Rémi Fraisse

Demonstration on the Sivens dam site on October 25, 2014
Riots in Sivens Dam – October 2014

Rémi Fraisse (August 31, 1993 in Toulouse, France – October 26, 2014 in Lisle-sur-Tarn, France)[1] was a French botanist involved in nature conservation who died[2] at the age of 21 after the explosion of a flashbang grenade[3] thrown by the French police,[4] on October 26 about 2 a.m. in Sivens Dam.

Rémi Fraisse had a degree in Nature Management and Protection, he volunteered as a botanist, and had a precarious employment situation.[5]

Music was another Rémi Fraisse's main interest; he played the guitar and the didgeridoo, and reggae and blues were the music styles he enjoyed.[5]

The Sivens Dam project created an ecologist and anti-developmental movement which occupied the humid zone affected, renamed it as 'ZAD de Testet', and faced the progress of the construction works by both non-violent and rioting means.[6][7]

According to his relatives, Rémi Fraisse felt outraged, and ran away spontaneously towards a skirmish, as he realized how violent the National Gendarmerie was being against the demonstrators. Some minutes later, his lifeless body was collected by the authorities.[5]

After that day, the French government suffered a social and political crisis for over a month, with riots in Toulouse,[8] Albi,[9] Gaillac,[10] Nantes,[11] Paris,[12] Saint-Denis,[13] Rennes,[14] and Dijon,[12] and many other protests across the country.

References

  1. "Rémi Fraisse, un écolo de base très loin du radicalisme" [Rémi Fraisse, a 'grassroots green' far from radicalism] (in French). La Libre. October 29, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  2. "Barrage de Sivens : la famille de Rémi Fraisse va déposer plainte pour homicide volontaire" [Sivens Dam: Rémi Fraisse's family presents a complaint for intended murder] (in French). Le Monde. October 27, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  3. Same kind as the one that killed Vital Michalon in 1977 during an enormous protest against the Creys-Malville nuclear power plant, according to Reflets.info (in french)
  4. "Pour Cazeneuve, la mort de Rémi Fraisse n'est "pas une bavure"" [Cazeneuve: the killing of Rémi Fraisse was not due to any «unfortunate behaviour»] (in French). Libération. October 28, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "Les proches de Rémi Fraisse témoignent : " Il n'a pas mesuré ce qui l'attendait "" [The witness of Rémi Fraisse's relatives: «He didn't measure what awaited him»] (in French). Reporterre. October 29, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  6. "Brève présentation du barrage" [A brief presentation of the dam] (in French). Collectif pour la sauvegarde de la zone humide du TESTET. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  7. "El cos del jove ecologista mort mostra ferides provocades per "una forta explosió" segons el fiscal del cas" [The body of the young deceased ecologist has injuries caused by a powerful explosion, according to the prosecutor in charge] (in Catalan). La Directa. October 26, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  8. "Manifestations pour Rémi Fraisse : toujours 21 gardes à vue à Toulouse" [Demonstrations for Rémi Fraisse: 21 arrested in Toulouse] (in French). Le Parisien. November 8, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  9. "Barrage de Sivens : des dizaines de manifestations contre les " violences policières "" [Sivens Dam: more than 20 demonstrations against «police violence»] (in French). Le Monde. October 27, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  10. Sébastien Saugues (October 26, 2014). Incidents marche blanche décès Rémi barrage Sivens / Gaillac (81) – France 26 octobre 2014 [Clashes in tribute to Rémi Fraisse]. Gaillac: Line Press. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  11. Laurent Bortolussi (November 2, 2014). Très violents affrontements manif hommage Rémi Fraisse / Nantes (44) – France 01 novembre 2014 [Very violent clashes – tribute to Rémi Fraisse]. Nantes: Line Press. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  12. 1 2 "VIDEOS. Hommages à Rémi Fraisse : calme à Sivens, débordements à Paris" [VIDEOS. Tributes to Rémi Fraisse: Sivens calmed down while clashes erupt in Paris] (in French). Le Parisien. November 2, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  13. "Rémi Fraisse: incidents en Seine-Saint-Denis" [Rémi Fraisse: incidents at Seinte-Saint-Denis] (in French). Le Figaro. November 10, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.
  14. "Manif interdite" : Les manifestants de Rennes font reculer la Police #RemiFraisse [Forbidden demonstration for Rémi Fraisse: people push back the police]. Rennes: Taranis News. November 8, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.


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