The people of Martinique have taken to the streets throughout September to protest the cost of living crisis. In response, local authorities imposed a curfew, while the government in Paris approved the deployment of a special security forces unit (compagnie républicaine de sécurité, CRS) to the island—marking the first such action in over 60 years.

This move has been heavily criticized by local parliamentarians and left leaders in France. The CRS had been effectively banned from Martinique after their violent suppression of protests in 1959, which left three young people dead and sparked public outrage. The disregard for this ban, including by newly appointed Ministers of the Interior and for Overseas France, has been interpreted as a sign of deep disrespect toward the people of Martinique.

With right-wing Michel Barnier now heading the government, the deployment of security forces to Martinique may only be the beginning of more brutality against the population of France’s colonies, also known as “overseas territories”.

https://mronline.org/2024/09/26/france-deploys-colonial-security-forces-to-repress-cost-of-living-protests-in-martinique/

 

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