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LIVE – Pension reform: “proximity demonstrations” are expected in France this Saturday

As requested by the inter-union on Thursday, “proximity demonstrations” are expected this Saturday against the pension reform throughout France. On Friday night, after several days of high tension in the streets – which led to France being singled out by the Council of Europe – calm returned.
  • As the Council of Europe was alarmed by the “excessive use of force”, the Paris police chief announced the seizure of the IGPN due to threats made on Thursday by police officers to protesters. read the article
  • The Esso refinery in Gravenchon in Normandy is forced this Saturday to stop its fuel production. Several blockade actions affect refineries and the supply of gasoline. read the article

The Paris police prefect Laurent Nuñez seizes the IGPN after threats and intimidation by police officers

The Paris police prefect Laurent Núñez announced this Friday that he had taken over the IGPN after police threats and intimidation against young protesters in Paris revealed in an audio recording obtained by The world and the Loopsider website.

The Police Prefect”decided to take over the IGPNfollowing the “sound recording of a police intervention during a demonstration in Paris on March 20,” the police headquarters tweeted. This is an administrative investigation.

The Council of Europe is alarmed by the “excessive use of force” in France

La Commissaire aux droits de l’homme du Conseil de l’Europe, Dunja Mijatovic, is alarmée vendredi d’un “usage excessive de la force” envers les protestants contra la réforme des retraites, appealant la France à respecter le droit de manifest.

SNCF: traffic improvement this weekend, but there are still interruptions

The SNCF foresees for this weekend an improvement on the main lines, the TER and the suburbs of Paris, with in particular 3 of the 4 TGVs in circulation, on days 19 and 20 of a renewable strike against the pension reform .

SNCF Voyageurs plans to keep three quarters of the TGV Inoui and Ouigo, half of the Intercités and three quarters of the TER on Saturday and Sunday, a spokesman told AFP on Friday. No night trains will run and traffic will be “normal or near normal” for Eurostar and Thalys.

A particularly quiet Friday afternoon

After a week marked by demonstrations, often spontaneous, peppered with violence, this Friday night passed in peace.

In Paris, a few hundred protesters gathered at the Place de la République before quickly dispersing.

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