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France
The front page of Mediapart features several prominent stories. A major focus is on the ongoing student protests in France, detailing the large turnout, political responses in the National Assembly, and a concerning incident where a student was injured by police. Another significant theme revolves…
Hundreds of thousands of people marched in about thirty cities, called by student collectives and teachers' unions. The large and peaceful demonstrations can no longer be ignored by the government.
During a lively afternoon in the hemicycle, the left-wing opposition protested against police repression orchestrated by the government against the student movement. The Prime Minister and the Minister of the Interior denounced 'lies'.
Evan S., 15, lost his left hand on October 5th during student protests after police fired a dispersal grenade. Teachers and classmates on Tuesday denounced a 'disproportionate' use of force.
Following a significant number of minors taken into custody, a student's mutilation by a grenade, and investigations into police conduct, parents, teachers, and union representatives worked to 'protect' demonstrators across France on Tuesday.
The RN party president implicated 'Mediapart' based on testimony from a far-right activist presented as a manipulated 'source.' However, this former classmate of Bardella, who promoted negationist readings, did not originate the revelations and did make the statements published.
He praised the 'seriousness' of negationist Robert Faurisson, wrote in an antisemitic journal, and celebrated Pétain. This report profiles Jean-François Jalkh, a pillar of the RN and employer to Jordan Bardella in the European Parliament. On October 6th, Marine Le Pen defended this historic party…
Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen held a press conference on their economic program as if nothing had happened, attempting to avoid questions about the party president's antisemitic remarks. Bardella again targeted journalists, maintained his denials, and presented a questionable character witness.
The dismantling of the comprehensive law against gender-based and sexual violence continues in the National Assembly, with key measures weakened or postponed due to lack of budget. An advancement was made with the inclusion of incest in the Penal Code, extending it to cousins.
