Topic
Protests
Macron says 'nothing justifies' violence in protests during address to nation
French President Emmanuel Macron said that "nothing justifies" violence during an address to the nation on Sunday, a day after demonstrations drew hundreds of thousands of people to the streets to protest the rising cost of living and poor school conditions. Police arrested more than 2,300 people over the weekend after violent groups clashed with officers and looted shops.
France protests: "There's a constant back and forth over who's actually responsible"
The government has blamed the violence on hard-left and ultra-left groups, as well as criminals it says instigated the looting. We discuss this with international affairs commentator Matthew-Mary Caruchet and our reporter Antonia Kerrigan.
Renewed clashes in Paris: "We've seen numerous CRS charges to disperse protesters"
Fresh clashes broke out in Paris on Sunday, a day after France experienced one of its worst bouts of unrest in years. Protests over high prices left one demonstrator dead, thousands arrested, and shops across the country looted or damaged. France 24's Antonia Kerrigan tells us more.
France protests updates: Macron vows rioters will ‘pay for their crimes’
Protests are sweeping France as anger over conditions in schools meets frustration with high living costs.
Why have France’s school protests become a wider political crisis?
The demonstrations have united students and ‘yellow vest’ supporters, exposing deeper anger over living standards.
France protests: "There's a whole range of grievances at play"
Is the anger in France driven more by declining living standards or by the perception that the economic burden is being distributed unfairly? We discuss this with our guest, Joseph Downing, senior lecturer in politics and international relations at Aston University.
Paris protests: A look at the aftermath
Following yesterday's demonstrations in Paris, where violent clashes erupted between police and protesters, our reporter Antonia Kerrigan returns to place de la République.
France protests: Did the government make the wrong decisions?
Police in Paris said Sunday they had arrested a "record" 855 people over protest-related violence in the capital the day before, with the prosecutor's office saying more than 500 were being held in custody. France 24's Shirli Sitbon analyses.
France: Protests "brought the entire population together for a common purpose"
This weekend, in cities across France, some 800,000 protesters, including students, railway workers and members of the Yellow Vest movement, took to the streets in largely peaceful nationwide demonstrations. Sparked by a month of high school student protests over educational inequality and crumbling school facilities, the movement has grown into a broader outcry over the cost of living, public spending and climate inaction, as people across France say they have reached their breaking point.
Photos: Protests across France spiral into looting, blazes and clashes
Authorities report 1,200 arrests and 150 injured police officers as unrest erupts in multiple French cities.
‘No Kings’ protests spread across the US ahead of midterm elections
Thousands rallied across the US against President Donald Trump in ‘No Kings’ demonstrations.
Buildings burn as French protests go into the night
Witnesses say masked protesters set fire to Limoges town hall, which officials say is now ‘largely lost’.
How day of protests unfolded as disorder breaks out across France
Demonstrations across the country turned violent, with cars and buildings set alight and shops ransacked.
Cost of living protests hit Belgium, Italy, Portugal and France
Hundreds of thousands take to the streets for separate demonstrations, putting pressure on governments across the EU.
Looters seize on massive French protests to raid and vandalise shops
Looters on Saturday seized the opportunity to raid and vandalise a host of shops and businesses across France – from bakeries and supermarkets to tech stores – as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to protest higher living costs and other grievances.
Al Jazeera reports from Paris as protests turn violent
In Paris, thousands are protesting teacher shortages, poor school facilities and cuts to public services.
Protests in France: "Two fires broke out in Place de la République"
Police and protesters clashed in Paris and other French cities on Saturday, with smoke from fires and tear gas filling the air at demonstrations nationwide against high prices, ahead of elections to replace President Emmanuel Macron. "Two fires broke out in Place de la République," reports France 24's Antonia Kerrigan from the ground.
Protests in France: "Living conditions are too harsh"
Saturday’s mobilisation in France follows calls on social media to revive the Yellow Vests movement, which emerged in 2018 against social injustice. Student groups protesting since mid-September have urged supporters to join. We discuss this with our journalist on the ground, Antonia Kerrigan, and our guest, Paul Smith, head of Modern Languages at the University of Nottingham.
France tackles new wave of nationwide protests
France is tackling nationwide protests, as students, unions, and activists rally against high prices and inequality.