A LARGE HUMAN CHAIN PROTEST IN PARIS DESPITE THE BAN UNDER STATE OF EMERGENCY

USPA NEWS - A wide protest organised human chain by representatives of civil society as well as ecologists took place today in Paris, between “Place Republique“ and “Place Nation“ for COP21. They are between 4,000 and 10,000 people despite the official ban since the decree of a state of emergency

A wide protest organised human chain by representatives of civil society as well as ecologists took place today in Paris, between “Place Republique“ and “Place Nation“ for COP21. They are between 4,000 and 10,000 people despite the official ban since the decree of a state of emergency, following the attacks of Paris, the demonstrations were forbidden by the French authorities.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Another anti COP21 march, organised yesterday Versailles (50 km from Paris) had leads of police arrests and summonses of the house arrest for 24 manifestants ecologists. President Francois Hollande was alerted by the Greens leaders, including Cecile Duflot. Emmanuelle Cosse talked to Bernard Cazeneuve. And Saturday, questioned by Greenpeace during a meeting at the Elysee, the president reassured: "I just give instructions so that there is no house arrests of activists linked to COP. "Overzealous prefects will be called to order, and pro-environment protests in the provinces will be maintained, according to our information. The state of emergency does not want the enemy of the COP21, President Hollande can not be the enemy of climate activists." Official sources, with agencies.