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Anti-health pass demonstrations: what is planned this Saturday, August 14

2021-08-13T09:47:54.625Z


For the fifth Saturday in a row, rallies against the health pass are planned throughout France. Mobilization could be


The mobilization does not weaken.

For the fifth weekend in a row, demonstrations against the health pass are planned in Paris and throughout France this Saturday.

And this, while the device has been extended to bars, restaurants, certain shopping centers but also to long-distance transport and hospitals for visitors and non-urgent cases.

Three protests were declared in the capital. One, organized by Florian Philippot's Patriots, will leave at 2:30 p.m. from Place de la Catalogne to Port Royal. Another will start at 1:30 p.m. from Place de la Bourse to arrive at Place du Palais-Royal. The last one will begin with a gathering, at 11:30 am, at the Porte Dorée metro station, before setting off at 1 pm for Place de Clichy. It is this which "presents the most risk", according to a police source, who adds that the police "will put in place an appropriate device" without giving us the figures.

In all, more than 200 events are planned across France.

In Montpellier, the prefect has defined a precise itinerary for the second week in a row, reports the site actu.fr, which adds that several undeclared events should also take place.

The mobilization should also be particularly important in Toulouse, Nice, or Perpignan, Marseille, Nantes and Mulhouse, according to BFMTV.

Calls to come together have also been launched on social networks, in particular for Arras, Le Havre, Thonon ...

Towards greater mobilization?

Last week, the Interior Ministry counted 237,000 demonstrators across the country, twice as many as for the first nationwide rallies on July 17.

For five weeks, this figure has been steadily increasing.

For this Saturday, the authorities are also expecting "a mobilization of the same order, or even slightly higher," said a police source to AFP.

According to BFMTV, a note from territorial intelligence, dated Wednesday, provides for an increase in mobilization for this fifth Saturday in a row.

It could reach 250,000 participants.

According to the note consulted by the news channel, this growing success could be explained by the peaceful and calm side of the processions - despite a few incidents - which would encourage the reluctant to join the movement.

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However, the territorial intelligence note adds that some elements from the ultra right, the ultra left or the "ultra-yellows" could join the demonstrations.

In addition, these last Saturdays, anti-Semitic slogans punctuated the gatherings, in particular “Mais Qui?

".

What arouse the anger of Olivier Véran, who denounced, this Thursday from Martinique, "extremely colorful signs and sometimes extremely dubious reasons, (...) even completely filthy".

Source: leparis

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