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France braces for fresh student demonstrations as Macron calls for ‘respect’

October 12, 2026 admin

Student protests gripping France for three weeks rumbled on Monday (October 12, 2026), though authorities hoped they were starting to ease ahead of half-term holidays — even as the country braced for fresh nationwide demonstrations. In an incident seemingly unrelated to the protests, police arrested a 14-year-old on Monday (October 12, 2026) near Marseille after…

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France students plan fresh protests as UN flags concern over violence

October 9, 2026 admin

French Republican Security Corps (CRS – Compagnies Republicaines de Securite) police officers clash with protesters on October 8, 2026 | Photo Credit: AFP Students in France were largely back in the classroom on Friday (October 9, 2026) following days of protests demanding better education, with the UN voicing “concern” over the sometimes violent clashes. Tens…

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Students, teachers march in France on biggest day of school protests

October 6, 2026 admin

Students, teachers and parents marched in cites across France on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) and protesters blockaded hundreds of schools, in the ‌biggest day of action in a wave of demonstrations demanding the government tackle understaffed and dilapidated classrooms. In Marseille, Nantes and Lyon, the street protests began peacefully mid-morning, with the ⁠largest demonstration expected…

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Teenager loses hand picking up grenade in France school protests

October 6, 2026 admin

A 15-year-old lost a hand on Monday (October 5, 2026) in the latest round of French high school protests that have erupted into clashes with police, with more than 200 students injured in the violence. France has been shaken by a wave of demonstrations by teenage students at high schools, or lycees, since late September…

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