Overview
- An intersyndicale of four unions filed a collective complaint 'contre X' Thursday to support reporters who had already lodged individual criminal complaints over recent assaults by police and reinforcements.
- Reporters Sans Frontières has logged 71 cases of interference with press coverage since the protests began, including 44 physical assaults and 29 incidents attributed to security forces.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez met union leaders and acknowledged that some reinforcement units lack proper training in rules meant to protect journalists, and he said prefects would be asked to remind forces of the Schéma national de maintien de l'ordre.
- Unions and media organisations want independent, effective investigations and potential criminal responsibility for officers involved, arguing the incidents reflect a failure to apply existing SNMO protections rather than a legal gap.
- The ministry has ordered internal inquiries and promised operational changes from the coming Saturday, and observers say the key tests will be whether on‑the‑ground behavior changes and whether probes lead to accountability.