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Four journalists' unions file a complaint against X over obstruction

The SNJ, the SNJ-CGT, CFDT-Journalistes and SGJ-FO announce, on 11 November 2026, the filing of a complaint against persons unknown.

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Key facts

  • The SNJ, the SNJ-CGT, CFDT-Journalistes and the SGJ-FO announced, on November 11, 2026, the filing of a complaint against persons unknown. In a joint…
  • The collective complaint adds to filings already made by journalists. According to the unions, it concerns obstacles to coverage and violence…
  • By joining as complainants alongside the seven journalists, the four organizations intend to obtain a response they consider commensurate with facts…

The SNJ, the SNJ-CGT, CFDT-Journalistes and the SGJ-FO announced, on November 11, 2026, the filing of a complaint against persons unknown. In a joint statement, the four journalists' trade-union organizations target obstructions and violence that they attribute to law-enforcement forces during demonstrations linked to the social mobilization.

The collective complaint adds to filings already made by journalists. According to the unions, it concerns obstacles to coverage and violence attributed to law enforcement, without naming the perpetrators.

By joining as complainants alongside the seven journalists, the four organizations intend to obtain a response they consider commensurate with facts they refuse to reduce to isolated incidents.

They link this demand to citizens' right to be informed of the course of the demonstrations, the demands expressed, and law-enforcement operations during the social mobilization.

Dig deeper

What are the SNJ, the SNJ-CGT, CFDT-Journalistes and SGJ-FO?

They are four journalists’ unions, affiliated with or close to France’s major trade-union confederations, that defend working conditions in the profession and the freedom to inform.

What is a complaint against persons unknown?

It is a criminal complaint filed without naming the perpetrators, so that the investigation can identify the persons implicated.

Why are the unions joining as complainants alongside seven journalists?

They want the obstacles to coverage and the violence attributed to law enforcement to be treated as a whole, rather than as isolated incidents.

What is at stake for the public?

The unions link their action to citizens’ right to be informed about the course of the demonstrations, the demands, and public-order operations.

What do the “obstructions” targeted by the complaint cover?

According to the unions, they are obstacles to journalistic coverage of demonstrations linked to the social mobilization, distinct from the violence that is also being denounced.

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