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Independent report slams indiscriminate arrests at French pension protests

French police have made widespread use of “preventive” arrests to quell protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s deeply unpopular pension reform, France’s chief inspector for prisons wrote in a report published on Wednesday, adding her voice to the chorus of condemnation of police tactics.

France 24 · May 3, 2023

World's workers rally to mark May Day as France sees fresh pension protests

People squeezed by inflation and demanding economic justice took to streets across Asia, Europe and the Americas on Monday to mark May Day, in an outpouring of worker discontent not seen since before the worldwide COVID-19 lockdowns.

France 24 · May 2, 2023

France sounds climate change alarm as large wildfire sweeps across border with Spain

French government says fire season is starting earlier because of climate change

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2023

Fire hinders rescue mission after Marseille building collapse

Emergency forces were searching for 10 people after a building  collapsed in Marseille, but a fire was making rescue efforts difficult.

The New Daily · Apr 9, 2023

Ten feared trapped under rubble of collapsed apartment block in Marseille

Local mayor says ‘we have to be prepared to have fatalities in this terrible tragedy’

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2023

Two bodies found after Marseille building destroyed in explosion

Local authorities said six people remain unaccounted for after the blast in the La Plaine neighbourhood

Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2023

France: Marseille building collapses, fire stymies rescues

France's interior minister says up to 10 people may be buried under the debris of a building that collapsed following an explosion in France’s port city of Marseille

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2023

French minister blames ultra-left for clashes between police, protesters

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on Wednesday hit back at claims that police are too tough on protesters, telling a parliamentary committee that ultra-left groups were to blame for clashes with environmental activists and people marching against pension reform.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 6, 2023

Pension protests raise tension between police, demonstrators

French authorities see the police as protectors who ensure that citizens can peacefully protest President Emmanuel Macron’s contentious retirement age increase

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023

French police facing criticism for violent behaviour of some officers

As protests against pension reform continue across France, the police have come under severe criticism for the heavy-handed tactics used by some officers during recent demonstrations.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 28, 2023