Protests are sweeping France. Here’s what you need to know
WEBJun 30, 2023 · France has been rocked by a wave of protests after a 17-year-old youth was shot by police near Paris on Tuesday, sparking a ban on demonstrations in some cities, travel warnings and reigniting a...
Hundreds more arrested in fourth night of French riots - BBC
WEBJun 29, 2023 · Summary. Forty-five-thousand police officers have been deployed in France on Friday evening, the interior minister says. Gérald Darmanin said 471 people had been arrested so far in a fourth night...
Tear gas used in Paris as unrest grows in French protests - BBC
WEBMar 28, 2023 · Police in Paris have clashed with protesters and fired tear gas at them. They were also seen charging towards people near a fire set alight on a Parisian street. And people sat outside a cafe ...
France strikes: One million protest against Macron's rise in ... - BBC
WEBJan 19, 2023 · More than a million people have joined a day of protests and strikes, according to France's interior ministry, against plans to push back the age of retirement from 62 to 64.
A Visual Timeline of the Protests in France - The New York Times
WEBJun 30, 2023 · The fatal shooting of a French teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent by a police officer has set off days of violent protests that have rocked France.
May Day protest erupts in Paris as France seethes about a hike in …
WEBMay 1, 2023 · Clashes erupted in Paris on Monday marking May 1, a traditional day of union-led marches, in the wake of hugely unpopular changes to France’s pension system that were signed into law last...
Protests rock France after police shooting of teenager | CNN
WEBJun 30, 2023 · France’s elite police force was deployed to the cities of Bordeaux, Lyon, Lille and Roubaix on Thursday night as protests flared once again over the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old teenager by...
Fourth night of violence in France after deadly police shooting of …
WEBJun 30, 2023 · Riots have erupted in French Caribbean territories to protest the police shooting death of a teenager in a Paris suburb, with at least one person killed as people set fire to dumpsters and...
More than 1 million protest across France against Macron’s …
WEBJan 19, 2023 · More than a million people took to the streets across France to protest against the Macron government’s plans to reform the pension system, of which a proposal to raise the retirement age from 62...
Mayors Are Targeted in Fifth Night of Protests Across France
WEBJuly 2, 2023. The mayor of a suburb of Paris said on Sunday that protesters had rammed a car into his home and then set the vehicle on fire, injuring his wife and one of his children, as...
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