A protest at the planned Sivens irrigation dam site became a turning point in debate over infrastructure, water use and police force. Environmentalists argued the project would destroy wetlands and privilege intensive agriculture; supporters emphasized irrigation needs. Rémi Fraisse, a 21-year-old botanist, died during the night of 25–26 October after an officer fired a grenade. In 2025 the European Court of Human Rights found a substantive violation of the right to life, while finding no procedural violation.
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What issue was at the center of the 2014 Sivens conflict?
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The dispute concerned the Sivens dam, water use and the destruction of wetlands.