Sainte-Soline: “The actions of environmental activists will be more and more violent”

After the heavy human toll of the Sainte-Soline demonstration, time for questions

A few days after the mobilization against the Sainte-Soline basin, which was marred by violent clashes, the organizing groups are wondering about the forms of action implemented.

Prevented help: before Sainte-Soline, revelations about Redon's precedent

While witnesses claim that Samu interventions were blocked last Saturday during the clashes in Sainte-Soline, Mediapart reveals elements concerning the Redon rave party in 2021, including calls from festivalgoers for help. The prefecture had prevented firefighters from accessing the site, a young man had lost his hand.

Sainte-Soline: Samu denies having been prevented by the police from helping the injured

Le Samu 79 de l’hôpital de Niort utilise son droit de réponse. Lors des violentes manifestations anti-bassines qui ont éclaté le week-end dernier à Sainte-Soline, dans les Deux-Sèvres, un manifestant a été touché par un tir de LBD en pleine tête. Il serait encore aujourd’hui dans le coma, rapporte la Charente Libre. La Ligue des droits de l’Homme dénonce dans les colonnes du journal « une entrave au secours » et avance que les urgentistes auraie…

Police violence in Sainte-Soline: “Their grenades are equivalent to firearms”

Ian, activist and spokesperson for the Désarmons-les collective, reviews the arsenal used by the security forces in Saint-Soline, in Deux-Sèvres, including the GM2L, suspected of having injured numerous demonstrators.

Sainte-Soline: “The actions of environmental activists will be more and more violent”

INTERVIEW - For Sébastien Leurquin, author of the book “L'Affrontement qui Vient”, the violent clashes that marked the rally against a “mega-bassine” construction site on March 25 in Deux-Sèvres illustrate the radicalization of certain environmental activists.

The day after Sainte-Soline: “We did not expect so much violence”

The day after a demonstration that turned into a pitched battle between security forces and activists, the mobilization against the megabassines continued Sunday in the neighboring town of Melle. However, despite the atmosphere of the carnival, it is difficult to forget the numbers...