Live updates on anti-COP21 mobilisation : from 1st to 6th December

Since the start of the week repression against anti-COP mobilisation has intensified. Following arbitray summons and house arrests across France, the police have been organising raids in the street and the metro, arresting people who look like ’ZADistes’.
But in spite of these attempts at intimidation, the mobilisation continues. In this article you will find updates from the first week of December.

Next meeting of the mobilisation on monday at 7h30 p.m., « l’Annexe », 35 rue Baudin, Pré-st-Gervais, M° Hoche

In brief :
15:40 : All the people that attended the event at the « Grand Palais » have been evacuated. An activist climbed on a lamp to hang up a banner « no peace without climate justice » but the moutain cops came to arrest him. The street in front of the building is closed and police patrols (in civilains, without even an armband) are walking in the neighborhood and control people that could have participated to the action.
For now we know that at least 40 people have been put aside and surronuded by the police.
12:40 PM : Controls are severe at the entrance of the « Grand Palais ». People are being filtered by criteria that semms to be : age, gender and style. If you are a guy of less than 30 years old with a casual look, you will probably stay outside.

Find the programme for upcoming mobilisations on anticop21.org

To send information, write to anticop21-automedia [at] riseup.net.
To contact the demonstrators’ support collective during the COP21 : +33(0)7.53.39.35.45 and cosomi [at] riseup.net

Call-out to join unemployment demo on Saturday 5th December in order to protest against repression and move forward. The COP21 will be people-based or nothing !

5th of December

  • Today, the Planetary Velorution anticop21 started at 10:00 AM, square de la Bastille

Neither biofuels, nor new fuel deposits
The land is for food and life. Growing fuel is a crime. Stop the destruction of soils and forests, no to GMOs.
Oil and gas must remain in the ground. Stop prospecting and exploiting new deposits. Yes to financial compensation for people who choose not to bleed the earth.

Less transport, fewer airports
Reduce the need for transport, reduce the amount of goods. Do we really need all these trucks and all these planes ? Stop useless mega-projects imposed from above : major motorways, airports, high-speed lines…

Neither greenhouse gases nor nuclear power
Will engines be powered by nuclear electricity in the future ? Nuclear power is a financial impasse, an absolute threat, now and for generations to come. Stop civil and military nuclear activities.

All informations about the Velorution

  • 4:00 PM, Bike War at Freegan Pony, Auguste Baron square (Porte de la Villette)

4th of December :

An action was planned at the « Grand Palais » at the exhibition organised by the sponsors of the COP21.

15:40 : All the people that attended the event at the « Greand Palais » have been evacuated. An activist climbed on a lamp to hang up a banner « no peace without climate justice » but the moutain cops came to arrest him. The street in front of the building is closed and police patrols (in civilains, without even an armband) are walking in the neighborhood and control people that could have participated to the action.
For now we know that at least 40 people have been put aside and surronuded by the police.

12:40 PM : Controls are severe at the entrance of the « Grand Palais ». People are being filtered by criteria that semms to be : age, gender and style. If you are a guy of less than 30 years old with a casual look, you will probably stay outside.

Update on 3rd December

Correction :
No meeting tonight at l’annexe

  • 11h : Two people who were brought up for immediate trial yesterday were condemned to 8 and 4 month suspended prison sentences.

Updates on Wednesday 2d December

  • A meeting had been called at Paris 7 for today but the local group wasn’t aware of it, and asks people not to come, out of precaution.
  • 5pm : Les anonymous hacked two United Nations sites in support of the repressed demonstrators in Sunday.
  • 3pm : 10 activists attempted to hang a huge banner on the Grande Arche at La Défense. They were arrested for an identity check.
  • About the 317 people placed in custody after Sunday’s demo :
  • The trial of the first person brought up for immediate trial ended at 6pm. The person received an 8 month suspended prison sentence.
  • Two people were brought up for immediate trial at 1.30pm today at the Palais de Justice in Paris.
  • At 2.30pm the appeal of a friend under house arrest will be judged at the court of Melun. Currently, all the other appeals of people placed under house arrest have been rejected by ruling of the judge.
  • At least three people (and possibly four) have been placed in detention centres, despite being legally resident in France.
  • Two people were brought up for immediate trial on Tuesday evening.
    The first was charged with participation in a gathering after police warnings to disperse and for throwing a can at a police officer. He was condemned to a three-month prison sentence and to pay the policeman’s damages (he had a bust lip).
    The second person was also put on trial for participation in a gathering after police warnings to disperse. She also refused to provide her fingerprints. She was given a 1000 euro fine.
  • The anti cop21 meeting (Tuesday 1st December) invites people to take part in the unemployment demo on Saturday 5th December in order to protest against repression and move forward. The COP21 will be people-based or nothing !

Updates on Tuesday 1st December

  • 4pm : People brought up for immediate trial after Sunday’s demonstration will be appearing in court this evening.
  • 9am : Request for friends of people still under custody to get in touch with the demonstrators’ support collective.



Practical and legal information

contact for demonstrators’ support collective : +33(0)7.53.39.35.45 and cosomi [at] riseup.net
All legal information

Medical Team :

Advice during demos :

Legal advice concerning the state of emergency :

Mots-clefs : COP21
Localisation : région parisienne

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