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Added on the 07/03/2019 14:12:26 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Patrick Galliand was at the second Saturday of "yellow vest" protests when he heard "a very loud bang" as police starting charging. A projectile hit him, he says, blinding him in one eye. Today, his anger against the police has given way to a desire to denounce a system that he believes incites violence.
French policing methods are under scrutiny following several cases where officers appear to have used excessive force or arbitrarily targeted people of colour. Polls show support for the police has dropped from 84 percent after the terrorist attacks in 2015, to 65 percent in recent weeks.
Weeks of protests and global outrage over George Floyd’s death are starting to lead to changes in US policing.
14 people ended up in the Loire River in Nantes last weekend with one man still missing after tear gas and sting-ball grenades were used to disperse a crowd of revellers during the annual "Fête de la Musique". Also, a French court finds the State responsible in a civil case where the plaintiff's health problems were proven to be caused by pollution. Boris Johnson is under fire for a PR stunt he passed off as a paparazzi photo. Finally, a grandmother's final wish comes true: to be arrested!
Clashes between police and protesters broke out in Paris Saturday on place de la République as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets for a 23rd week of "yellow vests" anti-government marches. IMAGES
TRANSPORT - Pour un premier voyage sans encombre face au TGV de la SNCF, la compagnie italienne Trenitalia aligne des prix bas, des fauteuils de cuir et des machines à café de compétition. Partie à 7h26 de la Gare de Lyon à Paris, la Frecciarossa (flèche rouge) 9281 est arrivée à Lyon à 9h18 le samedi 18 décembre, avec deux minutes d’avance, avant de poursuivre son chemin jusqu’en Italie. Pas de drapeaux ni de sirènes syndicales au départ pour protester contre l’arrivée sur les rails français du premier train à grande vitesse en concurrence frontale avec la SNCF. Seul problème, technique: les écrans de la gare ne peuvent pas encore afficher le logo rouge de Trenitalia. “Le train est plein”, se réjouit Roberto Rinaudo, le directeur général de Trenitalia France (ex-Thello). Un effet de curiosité, des prix attractifs et aussi la peur de la grève SNCF, finalement évitée in extremis, ont attiré les clients. ----- Abonnez-vous à la chaîne YouTube du HuffPost dès maintenant : https://www.youtube.com/c/lehuffpost Pour plus de contenu du HuffPost: Web: https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LeHuffPost/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeHuffPost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lehuffpost/ Pour recevoir gratuitement notre newsletter quotidienne: https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/newsletter/default/
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