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Trial resumes for Benoit Feuillu and four other alleged organisers of two banned demonstrations in western rural France. The activists argue they fight to preserve water and are opposing large artificials reservoirs or "bassines" which they see as a way to monopolise water resources for the farming industry. in October 2022 and specially, in March 2023, the protests turned into violent clashes with police with many protesters injured. SOUNDBITE
French President Emmanuel Macron summons Elisabeth Borne, Bruno Le Maire and several members of his government to "take stock" of the situation after five consecutive nights of violence sparked by the death of 17-year-old Nahel, killed by a police officer during a traffic stop in Nanterre. IMAGES
Santiago, Feb 12 (EFE).- A police van was set on fire as hundreds of people took to the streets in the Chilean capital on Friday in fresh protests against the killing of a street juggler in alleged firing by cops last week.The protesters in the central Plaza Italia in Santiago de Chile carried placards and shouted slogans against the officer, who allegedly shot dead Francisco Martínez, 27, during a routine identity check last week. (Camera: SEBASTIAN SILVA).SHOT LIST: PROTESTS AGAINST THE KILLING OF FRANCISCO MATINEZ IN THE CENTRAL PLAZA ITALIA IN SANTIAGO DE CHILE, CHILE.
Protesters take to the streets in Lille in northern France on the third weekend of demonstrations against against a security bill currently going through French parliament, that would restrict publication of pictures showing the faces of police officers. IMAGES
Protesters in the northern French city of Lille join a weekend of global rallies against racism and police brutality. The death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in the US state of Minnesota, has brought tens of thousands out onto the streets around the world. IMAGES