As PN went to press, the French government was expected to try again to evict la ZAD (‘the zone to be defended’), a huge occupied site near Nantes in western France.
As reported previously, the French government officially abandoned plans to build an airport at Notre-Dame-des-Landes in January, but confirmed that it wanted to clear the ZAD. (PN 2616–2617)
A massive eviction operation failed in April (as it did in 2012), though more than 300 zadistes have been injured since 9 April.
Topics: Social struggles