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France's Macron convenes defence council ahead of fresh weekend protests

Macron met intelligence chiefs on Thursday morning ahead of renewed protests, while the Prime Minister is due to meet political parties and mayors in the afternoon. Protest bans and curfews remain in force.

Euronews · Oct 22

What we know about the people behind France’s riots and looting

Images of young people looting shops and setting fire to public buildings in French cities last weekend have travelled around the world. The government has described those responsible as “scum” and accused ultra-left groups of organising an insurrection ahead of the 2027 presidential elections. But the first defendants to appear…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 21

Mayors urge France to recognise 1961 Paris massacre of Algerians as state crime

On the eve of the 65th anniversary of the massacre of Algerian protesters in Paris, French mayors are calling for the events of 17 October, 1961 to be officially recognised as a state crime.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 16

French student protests: comparisons with 1968 will only serve the political extremes

The student demonstrations that have spread across France in recent weeks are not unprecedented. Indeed, commentators have been quick to point to comparisons with the events of May and June 1968, where, at their peak, more than 10 million students and workers took to the streets.

The Conversation · Oct 7

Riot police clash with students as France engulfed by school protests

Tear gas and water cannon deployed as hundreds of the thousands took to the streets in cities across the country to protest poor education conditions

The Independent UK · Oct 6

What is fuelling French school protests?

High-school students are protesting outside their schools in France, with entrances blockaded and the institutions and security forces responding with tear gas. Over 5000 people were arrested and 735 educational insitutions were affected. The movement began at the Saint-Exupery high school in Creitel. The government acknowledeges that the student face…

The Economic Times · Oct 4

‘We will not stop’: Students’ blunt message as school protests spread across France

IN FOCUS: More than 5,000 people have been arrested across the country this week as student demonstrations about overcrowded classrooms and school conditions turned violent. Jessie Williams reports

The Independent UK · Oct 3

France closes 400 schools as student unrest over conditions continues

France has closed hundreds of secondary schools amid violent student protests, as ministers urged parents to keep children away from blockades and warned families could be billed for damage.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 2

Hundreds of French schools remain closed as student protests turn violent

Some 400 French schools have been closed and will remain shuttered on Friday as the student protests that began in high schools in the Paris region last week have spread across France and grown increasingly violent. The students are protesting grievances including teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings. The government…

France 24 · Oct 2

France school protests escalate into ‘urban violence’ as PM calls crisis cabinet meeting

About 900 demonstrations, blockades and related incidents under way outside high schools around the country

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1