Clashes Breakout in Paris against "Comprehensive Security" Law

Thousands of the French people demonstrated again on Saturday  in several cities, including Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, and Lille, against the "Comprehensive Security" Law.

The protesters are demanding that the government abandon that controversial law. They claim that it infringes freedoms and encourages police violence.

In the capital, Paris, a protest march took place at 1:30 pm from Châtelet to Place de la République, which is expected to be joined by the "Yellow Vests" and other opponents of the government of various political-ideological orientations.

Today’s protests come with a call, since last Wednesday, from the Coordination "Stop the Comprehensive Security Law" opposing the controversial law.

It excluded in its appeal the city of Paris for security reasons after the widespread violence during the "Freedom and Justice March" demonstrations last Saturday, during which demonstrators were wounded among them is a Reuter's news agency photographer.

It should be noted that the lower chamber of the French Parliament (the House of Representatives) voted in favor of the controversial law, pending the position of the Senate, and that the government responded to the protesters that it would "rewrite" Article 24 of this law, which prohibits filming security forces during their field intervention.

The French government said this article aims to preserve the safety and security of police personnel during performing their duties in the streets of the cities.

This is what the opposition considered a government release by the police in dealing violently with the protests without being able to expose their violations with pictures and recordings on social media and the media, as is customary.

On the other hand, experts affiliated with the United Nations (UN) called on Paris not only to reformulate Article 24 of the Comprehensive Security Law but to withdraw it entirely due to its violation, according to human rights organizations and press unions, of freedoms.

However, the government's stance is still unclear so far.