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They’re moving: practical help to leave an abusive homeWith Une Voix Pour Elles, moving and storage become tools for protection. In France, this support is arranged with a social worker and complements emergency services.
2026 is not 1789: what the word ‘revolution’ really measuresEmmanuel de Waresquiel compares the October demonstrations with 1789 while rejecting the equivalence. Institutions, sovereignty and presidential precedents provide a way to test the word ‘revolution’.
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.
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.
Racist terrorism: why the two classifications can apply togetherUnder French law, the terrorist purpose of an act and the racist aggravating circumstance address different questions. The investigation in Trappes and La Verrière shows how they can both be applied, without prejudging the court’s decision.
In Marseille, Macron admits a failure to anticipate events — without naming anyone responsibleOn 26 October, Emmanuel Macron admitted that there had not been enough police officers during the violence on 17 October. However, he defended the measures taken on the 24th and put off political responses and questions of accountability.
France: leave for victims of sexual violence remains under debateThe measure passed on 13 October distinguishes between employees and public-sector workers. It remains a proposal, while current obligations regarding harassment remain in force.
France: what it means to become a National Police reservistTraining in two stages, selection and supervised duties: the path of a voluntary citizen involves more than a few days of extra support.
Nepal: what slowed searches at the damaged power plantsAt Upper Trishuli-1, the developer’s updates still describe pumping on 8 October. A look back at the practical obstacles to searches after the 26 August flood.
Floods in Tibet: information amid sanctions and restricted accessA Chinese announcement dated 31 August lists twelve cases. The restrictions described by RSF highlight the difficulty of verifying information after the disaster.