Range of decentralised responses across France and Germany mark twentieth anniversary of activist killed by a train carrying radioactive waste ~ Rob Latchford ~ Numerous decentralised actions have been carried out on railway tracks and nuclear industry sites in France and Germany to mark the 20th anniversary of Sébastien Briat’s death. Briat was a 21-year-old
Tag: France
France: Last occupation against A69 motorway falls
After violent police evictions, the few trees still standing in the way of the controversial road have been cut down ~ Zandra Russel ~ On Monday the 7th of October 2024 the last ‘squirrels’ left their trees named Zineb and Noguerre under pressure from the cops; now the struggle against the A69 motorway in southwest
Martinique revolt grows, airport invaded
France declares curfew as second overseas territory erupts with protests over failing services and high cost of living ~ From Contre Attaque ~ A brand new gendarmerie barracks was completely burned down in Martinique on October 9, and yesterday the island’s airport that was invaded by protesters, preventing planes from landing. At the same time,
France imprisons activist Enric Duran after twelve years of exile
The “Robin Hood” of banks, who gave half a million euros in un-returned loans to social projects, was jailed under a more recent accusation of e-commerce fraud ~ Esther Fayos, Directa ~ Catalan activist Enric Duran is on trial in Nanterre, France, having been imprisoned preventively in the Osny-Pontoise penitentiary centre, 40 kilometres from Paris,
Marseille: Kayak flotilla blocks cruise ships
Against mass tourism, pollution and capitalism, piracy is never over ~ from Contre Attaque ~ On Saturday, September 21, 12 kayaks blocked access to the port of Marseille; three cruise ships and a ferry were blocked for hours by the flotilla, off the southern French coast. Around 7am, the AIDAstella ship had to turn around,
France: Activist’s spine broken as police besiege A69 ZAD
As of September 1st construction firm NGE, which is building the hugely controversial A69 motorway, can legally start cutting down the last few trees that stand in the way of the massive project, which is being built in between Toulouse and Castres in the south-west France. Police had proceeded with the expulsion of people on
Olympic spectacle falters as French protesters refuse to slow down
The Games so far have seen a series of upsets, but France’s sporting performance will be the least of President Macron’s worries
France: Thousands protest ‘mega-basin’ reservoir expansion
Struggle against hoarding of water by agro-industry sees five days of action, culminating in a 10,000-strong march on the commercial port of La Rochelle
The evolution of National Rally
While its parliamentary surge has been forestalled, the French far right remains a neoliberal and repressive menace
Protests sweep France against far right threat
Alarm at fascist mobilisation for Macron’s snap elections after EU Parliament surge