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Martinique Faces Urban Violence Ahead of Blockades Against Rising Costs

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Martinique experienced a night of urban violence with roadblocks and looting ahead of planned protests against high living costs.


The night from Sunday to Monday in Martinique was marred by new urban violence, as reported by the prefecture. A total of a dozen roadblocks were erected, a gas station was looted, and one police officer was injured during the unrest, which comes ahead of a planned day of blockades against the high cost of living. The prefecture noted that since 3 AM, around a hundred hooded individuals, claiming to represent a citizens' movement, attempted to blockade the island. By 6 AM, their numbers had swelled to approximately 200 in various locations, prompting police intervention to disperse the blockades.

The Rally for the Protection of Afro-Caribbean Peoples and Resources (RPPRAC), a citizens' collective, is at the forefront of the mobilization against rising living costs. This resurgence of violence follows the group's refusal to sign an agreement that proposed a 20% average reduction in prices for about 6,000 food products. The RPPRAC deemed this offer insufficient, especially considering that food prices in Martinique are 40% higher than in mainland France. The collective's dissatisfaction has fueled ongoing protests, with around 2,000 participants mobilizing on Saturday.

In response to the unrest, the prefect had previously implemented a partial curfew from September 18 to 26, and subsequently, new bans on night-time travel were enacted on October 10, which remain effective until Monday morning.

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Refs: | Le Figaro | Le Parisien |

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