Explained: How Emmanuel Macron’s presidency has been marred by protests
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoFrom the Yellow Vests movement that kicked off in 2018 to demonstrations against COVID-19 vaccination mandates in 2021 and now the uprising over 17-year-old Nael's death, Emmanuel Macron’s government has seen a number of protests
France unrest: President Macron convenes crisis meeting over teen's killing, 875 arrested
Fp Staff • 2 years agoMore than 600 people were arrested and at least 200 police officers injured as the government struggled to restore order on a third night of unrest.
WATCH: Unfazed by clash between rioters and police, French man enjoys his sandwich; netizens hail him as 'legend'
Shivamv • 2 years agoThe incident quickly gained attention on social media, with users praising the man as a 'legend' and commending his ability to remain composed in the face of misery
French protester arrested in UK under Schedule 7: What is the controversial terror law?
• 2 years agoFrench publisher Ernest Moret was arrested at St Pancras station and questioned by police under schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 of the United Kingdom. These controversial counter-terrorist powers allow the UK police to question and detain anybody at an airport or port for up to six hours
‘We Don’t Want It’: Violence erupts in France as top court okays unpopular pension reforms
Fp Staff • 2 years agoSpontaneous protests broke out across several cities as the Constitutional Council approved key provisions of the French government’s pension plan. Angry demonstrators set garbage bins and vehicles on fire in Paris as the police fired tear gas at them
France braces for fresh strikes as negotiations between govt, unions yield no result
Fp Staff • 2 years agoUnions will be hoping for a big turnout on the 11th day of action since January as there have been signs that the two and a half month protest movement is beginning to lose some momentum
Pension protests raise tension between police, demonstrators
• 2 years agoThe violence adds to the anger in the streets and complicates efforts to invite dialogue between the government and labor unions
New clashes erupt in France as protesters rally against Macron's pension reform
• 2 years agoIn Paris, police fired tear gas and launched a charge after some people at the head of the protest, dressed in black with their faces covered, raided a grocery store and then sparked a fire as the march closed in on Place de la Nation in the east of the city
Emmanuel Macron holds crisis meeting as more France protests loom
• 2 years agoNearly two weeks after Macron rammed the new law through parliament using a special provision sidestepping any vote, unions have vowed no let-up in mass protests to get the government to back down
Council of Europe slams 'excessive' police force in France protests
• 2 years agoAnger has boiled over in the street since his government last week invoked a controversial executive power to force through the bill without a parliamentary vote