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Student protesters tell police to join them in Paris demonstrations

As student-led protests in Paris came to a close on Tuesday, demonstrators chanted "join us, join us" to police officers, who took off their helmets to cheers of the crowd. "When police take off their helmets, it's a sign that things are getting calmer," said FRANCE 24 reporter Claire Paccalin. Broader demonstrations are set to take place across France on Saturday over the cost of living, as well as further student protests, with the two potentially merging into a substantial movement. "But many of the young people I have spoken to today say they will not participate on Saturday," Paccalin sai

France: Student anger rages as tear gas and fires hit Paris

Around 480,000 people took part in nationwide student demonstrations across France on Tuesday, according to student and school unions, up from the previous week’s mobilisation. In Paris, the demonstration ended with tear gas and fires, as tensions escalated. Claire Paccalin has the latest.

French student protests: From confiscated signs to catchy slogans

As French student protests continue, we take a look at how French police have seized some protest signs. We break down whether this is legal, or police intimidation. We also discuss the origin of a slogan that's catching on – "Bismillah, c'est les ténèbres" – and another that allegedly, according to Le Parisien newspaper, has made French President Emmanuel Macron furious.

France: Student protesters want to 'keep the pressure up on the government'

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Paris on Tuesday in support of high school students protesting poor classroom conditions. The mobilisation brought together not only students but also teachers, unions, political figures and activists, including Greta Thunberg, from across the country. Protesters say they want to maintain pressure on the French government, insisting their demands remain unmet. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin has the latest from the demonstration in Paris.

🔴 Live: Greta Thunberg joins French student protests ahead of nationwide rallies

France scrambles to deploy supply teachers, but will it be enough to quell student anger?

Student unions in France are hailing what they see as a major concession from the French government after more than two weeks of often violent nationwide student protests: the urgent deployment of some 3,000 supply teachers to schools with the greatest staffing needs. But where exactly are these teachers coming from? And will the move be enough to quell fresh protests, especially amid a renewed debate about overzealous policing tactics?

Severe injuries at French student protests draw scrutiny to police tactics

Twenty-four investigations have been opened by French police watchdog IGPN into incidents linked to the ongoing high school protest movement, the interior ministry said. The police response has reignited calls to scrap rubber bullets and launcher-fired riot-control weapons, long denounced by rights groups and UN experts as dangerous and excessive.

French student protesters vow to keep up their fight after scoring first win

French student unions vowed ​on Friday to keep up protests after scoring their first win in a campaign that is increasingly supported by Paris's elite universities, with 141 schools still shut around the country, according to the education ministry. Student and ‌teacher unions have called for another round of nationwide school strikes next Tuesday. FRANCE 24's Shirli Sitbon reports.

French student protests: Police impunity ‘below' the standards of a 'well-functioning democracy’

Erin Ogunkeye welcomes Dr. Antoine Marie, postdoctoral researcher, fellow and lecturer at Sciences Po / CEVIPOF, to explore the political psychology behind France’s student protests. Why do people witness the same events yet reach radically different conclusions about violence? Dr Marie examines how media echo chambers, partisan thinking and the politicization of empathy deepen polarization, making it easier to overlook the suffering of those perceived as political opponents. He also examines France’s increasingly offensive police doctrine, questions surrounding accountability, and the institu

Student protesters 'showing no signs of backing down'

Students who have been protesting classroom conditions in France for days are "not looking like they are willing to back down", says France 24 reporter Claire Paccalin, despite promises by the French prime minister to bring in measures to address their grievances.

High school student protests continue in France

#France: high school students continue to protest Thursday in the face of what they say is the government’s failure to respond to their demands. Follow the fourth day of protests on FRANCE 24

France student protests: What measures is the government taking?

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in a televised address Wednesday evening that the country could not be "indifferent" to the concerns of protesting high school students, acknowledging that the "anger of young people does not come from nowhere". He denied that security forces have "orders to confront" the young people, and promised the government would present a plan to respond to the crisis at the end of October. But what measures could the French government introduce and will it be enough to calm the protests? France 24’s Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi takes a look.

Over 100 arrested in Belgium student protests over education costs

Protesting students have demanded education reforms in French-speaking areas of the country.

What France's student protesters want – and what the government is offering

Staff shortages, rats in the corridors, and a university admissions system that feels like a lottery: As protests sweep France, high school students have drawn up a list of demands to deal with these and other issues. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has promised a government response by the end of October, but whether he can quell the unrest remains to be seen.

From Mai 68 to 2026: France’s long student protests tradition

Students, parents and trade unions were demonstrating across France Tuesday, protesting what they say is under-investment in high schools. From Mai 68 to the CPE crisis in 2006, major French student and youth protests have pressured leaders and transformed national politics.

‘We’re short of resources’: France’s student protesters, in their own words

French students and teachers protesting school conditions spoke with Al Jazeera about their demands.

France’s student protests grow as hundreds of schools close

Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from France on the growing student protests across the country.

Student protests: First images from demonstrations in Paris

France braced on Tuesday for a day of nationwide high-school ​blockades and trade union-led street protests in support of students demanding that President Emmanuel Macron's cash-strapped government tackle understaffed and dilapidated schools.

Student riots engulf France as far-right presidential frontrunner Le Pen vows fiscal turnaround

A teenager reportedly lost a hand in the protests, which have seen over 5,000 people arrested.

‘Smash the patriarchy’: Activists graffiti Cornell hall over gang rape case

Student groups call for the abolition of Greek life and more punitive action in the wake of fraternity assault allegations.