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 ban, which authorities said was necessary to prevent “risk to public order.” “We have always safeguarded the right to protest … but we need harmony and we need a lot of collective goodwill,” President Emmanuel Macron told newspaper Ouest France, while urging calm. Brussels Mayor Philippe Close said in a Twitter message that officials decided to ban the ”Freedom Convoy” protest because organisers failed to seek permission to hold the event. With a presidential election in two months, he said, “Our governors are abandoning a bit the people.” France has seen weekly protests against vaccine rules and virus-related restrictions for several months, notably by far-right groups.

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France’s protesting farmers encircle Paris with tractor barricades, vowing a ‘siege’ over grievances
10 months, 3 weeks ago

France’s protesting farmers encircle Paris with tractor barricades, vowing a ‘siege’ over grievances

Associated Press  

JOSSIGNY, France — Protesting farmers encircled Paris with traffic-snarling barricades Monday, using hundreds of lumbering tractors and mounds of hay bales to block highways leading to France’s capital to pressure the government over the future of their industry, which has been shaken by repercussions of the Ukraine war. Some vehicles carried placards declaring “No food without farmers” and “The end …

France’s protesting farmers encircle Paris with tractor barricades, vowing a ‘siege’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

France’s protesting farmers encircle Paris with tractor barricades, vowing a ‘siege’

LA Times  

Tractors park on a highway on Monday near Roissy-en-France, north of Paris. Protesting farmers vowed to encircle Paris with tractor barricades and drive-slows on Monday, aiming to lay siege to France’s seat of power in a battle with the government over the future of their industry, which has been shaken by repercussions of the Ukraine war. Protesting farmers encircled Paris …

Watch: Protesters ‘warming up’ before taking on police in violence-hit France
1 year, 5 months ago

Watch: Protesters ‘warming up’ before taking on police in violence-hit France

Hindustan Times  

Rioting continues in France with cars and buildings set ablaze and stores looted, even as family and friends prepared Saturday to bury the 17-year-old teenager whose killing by police unleashed the unrest. Read here: Amid France unrest, Macron's tells parents, social media platforms: ‘Stop…’ A video of protestors doing warmup to prepare themselves for the protest is doing rounds on …

Violent protests rock France, foreign tourists cancel trip: 8 points
1 year, 5 months ago

Violent protests rock France, foreign tourists cancel trip: 8 points

Hindustan Times  

Days of violent protests in France after the fatal police shooting of a teenager have plunged President Emmanuel Macron into the gravest crisis of his leadership since the Yellow Vest protests that started in 2018. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin asked local authorities across France to halt bus and tram traffic from 9pm and said 45,000 officers were being deployed, 5,000 …

France boosts police presence to quell ‘unacceptable’ riots
1 year, 5 months ago

France boosts police presence to quell ‘unacceptable’ riots

The Hindu  

The French government said on June 30 it would boost nationwide police deployment to 45,000 to contain riots over a teenager’s fatal shooting by an officer during a traffic stop, as authorities braced for a fourth consecutive night of protests. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said late on June 30 that 45,000 police would be deployed across France, and there would …

France police shooting: Protests spread over killing of Nahel
1 year, 5 months ago

France police shooting: Protests spread over killing of Nahel

Al Jazeera  

Macron races to quell anger after a second night of riots over the fatal shooting of a teenager of North African descent. A voice is heard saying: “You are going to get a bullet in the head.” The police officer then appears to fire as the car abruptly drives off. “We will all be there.” Their lawyer, Yassine Bouzrou, said …

Protesters angry at pension law stage actions across France
1 year, 8 months ago

Protesters angry at pension law stage actions across France

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 Hundreds of people opposed to …

France’s Macron heckled by crowd angry over pensions
1 year, 8 months ago

France’s Macron heckled by crowd angry over pensions

Associated Press  

PARIS — In France, when presidents take strolls among the public, they’re described as “taking a crowd bath.” Emmanuel Macron took a very cold one on Wednesday. One man who shook his hand didn’t hold back and told Macron that his government is “corrupt” -- a claim that Macron immediately denied. Working his way along the crowd, which was kept …

Pension protests to bring 'maximum' workers in France after government, union talks fail
1 year, 8 months ago

Pension protests to bring 'maximum' workers in France after government, union talks fail

India Today  

France braced for a new round of nationwide protests and strikes on Thursday after a meeting between the prime minister and labour unions failed to break a political stalemate over a deeply unpopular pension bill making people work for longer. READ | More than 1 million take part in France pension protests, tear gas fired, town hall blazed "After this …

Clashes as French protesters rally against Macron's pension bill
1 year, 8 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 …

French police counter protest violence; garbage strike ends
1 year, 8 months ago

French police counter protest violence; garbage strike ends

Associated Press  

PARIS — Bolstered French police forces clashed with demonstrators in numerous cities Tuesday as hundred of thousands of marchers protested President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular retirement reform. Security was ramped up for the 10th round of protest marches since January after the government warned that some demonstrators intended “to destroy, to injure and to kill.” The Interior Ministry put the number …

Protests rage in France for a 10th day, as Macron remains defiant
1 year, 8 months ago

Protests rage in France for a 10th day, as Macron remains defiant

Al Jazeera  

Protests and strikes against unpopular pension reforms kicked off again Tuesday across France, with police security ramped up amid government warnings that radical demonstrators intended “to destroy, to injure and to kill”. After months of upheaval, an exit from the firestorm of protest triggered by President Emmanuel Macron’s changes to France’s retirement system looked as far away as ever. Despite …

Emmanuel Macron holds crisis meeting as more France protests loom
1 year, 8 months ago

Emmanuel Macron holds crisis meeting as more France protests loom

Firstpost  

Nearly 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 Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron summoned government ministers for a crisis meeting on Monday, as tensions ran high a day before another major round of strikes and …

Violence hits Paris in day of protests over Macron's pension changes
1 year, 9 months ago

Violence hits Paris in day of protests over Macron's pension changes

India Today  

Police fired tear gas to repel violent black-clad anarchists in Paris on Thursday as hundreds of thousands of mainly peaceful protesters marched across France against President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the pension age. In central Paris, where demonstrators were generally peaceful, smaller groups of "Black Bloc" anarchists smashed shop windows, demolished street furniture and ransacked a McDonald's restaurant. Protests …

Violence in Paris on day of protests over Macron’s pension reform
1 year, 9 months ago

Violence in Paris on day of protests over Macron’s pension reform

Al Jazeera  

French people are angry that the government is lifting the retirement age, and doing so without a parliamentary vote. Police have fired tear gas and clashed with violent anarchists in Paris as hundreds of thousands of mainly peaceful protesters marched across France against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform. Dozens of police were injured, and dozens of protesters arrested nationwide, the …

France: Protests turn violent as Macron pushes pension plan
1 year, 9 months ago

France: Protests turn violent as Macron pushes pension plan

Hindustan Times  

France: Protests turn violent as Macron pushes pension plan Over 200 people were arrested overnight on March 21 in Paris for setting fire to garbage in the streets and continued protests after France's parliament adopted a divisive bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. President Emmanuel Macron will look to "calm things down" with a televised interview amid …

French protesters march past garbage piles, resisting Macron
1 year, 9 months ago

French protesters march past garbage piles, resisting Macron

The Hindu  

A smattering of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise France's retirement age from 62 to 64 took place on March 18 in Paris and beyond, as uncollected garbage reeked in the streets of the French capital amid a strike by sanitation workers. Protesters are trying to pressure lawmakers to bring down Mr. Macron’s government and doom the unpopular …

French protesters march past garbage piles, resisting Macron
1 year, 9 months ago

French protesters march past garbage piles, resisting Macron

Associated Press  

PARIS — A smattering of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise France’s retirement age from 62 to 64 took place Saturday in Paris and beyond, as uncollected garbage reeked in the streets of the French capital amid a strike by sanitation workers. Several thousand protesters gathered Saturday evening at a public square in southern Paris, the Place d’Italie, …

France protests | Mostly calm on Paris streets, garbage still piled up
1 year, 9 months ago

France protests | Mostly calm on Paris streets, garbage still piled up

The Hindu  

A spattering of protests were planned to continue in France over the weekend against President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform, as garbage continued to reek in the streets of Paris and beyond owing to continuing action by refuse collectors. An eerie calm, returned to Paris Saturday after two nights of thousands-strong protests across the French capital, with one flash point …

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 …

Paris gripped by another night of violence over Macron's pension reforms
1 year, 9 months ago

Paris gripped by another night of violence over Macron's pension reforms

Daily Mail  

Paris is being shaken by a second night of violent protests against President Emmanuel Macron's controversial pension reforms. They were seen huddled around a fire A riot policeman removes barricades built by protesters during the demonstration against the French Government's pension reform in Paris on March 17, 2023 Riot police intervene with tear gas to protesters during the demonstration against …

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 …

Half a million protest in Paris against French President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform
1 year, 10 months ago

Half a million protest in Paris against French President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform

ABC  

French protesters have launched a new push to pressure President Emmanuel Macron into dropping a pension reform plan, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets and strikes disrupting transport and schools. Key points: A police source said authorities were bracing for up to 1.2 million people to take to the streets nationwide Mr Macron has shown no signs of …

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 …

France: Police fire tear gas to stop advance of ‘Freedom Convoy’
2 years, 10 months ago

France: Police fire tear gas to stop advance of ‘Freedom Convoy’

Al Jazeera  

Some 7,000 police officers were deployed before weekend protests against coronavirus restrictions and the state of the economy. French police fired tear gas at demonstrators on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris on Saturday shortly after a “Freedom Convoy” protesting against COVID-19 restrictions made it into the capital. Inspired by horn-blaring “Freedom Convoy” demonstrations in Canada, the motorists waved French …

Convoys protesting COVID-19 rules move toward Paris
2 years, 10 months ago

Convoys protesting COVID-19 rules move toward Paris

LA Times  

Authorities in France and Belgium have banned road blockades threatened by groups organizing online against COVID-19 restrictions. From all across France, protesters angry over pandemic restrictions drove toward Paris on Friday in scattered convoys of camper vans, cars and trucks in an effort to defy a police ban and blockade the French capital. Waving French flags and shouting “freedom,” the …

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 …

French police clash with anti-COVID pass protesters in Paris
3 years, 4 months ago

French police clash with anti-COVID pass protesters in Paris

Al Jazeera  

Some 3,000 security forces deployed around the French capital for a third weekend of protests against a health pass that will be needed to enter restaurants and other places. “We’re creating a segregated society and I think it is unbelievable to be doing this in the country of human rights,” Anne, a teacher who was demonstrating in Paris, told Reuters …

Thousands protest amid global anger against COVID restrictions
3 years, 5 months ago

Thousands protest amid global anger against COVID restrictions

Al Jazeera  

People take to the streets in Australia, France, Italy and the UK in protests against lockdowns and vaccine pass schemes. In France, an estimated 160,000 took to the streets in nationwide protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s health pass that will drastically curtail access to restaurants and public spaces for unvaccinated people. “Freedom, freedom”, chanted demonstrators in France, carrying placards denouncing …

France: Protesters resort to violence, vandalism over mandatory jabs
3 years, 5 months ago

France: Protesters resort to violence, vandalism over mandatory jabs

Op India  

Amidst the rising cases of Wuhan Coronavirus in France and the possibility of an upcoming fourth wave, President Emmanuel Macron had introduced stricter protocols in the country. During one such demonstration in Paris, French politician and vaccine skeptic Martine Wonner incited protestors to lay siege on lawmakers who supported the new Coronavirus protocols. pic.twitter.com/hoFgWFA1aP — crabcrawler July 17, 2021 The …

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