Direct Mobilization of October 17: dispersed groups in Lyon and burning barricades in Rennes
According to an information note consulted by France Télévisions, 60,000 to 110,000 participants are expected in processions across major cities.
What you need to know
How big will the October 17 movement be? The first actions have begun. In Lyon, the first blockages were observed on Saturday morning, and several groups were dispersed by the police, reports France 3 Auvergne Rhône-Alpes. In Rennes, flaming barricades were installed by demonstrators on the ring road, reports the prefecture of Brittany on X. Blockages also appeared in the early morning in Marseille, Nancy and Lille. Follow our live stream.
Between 60,000 and 110,000 demonstrators expected by the authorities. According to an information note consulted by France Télévisions, 60,000 to 110,000 participants are expected in processions across major cities, as well as on roundabouts, in front of gas stations and supermarkets. Furthermore, around 500 actions are “considered”, detailed the entourage of Minister of the Interior Laurent Nuñez.
Several sectors prohibited in Paris. The Paris police headquarters finally authorized a route avoiding strategic sectors of the capital at the last minute on Friday. Inter-union and yellow vest demonstrators will be able to leave from Place de la République to Place de Clichy via Boulevards Magenta, Barbès and Clichy. However, the prefecture has banned all gatherings in many areas of Paris, under penalty of a 135 euro fine. On the high school and student side, they will be able to leave from Place de la République to reach Place de la Nation, via Boulevard Voltaire, as validated on Thursday.
High school students and yellow vests united. The yellow vests announced a thousand actions to defend purchasing power, hoping to have an impact in the middle of the budget debate. The main youth organizations fighting since mid-September for better learning conditions have called to join this mobilization, which also brings together farmers and VTC drivers.
Emmanuel Macron “calls for calm”. The French president launched a call for "calm" on Friday on the eve of demonstrations planned across France. The President of the Republic estimated, since a European Council held in Brussels, that the "right to demonstrate" must be accompanied by "respect", without "insulting" or "breaking".
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#17_OCTOBRE Let's take a first look at the mobilization in several cities in France:
• In Rennes, around twenty people have already installed a filter barrier, with trash cans and large pallets, near a large shopping center.
• In Lyon, "a group of 40 individuals was dispersed" near a bridge over the Rhône connecting the Presqu'île to the city center, "after an attempt to obstruct traffic", according to the prefecture. A group of around ten people was also dispersed near the Feyzin refinery.
• In Marseille, the main boulevard du Prado was temporarily blocked by trash cans and scooters before being cleared by the CRS who followed in the footsteps of the demonstrators.
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#17_OCTOBRE After three weeks of high school and student mobilization, young demonstrators see this Saturday, October 17 as an opportunity to amplify their protest movement.
Bally Bagayoko
LFI mayor of Saint-Denis 0 sec ago
“The objective is the convergence of struggles, of the outraged and of generations.”
#17_OCTOBRE Guest on franceinfo, the LFI mayor of Saint-Denis hopes that the mobilization of October 17 will be "the starting point of a more important dynamic".
Sébastien Malzieu
deputy chief of staff of the central directorate of the CRS 0 sec ago
“Police officers must have all the means to be able to ensure the protection of their fellow citizens.”
#17_OCTOBRE Asked at franceinfo about the reestablishment of the use of stun grenades by Laurent Nuñez, Sébastien Malzieu recalls that “the goal is not to hurt anyone”. “The goal is to protect and be able to intervene when necessary. If there is extremely serious violence, if there is major damage, the police obviously need to have the tools to be able to carry out their mission.”
Hamster14
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#17_OCTOBRE Are there going to be gatherings in Lomme?
Response from Lucie Beaugé
franceinfo 0 sec ago
Hello @Hamster14! From what I read on France 3 Hauts-de-France, the gatherings in the Nord department are planned in Lille and Arras. All the information here.
press review
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#17_OCTOBER It’s time for the press review! Many newspapers, such as Libération and La Dépêche du midi, devoted their front pages to the mobilization of October 17.
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#17_OCTOBRE Before the mobilization of October 17, we invite you to visualize how the cost of food has exploded in ten years in France. Salary, Covid, unstable global situation… Franceinfo also deciphers the causes of a decade of food inflation.
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#17_OCTOBRE What will be the scale of the movement today? The mobilization across the country promises to be “complicated and evolving”, estimated a source close to the Ministry of the Interior to franceinfo. According to an information note consulted by France Télévisions, 60,000 to 110,000 participants are expected in processions across major cities, as well as on roundabouts, in front of gas stations and supermarkets. Follow our live stream.
Response from franceinfo
In Paris, the police headquarters authorized a route avoiding strategic sectors of the capital. Inter-union and yellow vest demonstrators will be able to leave from Place de la République to Place de Clichy via Boulevards Magenta, Barbès and Clichy.
Response from franceinfo
The prefecture has banned all gatherings in many areas of Paris, under penalty of a 135 euro fine. On the high school and student side, they will be able to leave from Place de la République to reach Place de la Nation, via Boulevard Voltaire.
update on the news
Let's take a look at the news of the day:
• #17_OCTOBER A Saturday of mobilization to bring together different “angers”. Former yellow vests, high school students, students, climate activists and even farmers come together for a protean day against the "high cost of living" with blockades and demonstrations whose scale is still difficult to predict. Follow our live stream.
