Protesters opposed to Covid regulations pelted a French MP with seaweed and stones outside his home in the overseas territory of St-Pierre-et-Miquelon at the weekend. Claireaux said he had gone outside to speak to the protesters who were angry about the decision by local authorities to impose the “health pass”. Proposed legislation is going through parliament to tighten these restrictions and introduce a “vaccine pass”. The vaccine pass bill was passed by a large majority on first reading by the national assembly, the lower house, last week after a bitter debate. Sébastien Lecornu, the minister for France’s overseas territories, said Claireaux had been “lynched in front of his family home”.

Source: The Guardian January 11, 2022 08:44 UTC