France - around Castres (Tarn): Demonstration, fires, occupation (and eviction) against the freeway project Excerpts from Reporterre / Saturday, October 21, 2023
[…] On October 21, on the outskirts of Saïx, in the Tarn countryside, over 10,500 people – 5,000 according to the prefect’s office – took part in the large-scale mobilization. The aim was to call for an immediate halt to work on the A69, a controversial motorway project linking Toulouse and Castres. […]
see video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsBs9SzYdCE
