Yes, French-Anon thanks for the post, but you didn't mention this new law that was apparently passed in France.  Care to comment? Fearing Yellow Vests, Macron Attacks French Civil Liberties France's recently passed "Anti-Troublemakers Bill" is an assault on the French people's right to protest.  https://fee.org/articles/fearing-yellow-vests-macron-attacks-french-civil-liberties/ (police) they can, however, bar certain individuals from participating. Individuals identified in a specific police file will be unable to attend protests (for as long as a month), even if they have no previous convictions. The decision will be purely in the hands of the unelected prefects put in power by the government. There is uncertainty for now as to whether such a decision could even be appealed in court. The Anti-Troublemakers Bill also bans protesters from wearing a helmet, mask, or a scarf in an attempt to stop violent protesters from getting away without consequences. Anyone caught masked can be subject to a fine of €15,000 ($17,100). Article 1 of the bill also allows law enforcement to search protesters for potential weapons, including hammers and pétanque balls. In action, this might mean that large security checkpoints could be introduced before a demonstration is allowed to begin and that police forces may intercept, detain, and search any protester at any moment in time. Some voices from Macron's own party have been critical of the measure, but not enough to prevent it from passing. One centrist member of the National Assembly, Charles de Courson, who is not a part of Macron's ruling party, summarized the issue very accurately: It’s as if we’re back under the Vichy regime [the French Nazi-collaborationist regime of the 1940s, located in the south of France]. You’re presumed to be a member of the Résistance so we throw you in prison. Wake up! Wake up, colleagues! [...] The day you have a different government in power—a far-right government—and you’re in opposition, you’ll see that it’s pure madness to vote for this text.