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at the Louvre, posters stuck near the painting “Liberty leading the people”
Activists from the “Food Response” collective demonstrated this Wednesday in front of Eugène Delacroix’s work, sticking posters reading “Resisting is vital” next to the painting. “The work did not suffer…
“The government lacks the courage to take matters into its own hands,” laments the general controller of places of deprivation of liberty
To try to relieve congestion in French prisons, Dominique Simonnot calls for favoring other sanctions “which allow sentences to be carried out in a more intelligent way”. Published on 04/30/2024…
Louvre Museum | Liberty Leading the People Reveals Its True Colors
(Paris) After more than six months of restoration, the public of the Louvre Museum in Paris will discover the true colors of a world icon of painting from Thursday: Liberty…
Delacroix’s famous painting “Liberty Leading the People” hung up in the Louvre after its restoration
It is one of the icons of the Louvre, “Liberty Leading the People”, painted in 1830 by Eugène Delacroix, was hung up in its exhibition room on Tuesday. It went…
“Is this a way of locking people up?”, criticizes the General Controller of places of deprivation of liberty
“The law wants us to punish, but another part says that prison must be used to reintegrate,” recalls Dominique Simonnot. Published on 01/03/2024 08:21 Reading time: 1 min An inmate…
in exile, in prison or even at liberty, who are the other figures of the Russian opposition?
Vladimir Putin’s political enemy, sentenced to 19 years in prison for “extremism”, died in a prison in the Russian Arctic on Friday. “Three days ago, Vladimir Putin killed my husband.…
“They have 4 to 5 times fewer lesson hours”, deplores the general controller of places of deprivation of liberty
Dominique Simonnot calls on the government to “rearm the civic sense of locked-up children by giving teachers the means to teach them something”. Published on 01/31/2024 08:30 Reading time: 2…
Israel and Hamas at war | Jewish activists occupy the Statue of Liberty to demand a ceasefire
(New York) A few hundred progressive American Jewish activists peacefully occupied the Statue of Liberty in New York on Monday to demand a cease-fire from Israel and an end to…
Philosophical questionnaire | Liberty, equality, fraternity. And love too!
Once a month, The Pressinspired by the magazine’s Socrates Questionnaire Philosophy, questions a personality on the big questions of life. This Sunday, comedian Philippe-Audrey Larrue-St-Jacques, whose show Child of the…
Restoration of the work | Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People leaves the Louvre
(Paris) Liberty Leading the People by Delacroix was removed on Wednesday with infinite precautions from its walls at the Louvre Museum for a restoration which should last until spring 2024,…
UN calls for immediate release of human rights lawyer Lady Liberty
Theary Seng, whose real name is, was recently sentenced to six years in prison for trying to bring a historical opponent back to Cambodia. Two critical comments against the Cambodian…
UN calls for immediate release of human rights lawyer Lady Liberty
Theary Seng, whose real name is, was recently sentenced to six years in prison for trying to bring a historical opponent back to Cambodia. Two critical comments against the Cambodian…
“The more the years pass, the more it deteriorates”, denounces the general controller of the places of deprivation of liberty
“In the rooms, they can’t close the door, so there are people who come in at night. As the police don’t come in, it’s the law of the strongest that…
Overcrowded prisons, violence, dilapidation… What to remember from the annual report of the Controller General of Places of Deprivation of Liberty
In his 2022 activity report, Dominique Simonnot draws up a detailed assessment of the state of French prison establishments. “There is no prison where no rights are violated.” The report,…
Overcrowded prisons, violence, dilapidation… What to remember from the annual report of the Controller General of Places of Deprivation of Liberty
In his 2022 activity report, Dominique Simonnot draws up a detailed assessment of the state of French prison establishments. “There is no prison where no rights are violated.” The report,…
The Statue of Liberty wears the colors of Lorraine!
On October 28, 1886, New York baptized this statue, which is also known by this name: “Liberty Enlightening the World”. But this statue first carries a French and Lorraine story.…
the general controller of places of deprivation of liberty denounces a “catastrophic situation”
On October 1, 2022, the 188 French prison establishments had 72,350 prisoners, for 60,700 operational places. This overcrowding forces more than 2,000 people to sleep on a mattress on the…
the general controller of places of deprivation of liberty denounces a “catastrophic situation”
On October 1, 2022, the 188 French prison establishments had 72,350 prisoners, for 60,700 operational places. This overcrowding forces more than 2,000 people to sleep on a mattress on the…
A beautiful convoy of LIBERTY
That’s all we needed at the end of the campaign. A 2022 campaign which, we hope, does not bode well for those to come, because it did not honor either…
an “exceptional event” which “did not cost our taxes a penny”, recalls the general controller of places of deprivation of liberty
The “KohLantess” competition, organized at the Fresnes prison at the end of July and the dissemination of the images of which is causing controversy, is “an exceptional event” which does…