During a demonstration against the Global Security Law, in Toulouse.

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Fred Scheiber / SIPA

It was a request from traders, but also from the mayor of Toulouse, Jean-Luc Moudenc.

The prefect of Haute-Garonne has just taken a decree prohibiting the holding of three demonstrations in the city center this weekend.

Two of them were declared: that of uberized delivery men, Saturday from 6.30 p.m. on departure from Compans as part of a strike of orders, and another on keeping the school at home at 10:30.

If they had indeed been submitted to the prefecture, the will of their organizers to maintain a certain course led to their cancellation by the prefect, Etienne Guyot.

Two other rallies against the Global Security Act, undeclared this time but whose call “Global Response” was launched on social networks for Saturday 5 pm at the Capitol and Sunday, were also banned.

After 70 Black Saturdays in a row, confinements and now the economic crisis, our businesses are suffering a lot.



The illicit demonstrations on Saturday afternoon generate disorder and destroy jobs.


They must stop!

- Jean-Luc Moudenc (@jlmoudenc) December 3, 2020

On the other hand, the citizen demonstration organized on the same day and on the same theme at 11:30 am from the Combatants' Monument and declared in the prefecture is well maintained.

Between Christmas shopping and coronavirus

“This Saturday will be a very busy day in the streets of Toulouse, especially because everyone wants to be able to do their Christmas shopping and take advantage of the reopening of shops.

The presence of demonstrators will increase the number of people in the city center.

The virus is circulating very actively and barrier measures as well as containment must be respected as much as possible ”, indicates the prefect of Haute-Garonne in a press release.

Before indicating that "the police will not tolerate any disturbance related to these demonstrations.

They will be numerous and very mobilized for the occasion.

While the freedom to demonstrate is an inalienable right, so is the freedom to move and work in complete safety.

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  • Coronavirus

  • security

  • Prefect

  • Prohibition

  • Toulouse

  • Demonstration