Court recognizes state failure in the climate case

A Montpellier court sentenced Ian, a member of the collective Désarmons-les, to eight months in prison after his arrest during a September 2019 Yellow Vest demonstration. Basta! compared the...

Demonstrations continued after the 28 November mobilization, joining opposition to the security bill with anger over police violence and demands for accountability. Protesters argued that the right to...

Yellow Vest participant Moun was arrested during a demonstration against the proposed Global Security law. Basta! later reported that investigators pursued a case over a rainbow umbrella allegedly...

A gathering at Épannes in Deux-Sèvres opposed large irrigation reservoirs, known as bassines, that store water for agricultural use. Opponents argued that public support for the reservoirs...

A new national day of mobilization kept pressure on the proposed law after revisions failed to address demonstrators’ central concerns. Police and organizer estimates diverged sharply, reflecting...

Tens of thousands demonstrated across France for International Women's Day, with associations calling for a strike for equality. The slogan 'premières de corvée' highlighted the women whose paid and...

Thousands marched in Paris against racism and police violence. Organizers connected the Global Security bill and the proposed “separatism” legislation to the treatment of racialized communities, and...

Demonstrators marched across France shortly before Parliament considered the Climate and Resilience bill. Organizers said the draft did not adequately reflect proposals from the Citizens’ Convention...

Yellow Vest groups held a regional assembly in Montpellier to discuss how to revive collective activity after pandemic disruption. Tendance Claire reported on the gathering as an effort to renew...

At the Paris May Day march, Yellow Vest participants joined union members, undocumented-worker collectives, students and feminist groups. Politis described the shared procession as a meeting of...