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About ten thousand people marched in the streets of Madrid in tribute to Maricarmen Abscal, who died on Wednesday. After her expulsion from the apartment she had lived in for 56 years, this 87-year-old woman had become the symbol of the housing crisis in Spain.
Tens of thousands of high school students, joined by students and national education unions, are expected today in the streets of France. Insanity of buildings, lack of staff, impact of Parcoursup... Shared issues that they intend to denounce collectively. The story of Alexandra Quarini.
New demonstrations for the right to housing are planned Saturday, October 3 in Madrid and other cities in Spain, following the MPs' rejection of two texts pushed by the executive of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to further protect tenants. This new setback for the head of government revives questions about the end of the legislature, scheduled for 2027, and possible early elections. The point with Nicolas Klein, associate professor of Spanish and specialist of Spain. He was the guest of France 24.
Some 164 arrests took place on Monday in the vicinity of high schools following the protests and blockages of high schools, and on the eve of a call for a day of national mobilization. At the same time, the government and La France insoumée (LFI) accuse each other of the climate of tension in schools.
In Caen, demonstrators protested on Sunday, 20 September, against the bill to establish a presumption of self-defence for police and gendarmes. Adopted at first reading by the National Assembly on 7 July, the text provides that officers are presumed to have acted legally when using their weapon, unless proven otherwise. Opponents of the draft report a risk of weakening control over the use of weapons by law enforcement.
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Vigilantes, marches and recollections: hundreds of demonstrators mobilized across South Africa on Friday evening, September 18, to pay tribute to the nine women found dead in east Johannesburg. In a country with more than 60 homicides a day, the nine murders caused shock waves across the population. Anger is rising and calls are increasing for the government to act against violence against women.
