Friday, March 7, 2025, the day before the International Women’s Rights Day, a march titled "radical feminist night march" was planned by the organization Assemblée féministe Paris-banlieue. The event was set to start from the Gare de l’Est at 6:30 PM, making its way to the Hôtel de Ville, aiming to claim “the rights and freedoms” that are threatened by a fascist state and the rise of the far-right, the organizers specified. However, on Wednesday, March 5, this march was prohibited by the police prefect, Laurent Nuñez, through an order that AFP was able to access.
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Concerns about significant risks according to the police prefecture
Why such a decision? According to the police prefect, the potential for «public order disturbances » is too great. « There is a serious risk that the message from the activists of Samidou and Urgence Palestine [who are calling for people to join the march, editor's note] could offend the Jewish community and trigger disturbances during the declared gathering », states the prefectural order. « There is a significant risk that hateful and discriminatory comments could be made », he continues.
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A possible infiltration of the far right at the March 8 demonstration?
Another demonstration is planned in Paris on Saturday, March 8, starting from the Place de la République at 2 PM, to celebrate the International Women's Rights Day. Driven by various associations, trade unions, and collectives such as Nous Toutes Paris Nord, this feminist strike is a call to free ourselves "from work, domestic tasks, and consumption" to take to the streets and denounce injustices and inequalities between genders. The far-right collective Némésis plans to try to march alongside the demonstration. Feminist organizations oppose this: "We will not accept marching with racist and extremist groups.Shareholders who instrumentalize the struggles », indicates the collective Nous Toutes at Street Press. For now, the prefecture has not yet made a statement regarding the management of this demonstration.
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