Macron condemns anti-Semitic abuse at ‘yellow vest’ protest
5 years, 10 months ago

Macron condemns anti-Semitic abuse at ‘yellow vest’ protest

Al Jazeera  

Anti-Semitic remarks ‘will not be tolerated’, said French president following an attack on a prominent intellectual. French President Emmanuel Macron has condemned anti-Semitic abuse directed towards a prominent intellectual by “yellow vest” protesters on Saturday. Rising anti-Semitism in France Sebastien Lecornu, the junior foreign minister, pointed the finger at “yellow vest” protesters for the latest offences. The “yellow vest” protests began three months ago over fuel taxes but quickly grew into a broader anti-government rebellion fuelled by anger at Macron, with some using anti-Semitic tropes to refer to his former job as an investment banker. The ‘yellow vest’ movement The “yellow vests” were protesting for the 14th consecutive Saturday, but according to French media quoting the interior minister, the number of people protesting across the country has decreased.

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Emmanuel Macron accused of ‘racist and sexist’ comments
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Emmanuel Macron accused of ‘racist and sexist’ comments

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The report alleges that Macron told his former health …

French performers lead a silent Paris march for peace between Israelis and Palestinians
1 year, 1 month ago

French performers lead a silent Paris march for peace between Israelis and Palestinians

Associated Press  

PARIS — Holding olive branches and white banners, French performers from different religious and ethnic backgrounds led thousands of people on a silent march through central Paris on Sunday to call for peace between Israelis and Palestinians and unity in France. The French government is pushing for a truce to get humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza and also …

French woman faces trial for 'insulting' Macron on Facebook
1 year, 9 months ago

French woman faces trial for 'insulting' Macron on Facebook

India Today  

A woman in northern France is to be put on trial on charges of insulting President Emmanuel Macron after describing him as 'filth' in a Facebook post, a prosecutor said on Wednesday. She was arrested on Friday and held in custody for questioning after the state's local administrative office filed a complaint over her Facebook post, the prosecutor in the …

Clashes as French protesters rally against Macron's pension bill
1 year, 9 months ago

Clashes as French protesters rally against Macron's pension bill

India Today  

Black-clad groups set fire to garbage cans and threw projectiles at police in Paris, who charged at them and threw teargas in confrontations on the fringes of a march against President Emmanuel Macron and his deeply unpopular pension bill. "The bill has acted as a catalyst for anger over Macron's policies," said Fanny Charier, 31, who works for the Pole …

Police clash with pension demonstrators for second night in Paris
1 year, 9 months ago

Police clash with pension demonstrators for second night in Paris

Al Jazeera  

The protests over pension reform are the gravest challenge to President Macron’s authority since 2018 ‘Yellow Vest’ demonstrations. Riot police clashed with protesters for a second night in Paris as demonstrations continued against the government’s plans to raise the French pension age. The growing unrest since the start of the year, which has resulted in a wave of strikes and …

Violent protests in France over Macron’s retirement age push
1 year, 9 months ago

Violent protests in France over Macron’s retirement age push

Associated Press  

PARIS — Angry protesters took to the streets in Paris and other cities for a second day on Friday, trying to pressure lawmakers to bring down French President Emmanuel Macron’s government and doom the unpopular retirement age increase he’s trying to impose without a vote in the National Assembly. A day after Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne invoked a special constitutional …

Angry protests in France over Macron’s push to raise the retirement age
1 year, 9 months ago

Angry protests in France over Macron’s push to raise the retirement age

LA Times  

Angry protesters took to the streets in Paris and other cities for a second day Friday, trying to pressure lawmakers to bring down French President Emmanuel Macron’s government and doom the unpopular retirement age increase he’s trying to impose without a vote in the National Assembly. A day after Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne invoked a special constitutional power to skirt …

Protests in France over inflation. In attendance Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux
2 years, 2 months ago

Protests in France over inflation. In attendance Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux

Hindustan Times  

Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Paris against rising inflation and were joined by Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux. The protest comes amid growing anger about rising prices three weeks into a refinery strike that caused fuel shortages across France. Annie Ernaux, who was awarded the Nobel prize in literature for the year 2022 at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm …

Macron urges calm as French convoys approach Paris
2 years, 10 months ago

Macron urges calm as French convoys approach Paris

Al Jazeera  

Convoys of motorists approach the capital for a protest over pandemic restrictions inspired by blockades in Canada. Protesters angry over pandemic restrictions drove toward Paris in scattered convoys of camper vans, cars and trucks Friday in an effort to blockade the French capital, despite a police ban. They threatened heavy fines and other punishments for those who defy the protest …

Paris bans Canada-style Covid 'freedom convoys'
2 years, 10 months ago

Paris bans Canada-style Covid 'freedom convoys'

India Today  

French police warned Thursday that they would prevent so-called "freedom convoys" from blocking roads in Paris, ahead of a possible standoff with protesters inspired by truckers who have paralysed the Canadian capital Ottawa. A repeat of the "yellow vests" would be highly unwelcome for President Emmanuel Macron as he prepares for April 2022 elections he remains favourite to win. Vaccine …

Paris protests: Tensions rise as yellow vests join wave of demonstrations against retirement reforms
5 years, 1 month ago

Paris protests: Tensions rise as yellow vests join wave of demonstrations against retirement reforms

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Paris police skirmished Saturday with …

Gilets jaunes anniversary: France’s yellow vest movement is in desperate search of a direction
5 years, 1 month ago

Gilets jaunes anniversary: France’s yellow vest movement is in desperate search of a direction

CNN  

Paris CNN — In many ways it is hard to believe that France’s gilets jaunes, or yellow vest, movement is only a year old. As Samy Shalaby, an early yellow vest activist explains: “The problem of this tax is that when you live in the suburbs, when you live in the countryside and you have to go to work maybe …

France’s yellow vests: Who they are, what they want, and why
5 years, 8 months ago

France’s yellow vests: Who they are, what they want, and why

Associated Press  

PARIS — Yellow vest protesters remain a force in French politics despite ups and downs in the five months after their movement started. As President Emmanuel Macron announces long-awaited responses to their grievances Thursday, here’s a look at their movement: ___ WHO THEY ARE The movement started among provincial workers camped out at traffic circles to protest a hike in …

France’s yellow vests: Who they are, what they want, and why
5 years, 8 months ago

France’s yellow vests: Who they are, what they want, and why

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s yellow vest protesters are still a force to be reckoned with as they hold their 23rd straight weekend of demonstrations since the movement started in November. Here’s a look at their movement: ___ WHO THEY ARE The movement started among provincial workers camped out at traffic circles to protest a hike in fuel taxes, sporting the high-visibility …

French protesters riot in Paris, accuse Macron of “hot air”
5 years, 9 months ago

French protesters riot in Paris, accuse Macron of “hot air”

Associated Press  

PARIS — French yellow vest protesters set life-threatening fires, smashed up luxury stores in Paris and clashed with police Saturday in the 18th straight weekend of demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron. Standing Saturday outside the burned-out bank, he said he agreed with the destruction, calling banks “the biggest problem in the world.” Protest organizers had hoped to make a splash …

French president plans measures to tackle anti-Semitism
5 years, 10 months ago

French president plans measures to tackle anti-Semitism

Al Jazeera  

Macron will introduce legislation and adopt a new definition of anti-Semitism following a resurgence in hate speech. Zionism emerged as a modern settler-colonial, nationalist movement which, in the forms it has been exercised by the Israeli state, is incompatible with universal human rights and international law by Dr Denijal Jegic, a researcher with Muftah Addressing the annual dinner of the …

France vows firm response to wave of anti-Semitism
5 years, 10 months ago

France vows firm response to wave of anti-Semitism

Al Jazeera  

The French government has called for a firm response to a series of anti-Semitic acts over the weekend including Nazi graffiti and vandalism. Benjamin Griveaux, government spokesman, urged the police on Tuesday to pursue the culprits while suggesting the spate of attacks could be blamed on far-left and far-right activists who have infiltrated weekly anti-government “yellow vest” protests. ‘Yellow vests’ …

Why are France’s yellow vest protests so white?
5 years, 11 months ago

Why are France’s yellow vest protests so white?

Al Jazeera  

Few minorities attend rallies demanding change from President Macron, which have seen outbursts of racism. “The question of minorities and their specific concerns are not central to yellow vests.” The protests, which began late last year, have gathered momentum on issues of the erosion of people’s purchasing power, the widening of the wealth gap and a proposed tax on cars’ …

Macron vowed to fight the populists. Now France’s president is being engulfed by them
5 years, 11 months ago

Macron vowed to fight the populists. Now France’s president is being engulfed by them

CNN  

Paris CNN — When French President Emmanuel Macron won the presidential election in May 2017, beating Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s far-right National Front, the markets heaved a sigh of relief. Having changed the French political landscape with his candidacy, which he ran on the independent ticket “En Marche,” Macron promised to fix Europe, fight climate change, stand …

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