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21 May 2025

An opponent holds a placard reading 'The state imposes the A69 despite Justice' after hearings at the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse following the decision of the Administrative Court of Toulouse to suspend all works on the A69 project highway between Toulouse and Castres. NGE/Atosca files an appeal against this decision and asks the Court to allow the works to continue during the time the appeal is judged. Two senators and two MPs from the Tarn department propose a retroactive law to authorize the building of the A69, stating they want to bypass the decision of the Administrative Court of Toulouse. Atosca states all leveling works have begun and that more than 70% of highway structures are completed. However, the leveling works and highway structures do not match the numbers given by Atosca. Additionally, several problems plague the work, such as water evacuation and protection of species. The main association 'La Voie est Libre' (meaning 'The Way is Free') and opponents want the building of the highway to be stopped until all judicial decisions on the content are given. All expropriations for farmers are not cleared. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers. More than 100 protected species and 400 hectares of agricultural fields will be destroyed in Toulouse, France, on May 21, 2025.

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#12068425

18 February 2025

Banners read 'bitumen factory imposed, democracy in danger' and 'Stop A69 Justice up against it'. People gather in Toulouse, France, on February 18, 2025, as plaintiffs (LVEL, Attac, Amis de la Terre, D'Ingrando, etc.) against the planned highway A69 between Toulouse and Castres go on 'administrative' trial against the French State along with the builder, NGE, and its concessionary Atosca. The last hearing (in theory) against the environmental authorization to build the A69 highway takes place at the Administrative Court of Toulouse. In December, surprising everyone, the judge decides to reopen the files instead of giving the court decision on the content. Alice Terrasse, the main lawyer for 'La Voie Est Libre' (opponents), pleads, among other things, that the main reason for building this highway, a 'Major Imperative for public interest,' is invalid, as did before the 'Rapporteur Public'. The 'Rapporteur Public' sticks to her position that all environmental authorizations should be nullified, taking down the ''Major Imperative for Public Interest.'' If confirmed, it will stop the building of the A69 highway. The main association 'La Voie est Libre' (i.e., 'The Way is Free'), opponents want the building of the highway to be stopped until all the justice decisions on the content are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers.

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#11654203

10 October 2024

Human rights activists participate in the 835th Aksi Kamisan, or Thursday's Protest, in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 10, 2024. They demand that the government impose a moratorium on executions and the death penalty, thoroughly investigate human rights violations, and demonstrate a commitment to ending the practice of impunity that protects perpetrators of human rights crimes.

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#11654204

10 October 2024

Human rights activists participate in the 835th Aksi Kamisan, or Thursday's Protest, in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 10, 2024. They demand that the government impose a moratorium on executions and the death penalty, thoroughly investigate human rights violations, and demonstrate a commitment to ending the practice of impunity that protects perpetrators of human rights crimes.

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#11654205

10 October 2024

Police stand guard during the 835th Aksi Kamisan, or Thursday's Protest, in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 10, 2024. In their demonstration, they demand the government impose a moratorium on executions and the death penalty, thoroughly investigate human rights violations, and demonstrate a commitment to ending the practice of impunity that protects perpetrators of human rights crimes.

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#11654206

10 October 2024

Human rights activists participate in the 835th Aksi Kamisan, or Thursday's Protest, in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 10, 2024. They demand that the government impose a moratorium on executions and the death penalty, thoroughly investigate human rights violations, and demonstrate a commitment to ending the practice of impunity that protects perpetrators of human rights crimes.

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#11654207

10 October 2024

Human rights activists participate in the 835th Aksi Kamisan, or Thursday's Protest, in front of the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 10, 2024. They demand that the government impose a moratorium on executions and the death penalty, thoroughly investigate human rights violations, and demonstrate a commitment to ending the practice of impunity that protects perpetrators of human rights crimes.

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#11647408

7 October 2024

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Turin, Italy, project the names of all those killed in Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip onto the pavement during protests on October 7, 2024. Despite restrictions imposed by local police following clashes in Rome over the weekend, demonstrations continue on the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel.

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#11647426

7 October 2024

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Turin, Italy, project the names of all those killed in Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip onto the pavement during protests on October 7, 2024. Despite restrictions imposed by local police following clashes in Rome over the weekend, demonstrations continue on the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel.

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7 October 2024

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Turin, Italy, project the names of all those killed in Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip onto the pavement during protests on October 7, 2024. Despite restrictions imposed by local police following clashes in Rome over the weekend, demonstrations continue on the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel.

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#9467064

20 January 2023

Demonstrators hold a banner with the slogan 'Stop social regression, let's impose other choices!' during the demonstration which brought together tens of thousands of people who take part in a demonstration in Paris on January 19, 2023, as workers go on strike against the pension reform project presented by the French government to increase the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 years.

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#6567170

28 March 2021

Aerial view from an aircraft window during a flight, of Thessaloniki International Airport Makedonia SKG LGTS. The new expansion of the airport's runway in the sea and the new terminal that was a construction project from the new operator FRAPORT are visible. The aviation industry and airlines suffered a decline in passenger traffic due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. After new lockdown measures like curfew, quarantine, testing and more were imposed in the country. Also testing is requared to fly in addition to mandatory facemask wear. Thessaloniki was a tourism hub airport with increased seasonal traffic due to the nearby holiday destination like Halkidiki. Thessaloniki, Greece on October 12, 2020

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#6567172

28 March 2021

Aerial view from an aircraft window during a flight, of Thessaloniki International Airport Makedonia SKG LGTS. The new expansion of the airport's runway in the sea and the new terminal that was a construction project from the new operator FRAPORT are visible. The aviation industry and airlines suffered a decline in passenger traffic due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. After new lockdown measures like curfew, quarantine, testing and more were imposed in the country. Also testing is requared to fly in addition to mandatory facemask wear. Thessaloniki was a tourism hub airport with increased seasonal traffic due to the nearby holiday destination like Halkidiki. Thessaloniki, Greece on October 12, 2020

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#6567174

28 March 2021

Aerial view from an aircraft window during a flight, of Thessaloniki International Airport Makedonia SKG LGTS. The new expansion of the airport's runway in the sea and the new terminal that was a construction project from the new operator FRAPORT are visible. The aviation industry and airlines suffered a decline in passenger traffic due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. After new lockdown measures like curfew, quarantine, testing and more were imposed in the country. Also testing is requared to fly in addition to mandatory facemask wear. Thessaloniki was a tourism hub airport with increased seasonal traffic due to the nearby holiday destination like Halkidiki. Thessaloniki, Greece on October 12, 2020

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#6567176

28 March 2021

Aerial view from an aircraft window during a flight, of Thessaloniki International Airport Makedonia SKG LGTS. The new expansion of the airport's runway in the sea and the new terminal that was a construction project from the new operator FRAPORT are visible. The aviation industry and airlines suffered a decline in passenger traffic due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. After new lockdown measures like curfew, quarantine, testing and more were imposed in the country. Also testing is requared to fly in addition to mandatory facemask wear. Thessaloniki was a tourism hub airport with increased seasonal traffic due to the nearby holiday destination like Halkidiki. Thessaloniki, Greece on October 12, 2020

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#6567178

28 March 2021

Aerial view from an aircraft window during a flight, of Thessaloniki International Airport Makedonia SKG LGTS. The new expansion of the airport's runway in the sea and the new terminal that was a construction project from the new operator FRAPORT are visible. The aviation industry and airlines suffered a decline in passenger traffic due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. After new lockdown measures like curfew, quarantine, testing and more were imposed in the country. Also testing is requared to fly in addition to mandatory facemask wear. Thessaloniki was a tourism hub airport with increased seasonal traffic due to the nearby holiday destination like Halkidiki. Thessaloniki, Greece on October 12, 2020

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