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Paris, 24 October: from 142 arrests to judicial proceedingsAfter 142 arrests were announced in Paris, the public prosecutor’s office set out the initial outcomes. How to interpret figures published at different stages.
Pengo Bossio Wangi: a dream of MMA built on journeys and trainingFor years, Pengo Bossio Wangi devoted almost five hours a day to travelling and training. A documented portrait of an amateur who aspired to compete in professional MMA.
In Aubervilliers, tribute to Pengo Bossio Wangi brought together grief and fear of racismOn 25 October, Pengo Bossio Wangi’s MMA club drew a crowd in Aubervilliers. Four days later, a look back at a bereavement that became a collective response to racism.
Trappes: police custody and criminal responsibility, two different questionsThe temporary suspension of questioning does not establish criminal irresponsibility. Medical fitness, capacity to distinguish right from wrong at the time of the events, and the terrorist classification are subject to separate assessments.
Protests: police fatigue looms ahead of 31 OctoberUN1TÉ warns of police exhaustion ahead of a new mobilisation. The figures for 24 October rose from 53 to 267 injured: here’s how to read them.
BFMTV faces criticism: what pluralism requires — and what it does not decideAfter the Trappes attack, BFMTV’s unions and management are at odds over how guests should be challenged. Pluralism is assessed over time; it does not relieve a channel of its editorial choices.
Merlin between emancipation and order: Quinet versus EvolaA 1984 archive made available again by France Culture sets two political uses of Merlin against each other: Edgar Quinet’s republican emancipation and Julius Evola’s hierarchical order.
Éclats de guerre: Patrick Chauvel, from reporting to narrativePublished on 21 October 2026, Patrick Chauvel’s book extends in written form a body of witness work whose 380,000 images are held at the Mémorial de Caen.
After Pleyel, Hervé Vilard continues his tour: at 80, the audience remains his driving forceHis Paris concert on 25 October is over, but Hervé Vilard’s return to the stage continues. The artist links this new chapter to words, musicians and, above all, the connection with the audience.
1958: what the ‘de Gaulle method’ owes to Parliament, the referendum and the Pinay-Rueff planCharles de Gaulle’s return in 1958 is often summed up as the authority of one man. The chronology, however, shows a more collective method: a parliamentary mandate, popular approval and economic expertise.
Trade union funding: what the RN could cut — and what would remain beyond its reachSébastien Chenu promises to deprive the CGT of public subsidies if the RN comes to power. But several funding channels coexist: the state budget, the joint fund and local grants cannot all be abolished by a single decision.
After Trappes, gatherings announced through to 3 NovemberGatherings on 26 October took place in dozens of towns and cities. Further events are announced through to 3 November: here is the calendar that is still relevant, and the facts that have been established.