Hi fellows,
If you haven't hear about it (which is sad, but highly probable), a special law has been voted last week restraining people's rights of expression.
The Quebec special law #78 has been voted consequently to the high student mobilization against the higher studies price (175% over 5/7 years).
Due to more than 3 months repeated protests (we are in the 101/102 days of those), this law has been enacted to facilitate repression and to try to undermine the movement.
Since yesterday, groups of more than 50 protesters are illegal. The police says they still allow the big protests march being formed but will start to arrest at the first signs of violence.
Tonight (here) I have been a direct witness of the arrest of ~100 people after a claim by the police of some beer bottle thrown towards them.
Journalists were in the group, some of them managed to get out after some intimidation and insults, some others decided to stay inside with people there and to be arrested aswell.
Thoses events reminds me of the 2005 french riots. The intensity is the same but this time in a much more visible place such as the vivid plain center of the Montreal island.
The same fate here: the negation of civil rights by a liberticide law.
We are in such a strange period:
People know everything which is being done is against the constitution and the fundamental rights.
At the same time, they are being arrested, and they might have some criminal records for defending their rights and what they think is best for their nation.
I feel a little dizzy...
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