Overview
- The prefect of police in Paris issued an order prohibiting the Collectif Urgence Palestine demonstration that had been planned for October 7, the third anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez requested the ban and the prefect said the decision aimed to prevent clashes and protect public order given identified security risks.
- Authorities pointed to a high national terrorism threat level and historically high numbers of antisemitic incidents as the main grounds for the prohibition.
- Collectif Urgence Palestine said it will file an appeal with the administrative tribunal and described the order as political censorship and a severe restriction on free expression.
- The case will be decided under French law that lets prefects ban assemblies to prevent disorder, and the tribunal ruling will shape how officials balance security and protest rights during charged anniversary events.