More than 300 arrested as pension protests grip France

Protesters Arrested in Marseille Amid Ongoing Pension Reform Protests in France

Over a thousand people gathered in Marseille, France, on Saturday, March 18, amid an escalation in protests following the French government’s decision to force through pension reforms without a parliamentary vote. Footage by media outlet Tous Dehors shows crowds rallying around a fire in the Place Jean Jaurès in Marseille’s city center. According to local media citing police, four people were arrested after a large fire was lit and numerous proj…

Protests against pension reform continue in France

Thousands of people have returned to the streets of several cities in France this Sunday, as a measure of protest against the Government of Emmanuel Macron, which they accuse of authoritarianism for having approved the unpopular pension reform by decree on Thursday. READ ALSO: French people protest against pension reform after its approval This protest, the fourth in a row, after Macron approved the pension reform by decree, comes as Macron's …

81 people arrested in France after new day of protests over pension reform

Eighty-one people were detained on Saturday after a new day of large-scale protests in France on raising the retirement age, Le Figaro reports.

Pension reform: Dozens of arrests following riots during protests in France

Protests against pension reform in France have escalated once again. 81 people were arrested in Paris, and police used tear gas in Nantes.

French police crack down on protesters in massive pension protests, more than eighty arrests in Paris

Bij rellen op de Place d'Italie in Parijs zijn zaterdagavond 81 mensen opgepakt. Dat zegt een politiebron aan persbureau AFP. Het gaat al om de derde opeenvolgende avond van spanningen in de Franse hoofdstad, na de beslissing van de Franse regering om haar pensioenhervorming buiten het parlement om door te drukken. De hervorming maakt een verhoging van de pensioenleeftijd van 62 naar 64 jaar mogelijk.

More Clashes during French protests over pension reform

Pprotests against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise France's retirement age have continued for a third night in Paris and beyond.