France Protests

Reporting connected by france protests, drawn from recent headlines.

• France protests: More than 1,800 arrested, Interior Minister says

  The Hindu

  The violence in Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux and other cities occurred on the sidelines of mass demonstrations against high inflation caused in part from the U.S.-Iran war

• Arrests over France protests rise to 1,800, with whole streets in Paris ‘devastated’ – Europe live

  The Guardian

  Interior minister says ‘the Republic will not yield’ to France’s worst protests in years Protests in France caused damage worth hundreds of millions of euros, according to the head of a trade body representing shop owners. About 1,500 shops and retailers were damaged in the demonstrations according to Alexandre Bompard, president of the Retail and Trade Federation. Protesting is a fundamental right. Causing disorder through violence and in a coordinated manner is not. Continue reading...

• Al Jazeera reporter harassed, struck on head amid France protests, looting

  Al Jazeera

  Al Jazeera’s Rosie Rosie Birchard was harassed by protesters looting shops in Rennes, France.