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A first national gathering for the French gilets jaunes
In the first month alone of yellow vest protests, 3,700 were convicted with 216 jailed — but despite repression, the movement is growing. BENOIT MARTIN reports on the assembly of assemblies — the ‘political wing’ of the protests
Protesters call for a general strike and a referendum on French EU membership
NICK WRIGHT continues his series analysing the trends in European politics
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General Federation of Trade Unions assistant general secretary HENRY FOWLER reports on the final day from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at the Workers’ Retreat, Quorn Grange Hotel
Capitalism has exploited — and polluted — our natural resources for too long, it’s time we treated our rivers as living beings, writes MIRIUM GAUNTLETT, LIAM SHAW and ROX MIDDLETON
Treating the Clacton by-election as a joke risks reinforcing the Reform leader’s claim to be the victim of an out-of-touch Establishment, argues JOHN McINALLY
MPs and others called for the urgent release of tortured Palestinian doctor, Hussam Abu Safiya, held hostage by Israel and reportedly near death, reports LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
THE movement of the gilets jaunes in France continues to grow despite President Emmanuel Macron’s attempts to “appease the situation” and his backing for the most drastic repression.
New regulations against protests have been introduced. They punish demonstrators who fail to give advance notice of their protests and make organisers responsible for any damages that may ensue.
Preventive arrests, confiscation of protective masks against tear gas, and the beating and maiming of demonstrators are routine.
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