A69: Riot Police Try To Dislodge 4ecureuils' At The 'Crem'Arbre' ZAD
A woman is shouting towards riot police, asking them to stop as they try to dislodge 'Ecureuils'. In the woods in Saix, Tarn Departement, on the planned A69 highway route between Toulouse and Castres, opponents of the project have set up a ZAD named 'Crem'Arbre', where 'Ecureuils' (meaning 'squirrels') are living in the trees to prevent them from being cut down. The Gendarmes Mobiles (riot police) are intervening to clear the ZAD of all opponents and are now standing guard near the trees occupied by 'Ecureuils' to block the supply of food and water by sympathizers. The Gendarmes Mobiles have cleared the nearby area of all opponents, and a special unit of policemen, CNAMO, is intervening to dislodge the 'Ecureuils' from their trees. After two days of police efforts, they have only dislodged one 'Ecureuil'. The LDH (Human Rights League) has arrived to give medical supplies to the 'Ecureuils'. Meanwhile, new trees are being occupied by 'Ecureuils' in a new area called 'Cal'Arbre'. The main collective 'La Voie es
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