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Ilan Gabet indicated that the family of the protester who died on Saturday had filed a complaint with the IGPN for voluntary violence resulting in death without intent to kill. According to him, they suspected that the massive use of tear gas had contributed to the death. He added that the authorities had not ordered an autopsy and that the investigators indicated they had no surveillance footage. (translated)

Impact indicated that it had published at 9:31 am the testimony of Sultan Al Mohamad, 20, who claimed to have been beaten by two police officers from the BAC during the demonstration on October 17 in Caen, while he was peacefully marching. According to the testimony reported by Impact, he had suffered a skull fracture and received seven stitches. The media added that the publication had since been subject to visibility restrictions on X. It stated that it had observed this phenomenon for the third or even fourth time on posts concerning possible police violence. Impact called on its subscribers to share the testimony and activate notifications for its account. #ViolencesPolicières #Témoignage #LibertéDExpression (translated)

AlertesInfos compiled a list it described as non-exhaustive of injuries and incidents reported following the mobilization on October 17 in France. The account relied on testimonies, videos, and information published by several media outlets. In Saint-Étienne, a 17-year-old boy allegedly had a hand torn off by the explosion of a grenade. AlertesInfos indicated that the IGPN (General Inspectorate of National Police) and IGGN (General Inspectorate of National Gendarmerie) were investigating, and his lawyer announced complaints against the shooter and Laurent Nuñez. In Mulhouse, a 17-year-old girl allegedly lost vision in her left eye. According to her relatives, she was leaving a restaurant with friends; witnesses mentioned a direct shot from a tear gas grenade. The IGPN had been seized, but the nature of the projectile remained to be determined, according to Politis. In Strasbourg, witnesses attributed the injury to the right eye of a 27-year-old man to a shot from a LBD (defensive ball launcher). An investigation for aggravated violence by a public authority officer was entrusted to the IGPN, according to DNA. The account also reported that in Caen, a 20-year-old protester received seven stitches to the forehead and claimed to have been struck by a BAC policeman while fleeing from a charge; he filed a complaint, according to France 3. In Marseille, Oliv, 21, reported an injury to his calf caused by a grenade fragment and an operation, according to StreetPress. The same media mentioned in Paris Annaelle, 24 — name changed — who allegedly was clubbed in the head on Boulevard Saint-Germain, Liam, 17, who said he was hit by a tear gas grenade to the head, and a 20-year-old man who allegedly broke a finger from a shot by a LBD at Bastille. In Nancy, a 52-year-old caregiver had been injured at the heel by a shard that went through his shoe; he attributed it to a police projectile, likely a stun grenade, according to L’Est Républicain. Another young man, 20, had his cheek stitched after being hit by a fragment of a stun grenade, according to his account to the same newspaper. In Metz, a protester was reportedly hit near the eye by a shot from a LBD and then taken to the hospital, according to Le Républicain Lorrain and L’Est Républicain. In Clermont-Ferrand, a man collapsed after what appeared to be a shot from a LBD to the face; a video showed him earlier making a throwing gesture towards the police. He had been rescued, but the severity of his injuries was unknown, according to France 3. In Quimper, a 17-year-old apprentice was hit in the belly by a shot from a LBD and taken care of by a medic, with no precision on the severity of his injury, according to Ouest-France. This newspaper also reported on a protester injured by a shot from a LBD in Brest. In Paris, an injured protester near Gare du Nord filed a complaint for violence he attributed to law enforcement. The public prosecutor opened an investigation and seized the IGPN, according to Franceinfo. A 26-year-old street medic lost consciousness after being struck and thrown to the ground at Place de la République, then dragged by the legs. Found alive by France 24, he said he wanted to file a complaint, according to Les Observateurs. Yoan, a Guadeloupean father, claimed to have received several baton blows while raising his arms; hospitalized, he suffered notably from sprains and a bruise to the ribs, according to RCI. The Bondy Blog reported that friends of a young man injured in the head during a charge described an open wound. Iman, a law student, claimed to have received two blows from a baton to the ribs after a tear gas grenade landed near his group. Fred also claimed he was clubbed with a homeless man who was nearby; the Bondy Blog stated it obtained a video of the charge. According to CFDT Journalists, two journalists from Blast were injured in the leg and abdomen in Paris and then hospitalized. A journalist from C dans l’air was also hit by a clearing grenade and hospitalized. In Rennes, a student was reportedly taken to the hospital after being struck with batons during interventions near Roazhon Park, according to Contre Attaque. In Besançon, a man pinned to the ground on Rue des Granges received several baton blows in a filmed scene; the prefecture announced an administrative investigation, according to ICI and L’Est Républicain. AlertesInfos also documented several images of interventions. StreetPress collected images showing, according to the account, a charge against people sitting under the arcades on Rue de Rivoli in Paris, as well as baton blows directed at a man on the ground on Boulevard Haussmann. Another video showed a policeman lifting and then bringing down his baton towards a man against a façade on Rue des Lavandières-Sainte-Opportune, before the agents moved away, leaving him on the spot. In Lyon, on Rue de Brest, a yellow vest protester was knocked to the ground, and an officer removed his sign, according to a video collected by StreetPress. The media also reported a protester who was allegedly clubbed near Commerce in Nantes, and a man who reportedly was clubbed on Rue Saint-Jacques in Grenoble and then released. In Perpignan, L’Indépendant, cited by StreetPress, reported that a man on the ground received a kick to the head. A video published by Luc Auffret showed, according to AlertesInfos, a policeman bringing down his baton towards a woman against a façade in the Opéra area of Paris. In Toulouse, four leaders of the CGT and FSU were injured by a clearing grenade at the Pont des Catalans. Unions condemned the targeting of the front row, while the prefect contested this and invoked a response to projectile throwing, according to La Dépêche and the FSU. La Dépêche also gathered testimonies that a tear gas grenade exploded in the bar La Gougnotte, where two children were present. The prefecture denied targeting the establishment and spoke of a dispersal in public space. In Paris, musicians from the Orchestre du Nouveau Monde were affected by tear gas at Place de la République during the rehearsal of a declared concert, according to Télérama. In Brest, Yann denounced a homophobic insult and being gassed while discussing with police, according to Ouest-France. Finally, the account reported signals of tear gas and charges in several cities. In Nantes, elected officials from LFI denounced a net and gassing at Place Foch before the departure of the procession and requested explanations from the prefect as well as the opening of investigations, according to Nantes Infos. In Grenoble, a CGT union member described gassings between Chavant and Victor-Hugo while families were trying to join the protest, in a testimony published by the Club de Mediapart. In Perpignan, gas reportedly reached café terraces and panicked passersby, according to Made in Perpignan. In Cherbourg, left-wing organizations and unions denounced tear gas that caused dangerous crowd movements; the prefecture did not report any injured protesters, according to Ouest-France. In Bordeaux, witnesses denounced gassing as soon as the gathering started at Place de la Bourse, while the prefecture invoked violence and damage caused by rioters, according to Contre Attaque and Le Monde. Finally, reporters from Contre Attaque denounced a charge and gas targeting the head of the high school student procession, at the corner of Avenue Jean-Janvier. #Manifestation #ViolencesPolicières #France (translated)

Marine Tondelier, candidate for the Ecologists in the presidential election, emphasizes that to achieve social calm, it is essential to provide social responses, in reaction to the violence that occurred during the protests on October 17, which led the government to strengthen security measures. #Manifestations #ApaisementSocial #ViolencesPolicières (translated)

Éric Coquerel, deputy of La France insoumise, criticizes the management of law enforcement during the violence on October 17, while the government announces reinforced measures, including curfews and bans on demonstrations. #LaFranceInsoumise #maintienDeLordre #violencesPolicières (translated)

Antoine Léaument criticized his interlocutor for degrading himself, recalling that Jean-Luc Mélenchon had termed the fire at the Limoges town hall a "crime." He also reproached him for not condemning police violence which, according to him, had mutilated and blinded young people, and concluded by mentioning shame. #Justice #Politique #ViolencesPolicières (translated)

Impact called on individuals who were victims or witnesses of possible police violence during the events of October 17 to privately send in their testimonies, photos, or videos. The media outlet stated that it would examine each testimony carefully and preserve the confidentiality of its sources. #ViolencesPolicières #Témoignage #Justice (translated)

Four investigations have been opened by the IGPN after protests against the high cost of living resulted in serious injuries to several participants, including a teenager in Mulhouse who lost the use of an eye and a minor in Saint-Etienne who underwent the amputation of a hand. #violencespolicières #manifestations #IGPN (translated)

Focus indicated that new images showed what he described as police violence during a brutal intervention against a group of young people in Paris, on the night of October 18 to 19. He associated the publication with LesignalFr. https://t.co/AXd6Wxygll #ViolencesPolicières #Paris #Justice (translated)

A complaint has been filed against the Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez for complicity in aggravated violence after a 17-year-old teenager had his hand blown off by a grenade during a demonstration in Saint-Étienne. #SaintÉtienne #ViolencesPolicières #Manifestation (translated)

Are all these individuals that we are going to start looking for sure that they haven't hurt themselves while breaking a window, that they haven't left a trace of blood? Did they really think about not leaving any DNA, fingerprints? Did they really think that we were going to track them on their way back on public transport? "Are all these individuals that we are going to start looking for sure that they haven't hurt themselves while breaking a window, that they haven't left a trace of blood? Did they really think about not leaving any DNA, fingerprints? Did they really think that we were going to track them on their way back on public transport?" insisted Laure Beccuau on the TF1 microphone. #Manifestations #GiletsJaunes #ViolencesPolicières (translated)

The violence and looting that occurred during the protests on October 17 in France, largely attributed to black blocs, raise significant challenges for the authorities in their quest to identify and apprehend those responsible. #Manifestations #GiletsJaunes #ViolencesPolicières (translated)

Emma Fourreau claimed that a 20-year-old man suffered severe police violence in Caen on October 17, including blows to the head with a baton and a punch to the stomach. She indicated that the young man had a skull fracture and received numerous stitches. She stated that she had referred the case to the public prosecutor under Article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and criticized those who, in her opinion, had remained silent. #ViolencesPolicières #Justice #DroitsHumains (translated)