpetrators were, according to him, people for whom she had worked for years. He described them in strongly derogatory terms and stated that she had advocated for their arrival in France, which they, according to him, wanted to invade and destroy. #Migratie #Activisme #Solidariteit (translated)
The Paris stock exchange is significantly declining after a weekend of violence, with concerns over the French national debt and a significant market downturn following riots and looting during the national mobilization for purchasing power. #BourseDeParis #Violences #PouvoirDAchat (translated)
On Sunday in Paris, 350 people were arrested after violent demonstrations and looting, with unrest also occurring in other French cities, while the French Minister of the Interior took responsibility and President Macron asked him to come up with new approaches. #Frankrijk #wapenongeval #protesten (translated)
Owen wrote that he would talk about Paris at 08:10 at Coen & Sander on Joe. He stated that the city had once again experienced looting and extreme violence and reported that over 100 people had been arrested on Sunday. #Parijs #geweld #plunderingen (translated)
Open on XFrench Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu convened a crisis meeting on Monday morning after more than 2,400 arrests during last weekend's riots in the country, during which the Minister of the Interior also offered his resignation following the escalation of violence and looting. #Frankrijk #rellen #crisisoverleg (translated)
In Paris, 117 people were arrested again yesterday during looting that followed national protests against government policy, with more than 2,000 arrests and hundreds injured across France. #Parijs #rellen #protesten (translated)
We all feel anger and shame. It is unbearable to see the streets of our cities so devastated. With those words, French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the destruction, looting, and confrontations that occurred on Saturday during demonstrations in Paris and many other cities. #Frankrijk #Macron #rellen (translated)
In France, violence has overshadowed the social movements, with part of the responsibility lying with Emmanuel Macron, amid shocking scenes of destruction and looting. #violence #société #Macron (translated)
On Sunday, hundreds of youths clashed again with the police in Milan, resulting in looting, destruction, and the arrest of more than 160 youths, mostly minors. #Milaan #jeugdrellen #politie (translated)
Frank Peeters asked VRT NWS why the broadcaster had spoken about demonstrators, tear gas, and intense protests. He asked whether the editorial team had not seen the footage of looting, destruction, and arson, and suggested that VRT NWS had more sympathy for those involved, whom he spoke of in a derogatory manner, than for the police. #protest #media #veiligheid (translated)
The outbreaks of violence and looting during recent protests in France are the result of a deep-rooted societal discontent, which repeatedly manifests when groups do not feel bound by the norms and values of society. #Frankrijk #rellen #maatschappelijkeonvrede (translated)
Ann Van Haute wrote that the situation in France was so serious according to her that the government held crisis talks and deployed extra security forces. She criticized the public broadcaster because it, according to her, had portrayed the events as protests in which the police used tear gas again, and depicted looting, arson, and serious riots as a story about harassed demonstrators. She called that journalism funded with tax money. #Frankrijk #Crisis #Journalistiek (translated)
