Journalists targeted during the November 5 demonstration in Paris

On November 5 in Paris, Jordan Florentin, a journalist for 100% Frontière and CNews, was targeted by projectiles on Rue de Rivoli while doing a live cross, and was booed by high school students; police officers asked him to stop his "provocations". The next day, two journalists, including a Politis colleague, announced they would file complaints after police violence during this demonstration, the Politis Journalists' Society denouncing an attack on press freedom. The same day, an altercation between police and gendarmes took place during the demonstration, while AFP management condemned assaults on its journalists and demanded guarantees for their physical safety. In Quimper on November 5, a Ouest-France journalist covering a demonstration against the high cost of living was sprayed with tear gas by a member of the security forces, a report having been sent to the prosecutor. On November 8, a CRS officer, Commander Traxel, son-in-law of Jacques Chirac, reprimanded Jordan Florentin during the Paris demonstration of November 5.