Angry demonstrators opposing the French government’s pension reforms hit the streets in large numbers on Thursday. Let’s take a look at the protests and whether they are similar to the 2018 yellow vest movement. As per France’s interior ministry, 1,19,000 people protested in Paris, while union leaders say 8,00,000 demonstrators – young, old, professional, unemployed – appeared for the mostly …
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 …
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 …
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