Statue Demolitions in Martinique in 2020: Relaxes and Pardons for Defendants

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The eleven anti-colonialist activists, five women and six men between the ages of 24 and 54, were prosecuted for "degradation of goods of public utility" after the debunking of statues deemed to be symbols of the colonial and slave past of the island.

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Fort-de-France, 17 Nov 2025 (AFP) – Nine of the eleven defendants tried in early November for the destruction in 2020 of four statues dating from the colonial era in Martinique were released by the Fort-de-France Correctional Court, and the other two exempted from punishment. The eleven anti-colonialist activists, five women and six men aged 24 [...]