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5 October 2025

People raise their arms during the march. As the Global Sumud Flotilla is stopped by Israel and their members are put in jail, in Toulouse, France, on October 4, 2025, people take to the streets to demand the liberation of all people from the flotilla detained in Israel and to denounce the current Israeli onslaught in Gaza. Five French MPs from the France Unbowed party, including Francois Piquemal (a Toulouse MP), and the leader of the CGT union of Haute-Garonne are arrested and detained in Israel. Several hundred protesters participate in the march. The last gathering called by the CGT, FSU, and SUD unions is violently attacked by riot police on October 2, as the Prefect decides to forbid the gathering and the march one and a half hours before the beginning. Riot police charge and clash violently with peaceful protesters and unionists using tear gas and pepper spray. The Israeli onslaught in Gaza is deemed 'genocide' by the CPI and several NGOs such as Amnesty International, HRW, and PHR. Israel has crossed all the red lines of humanitarian laws and even laws of war. No meaningful humanitarian assistance is delivered to Gaza since March 2, and a UN-related global hunger monitor warns that more than a million people face starvation in Gaza. Now more than 500 Palestinians die of human-made starvation. Since October 7, 2023, nearly 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by the Israeli army.

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#12830502

5 October 2025

A woman holds a 'Free Gaza' cardboard. As the Global Sumud Flotilla is stopped by Israel and their members are put in jail, in Toulouse, France, on October 4, 2025, people take to the streets to demand the liberation of all people from the flotilla detained in Israel and to denounce the current Israeli onslaught in Gaza. Five French MPs from the France Unbowed party, including Francois Piquemal (a Toulouse MP), and the leader of the CGT union of Haute-Garonne are arrested and detained in Israel. Several hundred protesters participate in the march. The last gathering called by the CGT, FSU, and SUD unions is violently attacked by riot police on October 2 as the Prefect decides to forbid the gathering and the march one and a half hours before the beginning. Riot police charge and clash violently with peaceful protesters and unionists using tear gas and pepper spray. The Israeli onslaught in Gaza is deemed 'genocide' by the CPI and several NGOs such as Amnesty International, HRW, PHR, etc. Israel crosses all the red lines of humanitarian laws and even laws of war. No meaningful humanitarian assistance is delivered to Gaza since March 2, and a UN-related global hunger monitor warns that more than a million people face starvation in Gaza. Now more than 500 Palestinians die of human-made starvation. Since October 7, 2023, nearly 67,000 Palestinians are killed in Gaza by the Israeli army.

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5 October 2025

A young girl holds a Palestinian flag during the march. As the Global Sumud Flotilla is stopped by Israel and their members are jailed, people in Toulouse, France, on October 4, 2025, take to the streets to demand the liberation of all flotilla members detained in Israel and to denounce the current Israeli onslaught in Gaza. Five French MPs from the France Unbowed party, including Francois Piquemal (a Toulouse MP), and the leader of the CGT union of Haute-Garonne are arrested and detained in Israel. Several hundred protesters participate in the march. The last gathering called by the CGT, FSU, and SUD unions is violently attacked by riot police on October 2, as the Prefect decides to forbid the gathering and the march one and a half hours before the beginning. Riot police charge and clash violently with peaceful protesters and unionists using tear gas and pepper spray. The Israeli onslaught in Gaza is deemed 'genocide' by the CPI and several NGOs such as Amnesty International, HRW, and PHR. Israel crosses all the red lines of humanitarian laws and even laws of war. No meaningful humanitarian assistance is delivered to Gaza since March 2, and a UN-related global hunger monitor warns that more than a million people face starvation in Gaza. Now more than 500 Palestinians die of human-made starvation. Since October 7, 2023, nearly 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by the Israeli army.

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#12823556

3 October 2025

A woman holds the portrait of the French MP Francois Piquemal, who is aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla. He is arrested on a boat by the Israeli navy. She is arrested by police for her placard, which reads 'Flotilla for 'Kidnapped by Israel.' Called by all trade unions united, thousands of people take to the streets in Toulouse, France, on September 10, against Macron's economic policies after a day called 'Bloquons tout' (Block everything). It is launched at the beginning of the summer on social networks against Macron's policies: downsizing the welfare state to cut taxes for businesses, increasing the Defense budget and Interior Ministry, and his choice of conservative Sebastien Lecornu as the new Prime Minister. His pro-business stance angers French people, who blockade everywhere in France on September 10. A gathering and a march are authorized by the Prefect of Occitanie. The Prefect decides to forbid the gathering called by the CGT union and the march one and a half hours before the beginning. Riot police charge and clash violently with peaceful protesters and CGT unionists using tear gas and pepper spray in Toulouse, France, on October 2, 2025.

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11 June 2025

Francois Piquemal, a French MP deputy of the group La France Insoumise (LFI), speaks at the public session of questions to the French government at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on June 10, 2025.

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1 May 2025

Supporters put up placards for the municipal campaign of Francois Piquemal (France Unbowed). On May Day or Labour Day, thousands of people take to the streets in Toulouse, France, on May 1, 2025. Trade unionists, citizens, yellow vests, anarchists, and members of political parties come to the demonstration. This year, people express concern about what French President Emmanuel Macron will do regarding defense and social issues, as he, like other Western leaders, wants to push for defense spending. The French government states that French people will be asked to make efforts concerning the French social model to pay for defense. Antiracism, antifascism, and the Gaza war also serve as mottos of the march.

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4 February 2025

MP Francois Piquemal of the left party LFI (France Unbowed) speaks to people who gather. Several trade unions, mainly SUD and the CGT, call for a gathering in front of one of the buildings of the Toulouse Metropole to protest against sweeping cuts. The mayor of Toulouse, Jean-Luc Moudenc (LR right), and head of Toulouse Metropole demands sweeping cuts across the board. In his line of sight are sectors of culture (theaters, activities for children, public libraries), sports such as public swimming pools, sciences popularization (Quai des Savoirs, National Museum of Nature History), social services, or even school canteens. He plans to allocate more money to security cameras (more than 4,000 planned for 2025) and local police. The French government demands the cuts due to a significant shortfall in public finances. The cuts are planned to be anywhere between -60% and -30% of their latest budgets in Toulouse, France, on February 4, 2025.

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12 September 2024

Francois Piquemal, French Member of Parliament (MP) for the La France insoumise (LFI) political party and member of the leftist-wing ''Nouveau Front Populaire'' (NFP) coalition, addresses journalists during the opening public session of the 17th legislature at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on July 18, 2024.

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3 December 2022

French deputy Francois Piquemal speaks before the march. Iranians of Toulouse organized a protest in Toulouse in solidarity with women and protesters in Iran, following the death of the young Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's 'morality police'. Several hundreds of people participated to the protest. Police have said Amini fell ill as she waited with other women held by the morality police, who enforce strict rules in the Islamic republic requiring women to cover their hair and wear loose-fitting clothes in public. Since the death of Mahsa Amini, many protest took place in Iran, the NGO Iran Human Rights says that many protesters have been killed. The death of Mahsa Amini sparked protests worldwide. Toulouse. France. December 3rd 2022.

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#8742442

29 August 2022

MP Francois Piquemal speaks with one of the minors expulsed. A building occupied by unaccompagnied foreign minors was evacueted on August 26th by riot plice. More than one hundred unaccompanied foreign minors lived in this building. The Justice has said that the evacuation could take place only if there is a real solution for their housing. However, minors were evacuated whithout any housing solution and, since August 26th, they stay near the Courthouse of Toulouse on the grass. Some of them were poised to begin the school year on September 4th. They receive help from World Doctors (Medecins du Monde) and other collectives. The mayor of Toulouse said of the expulsion: 'It's a great day for the French Republic'. Unaccompanied foreign minors organized a press conference with NGOs and lawyers to explain their situation. A recently elected MP, Francois Piquemal from the NUPEs came to support them. Toulouse. France. August 29th 2022.

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#8742450

29 August 2022

MP Francois Piquemal speaks with foreign minors in the camp. A building occupied by unaccompagnied foreign minors was evacueted on August 26th by riot plice. More than one hundred unaccompanied foreign minors lived in this building. The Justice has said that the evacuation could take place only if there is a real solution for their housing. However, minors were evacuated whithout any housing solution and, since August 26th, they stay near the Courthouse of Toulouse on the grass. Some of them were poised to begin the school year on September 4th. They receive help from World Doctors (Medecins du Monde) and other collectives. The mayor of Toulouse said of the expulsion: 'It's a great day for the French Republic'. Unaccompanied foreign minors organized a press conference with NGOs and lawyers to explain their situation. A recently elected MP, Francois Piquemal from the NUPEs came to support them. Toulouse. France. August 29th 2022.

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#8742468

29 August 2022

Recently elected MP, Francois Piquemal, gestures towards unaccompanied foreign minors. A building occupied by unaccompagnied foreign minors was evacueted on August 26th by riot plice. More than one hundred unaccompanied foreign minors lived in this building. The Justice has said that the evacuation could take place only if there is a real solution for their housing. However, minors were evacuated whithout any housing solution and, since August 26th, they stay near the Courthouse of Toulouse on the grass. Some of them were poised to begin the school year on September 4th. They receive help from World Doctors (Medecins du Monde) and other collectives. The mayor of Toulouse said of the expulsion: 'It's a great day for the French Republic'. Unaccompanied foreign minors organized a press conference with NGOs and lawyers to explain their situation. A recently elected MP, Francois Piquemal from the NUPEs came to support them. Toulouse. France. August 29th 2022.

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#8742432

29 August 2022

Placards lying on the ground, they read 'We're unaccompagnied foreign minors evicted without help' and 'We, foreign minors, the street isn't our house'. A building occupied by unaccompagnied foreign minors was evacueted on August 26th by riot plice. More than one hundred unaccompanied foreign minors lived in this building. The Justice has said that the evacuation could take place only if there is a real solution for their housing. However, minors were evacuated whithout any housing solution and, since August 26th, they stay near the Courthouse of Toulouse on the grass. Some of them were poised to begin the school year on September 4th. They receive help from World Doctors (Medecins du Monde) and other collectives. The mayor of Toulouse said of the expulsion: 'It's a great day for the French Republic'. Unaccompanied foreign minors organized a press conference with NGOs and lawyers to explain their situation. A recently elected MP, Francois Piquemal from the NUPEs came to support them. Toulouse. France. August 29th 2022.

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#8742436

29 August 2022

A banner near the camp reads 'Wer'e unaccompagnied minors without shelter'. A building occupied by unaccompagnied foreign minors was evacueted on August 26th by riot plice. More than one hundred unaccompanied foreign minors lived in this building. The Justice has said that the evacuation could take place only if there is a real solution for their housing. However, minors were evacuated whithout any housing solution and, since August 26th, they stay near the Courthouse of Toulouse on the grass. Some of them were poised to begin the school year on September 4th. They receive help from World Doctors (Medecins du Monde) and other collectives. The mayor of Toulouse said of the expulsion: 'It's a great day for the French Republic'. Unaccompanied foreign minors organized a press conference with NGOs and lawyers to explain their situation. A recently elected MP, Francois Piquemal from the NUPEs came to support them. Toulouse. France. August 29th 2022.

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#8742438

29 August 2022

Near the camp, a banner reads 'AutonoMIE, our weapon is solidarity'. A building occupied by unaccompagnied foreign minors was evacueted on August 26th by riot plice. More than one hundred unaccompanied foreign minors lived in this building. The Justice has said that the evacuation could take place only if there is a real solution for their housing. However, minors were evacuated whithout any housing solution and, since August 26th, they stay near the Courthouse of Toulouse on the grass. Some of them were poised to begin the school year on September 4th. They receive help from World Doctors (Medecins du Monde) and other collectives. The mayor of Toulouse said of the expulsion: 'It's a great day for the French Republic'. Unaccompanied foreign minors organized a press conference with NGOs and lawyers to explain their situation. A recently elected MP, Francois Piquemal from the NUPEs came to support them. Toulouse. France. August 29th 2022.

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#8742444

29 August 2022

A unaccompagnied foreign minor writes 'Yes to a Republic which protects minors' on a cardboard. A building occupied by unaccompagnied foreign minors was evacueted on August 26th by riot plice. More than one hundred unaccompanied foreign minors lived in this building. The Justice has said that the evacuation could take place only if there is a real solution for their housing. However, minors were evacuated whithout any housing solution and, since August 26th, they stay near the Courthouse of Toulouse on the grass. Some of them were poised to begin the school year on September 4th. They receive help from World Doctors (Medecins du Monde) and other collectives. The mayor of Toulouse said of the expulsion: 'It's a great day for the French Republic'. Unaccompanied foreign minors organized a press conference with NGOs and lawyers to explain their situation. A recently elected MP, Francois Piquemal from the NUPEs came to support them. Toulouse. France. August 29th 2022.

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