Around 5,000 people gathered in Nantes, France, on Friday (27 November) against a new security bill that could ban filming police officers.

People marched through the streets and raised their phones to denounce the bill, which would criminalise the publication of images of on-duty police officers with the intent of harming their "physical or psychological integrity".

The bill has passed its first reading in the lower house of parliament but recent publication of video showing French police beating then tear-gassing a Black man, has increased pressure against the bill, prompting the government to say it will review its wording.

Some local media said that up to 12,000 people joined the protest in Nantes on Friday, despite the lockdown.

Police later fired tear gas at protesters.

Around 5000 people gathered in Nantes against a new security bill. During one of the many speeches, people on the square were asked to raise their phone to denounce the law that would ban filming police officers in duty.
The law and multiple recent case of police violence created an outrage upon the legitimacy to film cops.

A day before the national protest against the new global security law, people gathered in Nantes against a law that would ban filming police officers despite the actual debate surrounding police violence.
Despite the lockdown, some media announced that up to 12.000 people joined the protest on friday.
A dense and long crowd marched thoigh the city in calm with chants and signs.

As new affairs of police violence erupted this last week after the violent dismantlement of a refugee camp in Paris and the violent arrest of a black man wrongfully accused of resisting arrest, thousands of people took the streets in Nantes, France to denounce a new security law that would ban filming police officers.
After marching though downtown, the crowd came back to it's starting point before going for another tour that would end in tear gas.

Despite the new lockdown that will come to an end mid-december, thousands of people took the streets in Nantes to denoune a law that would ban filming police officers despite the current debate surrounding police violence and the lack of punishement toward violent officers. On november 27th, up to 12.000 marched in Nantes for more than 2 hours before clashes with the police and tear gas put an end to the protest.