Policing of France’s school protests clouds Macron’s final months and sparks uproar
Authorities say more than 8,000 people have been arrested as students protest police violence and demand better-funded schools and relief from inflation.
- On Saturday, October 17, 2026, nationwide 'yellow and youth' protests swept France as students and Yellow Vest activists united against rising costs of living following weeks of persistent high school unrest.
- Protesters, including students and workers, demand better-resourced schools and relief from inflation surging above 3% due to the Middle East war, arguing the government must address record poverty and public debt.
- Thirty-Six investigations into alleged police misconduct, including cases of 'mutilating injuries' and 'significant injuries,' are underway following weeks of unrest. Police arrested nearly 8,000 people, mostly teenagers under 18.
- Interior Minister Laurent Nunez reported security forces deployed crowd-control weapons at least 18,000 times during recent protests. Officials cited risks from the 'ultra-left movement,' deploying extra forces to prevent urban violence and blockades.
- The unrest weighs on President Emmanuel Macron's final months before elections in April and May to choose his successor. Candidates Jean-Luc Melenchon and Marine Le Pen are jockeying for power amid the turmoil.
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Will the motorists annoyed by the rise in the price of fuel add to the indignation of the students? Will this Saturday’s protests have a similar impact to those of November 17, 2018, when the revolt of the yellow vests began? These are two of the main questions of the day of reply, called through social networks for this Saturday in France. The authorities fear episodes of urban violence and will deploy imposing security forces devices. A video …
Les autorits franaises ont recens environ 250 appels des protestations contre la hausse du cot de la vie et la flambe des prix des carburants dans tout le pays le 17 octobre, a dclar le ministre de l'Intrieur, Laurent..
Les autorits franaises ont recens environ 250 appels des protestations contre la hausse du cot de la vie et la flambe des prix des carburants dans tout le pays le 17 octobre, a dclar le ministre de l'Intrieur, Laurent Nunez, sur la chane France 2.Des...
French police planira oštar obračun s najlnim prosvjednicima na nacionalnom danu prosvjeda u subotu, dok prosvjednici pozivaju na oživljavanje pokreta Žuti prsluci koji je potresao zemlju 2019. godine, izjavio je u petak ministar unutarnjih poslova Laurent Nuñez. Nuñez […] Objava Francuska se priprema za nacionalni dan prosvjeda. Policija već prijeti silom pojavila se prvi puta na Novi list.
Paris shields the Elysée and other strategic points as the government prepares a crisis cabinet in the face of the risk of unrest
The Yellowjacket movement, which shook the streets of France in 2018 and 2019, has been demonstrating and protesting against social and economic conditions after weeks of student protests against the deterioration of the education sector.
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