Last Saturday, 22,000 people took part in protests with the same motive, writes the BFMTV server, which on Saturday informs about the “strong mobilization”, especially in the capital.
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No estimates of the number of participants are yet available. The size of the Parisian crowd is “impressive” according to Le Figaro. Incidents with police are reported. According to Reuters in Paris, at least two cars and builders’ equipment caught fire during the protests.
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Police used tear gas
Police used tear gas against a Paris demonstration after masked protesters threw firecrackers and stones at police cordons and began building barricades, Reuters reported. According to the French media, the skirmishes are part of a section of protesters, known as the “black bloc” of anti-fascist activists.
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The protesters do not like the intended ban on photographing police officers.
Photo: Francois Mori, CTK / AP
The march in Paris began at 14:00, with the rallies taking place in the morning in Rennes, Lille or Montpellier, where, according to the prefecture, 3,800 people gathered, while the organizers claim that 5,000 people attended. Participants in the Paris march share videos on the streets of the capital on Twitter.
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Macron is silent
The secretary of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure, came to the protesters to express his disagreement with the prepared norm. Interior Minister “Gérald Darmanin is just pouring oil on the fire; he, he put the French against him,” Faure said in an interview with BFMTV. Neither Minister Darmanin nor President Emmanuel Macron have yet commented on the protests.
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Protest rally in Paris
Photo: Francois Mori, CTK / AP
The French government claims that the law, the violation of which could threaten imprisonment for up to one year and a fine of 45,000 euros (1.2 million crowns), intends to protect members of the police force, who face threats, especially in the online environment. Opponents, however, fear the measure could affect journalists and others who film or photograph police officers at work.
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Public reactions have escalated after two incidents this week.
Photo: Francois Mori, CTK / AP
Public reactions have escalated after two incidents this week. On Monday, police evacuated a migrant camp in central Paris, with some French media calling the on-site police action brutal.
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On Thursday evening, footage of three police officers physically assaulting and committing racist insults to a black music producer was released to the public, while in an official record, police officers described the clash very differently. In both cases, video recordings played a major role. President Emmanuel Macron called the police attack a disgrace for France.
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