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Nature volunteering in Alsace: how to help the ConservatoireA day’s conservation work, regular site visits or wildlife monitoring: the CEN Alsace offers several ways to get involved. Here’s how to choose a commitment and understand its purpose.
Rugby: hip-drop tackles, a knee on the ground — what’s really changingHip-drop tackles are explicitly included in the dangerous play law from 1 November 2026. A knee on the ground before contact is covered by a separate reminder. Two actions, two dates, and sanctions that cannot be judged from a single image.
Mulching the vegetable garden in winter: finding the right balance with slugsLeaves, straw, depth and moisture: practical pointers for protecting the soil without applying a one-size-fits-all recipe. And what trials tell us about slug barriers.
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.
France: understanding immediate appearance proceedings after lootingSevere criminal law, rapid proceedings, sentences put into effect: three realities to distinguish before describing justice as lenient or rushed.
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.
After Trappes: what can be established about hate speech and violenceIn the National Assembly, responsibility for words has become a political battleground. Yet the investigation has established no direct link with a political party: research urges us to distinguish collective influence from individual causation.
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.
J. K. Rowling and trans rights: how a position became a political campaignSince 2019, J. K. Rowling has moved from commenting on social media to funding legal action. Her journey sheds light on a British disagreement in which sex-based rights, gender identity and protection from discrimination intersect without being one and the same.
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.
After Trappes, Audrey Pulvar challenges media coverage of racismA signatory of an opinion piece published on 27 October, Audrey Pulvar criticises the words used by some media outlets. The judicial facts and the debate over their responsibility must remain distinct.
Hebron: distinguishing displaced residents from those trapped in their homesThe Israeli operation continues on 28 October. The figures for evacuations and residents trapped in their homes do not reflect the same reality; the UN is calling for their return.