Overview

• La France Insoumise barred Olivier Pérou from covering its AmFis in the Drôme on August 21.
• Pérou co-authored La Meute with Libération’s Charlotte Belaïch, a book examining LFI’s internal operations.
• Le Monde director Jérôme Fenoglio condemned the exclusion as a clear obstacle to press freedom and affirmed the paper’s right to choose its reporters.
• LFI accused the book of heavy defamation and inventing false information, while stating other Le Monde journalists are welcome to attend.
• The Société des rédacteurs du Monde called the move unworthy and contrary to press freedom, warning it sets a serious precedent.