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A69: Mp Anne Stambach Terrenoir Blocked By Police To Supplu 'Ecureuils' With Food And Medecines

MP Anne Stambach-Terrenoir is standing in front of policemen while trying to call the Prefet of Tarn in Saix, Tarn, France, on March 22, 2024. Despite the legally binding report from Michel Forst, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, which demands the resupply of 'Ecureuils' living in the trees of the 'Crem'Arbre' ZAD (Zone To Defend), activists from LVEL (La Voie Est Libre or The Way Is Free) and MP Anne Stambach-Terrenoir are trying unsuccessfully to deliver a doctor's prescription and medicine to an 'Ecureuil'. The 'Ecureuils' and their trees have been besieged by police for more than a month, and the police are also refusing to deliver the medicines to the 'Ecureuils' or to allow journalists to do their job. On the planned A69 highway between Toulouse and Castres, opponents have installed a ZAD called 'Crem'Arbre', and 'Ecureuils' are living in the trees to prevent them from being cut down. The Gendarmes Mobiles (riot police) are standing guard near the trees to prevent sympathizers from supplying food and water to the 'Ecureuils'. The main collective 'La Voie est Libre' wants the highway project to be halted until all judicial decisions are made, and the expropriations for farmers are not yet resolved. Opponents argue that reprofiling the N126 would be sufficient for the planned 6,000 vehicles per day and would cost much less. The A69 highway is projected to cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros, excluding inflation) for 53 kilometers, and its construction would destroy more than 100 protected species and 400 hectares of agricultural land. (Photo by Alain Pitton/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#11090640
Date Taken	21 March 2024
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Photographer	Alain Pitton/NurPhoto
Category	Social Issue
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Alain Pitton/NurPhoto

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