Overview
- The SNJ-CGT has filed an urgent référé-liberté at the Conseil d'État to suspend part of the new “Schéma national des violences urbaines,” according to its lawyer.
- The July 31 document states that the consideration of journalists’ status under the public‑order schema “does not apply” during urban violence, prompting fears of exclusion from coverage.
- The Commission de la carte d’identité des journalistes professionnels has written to Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau urging removal of the sentence and invoking the 1881 press‑freedom law.
- Twenty‑nine sociétés de journalistes from major newsrooms have condemned the wording and demanded explicit guarantees for reporters’ movement and access.
- Police spokesperson Agathe Foucault has said the doctrine does not restrict journalists’ presence and promised a clarification, noting that courts in 2021 struck down earlier limits on reporters during dispersals.