Policing and protest
How police and governments respond to demonstrations.
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Key people and organizations
- Delhi PolicePolice force of the National Capital Territory of Delhi5 events
- Abhijeet DipkeFounder and National Convenor, Cockroach Janta Party4 events
- Cockroach Janta PartyYouth-led protest movement in India4 events
- Laurent NuñezInterior Minister of France3 events
- Sébastien LecornuPrime Minister of France3 events
- Saurav DasCo-Convener, Cockroach Janta Party3 events
- Gyanesh KumarChief Election Commissioner of India2 events
- Ashutosh RankaCo-Convener, Cockroach Janta Party2 events
Events
- France to deploy troops to support police before 24 October protestsSoldiers will free up police for crowd control as a new day of protest is called.
- Curfews imposed in Paris, Lyon and other citiesParts of Paris and Lyon went under overnight curfew; more than 2,500 people were in custody.
- Paris synagogue broken into and Jewish-owned shops burned in Marseille during riotsPrayer books were scattered and Torah scrolls left unharmed; the SPCJ found no evidence Jewish sites were deliberately targeted.
- Half a million join youth-led cost-of-living protests across FranceStudents, unions and yellow-vest groups marched over living costs and fuel prices; dozens were detained in Paris.
- Limoges town hall set on fire during riotsThe 19th-century building was "largely lost" to fire; a suspect on a security watchlist was later held.
- Protesters break into Marseille town hallProtesters rammed the door with security barriers before police intervened.
- Dipke detained a third time as police block Delhi rallyPolice took the founder into preventive detention before a rally for two jailed leaders; he was released the next day.
- CJP leaders detained again after entering Jantar MantarAbout 20 volunteers, including three leaders, were detained a day after the site was closed to protests.
- Delhi Police say Jantar Mantar is no longer a protest siteAs thousands marched, police withdrew Jantar Mantar's status as an official protest venue.
- CJP leaders detained at Delhi airport ahead of Jantar Mantar protestPolice detained the movement's leaders on arrival as Delhi was locked down to stop a rally against the election chief.
- Wangchuk removed from Jantar Mantar; march to Parliament meets tear gasPolice removed Wangchuk on a court order, then clashed with a "Sansad Chalo" march toward Parliament.