How the police sabotaged a Paris demonstration

Mediapart, 2021|9 min
Role: OSINT, producer, lead video editor & motion designer
Coproduced with S. Bourdon, A. Rouget, C. Polloni | Story editor: M. Hajdenberg
🇬🇧 English subtitles available

Story

Mediapart has gathered and analysed hundreds of videos taken during a demonstration staged in Paris on December 12th 2020 against the French government’s controversial “global security” law.

Our investigation shows the unlawful nature of dozens of police charges carried out that day. It also documents the arbitrary arrests of demonstrators, baton blows given for no reason and the misleading statements made by interior minister Gérald Darmanin, especially over the nature and outcome of the arrests made.

Misc

The video was nominated at the DIG Award 2021 (‘Short’ category).