French high school students light fires, clash with police as protests over school conditions leave more than 200 people wounded, force hundreds of schools to close.
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WorldPingGovernment struggling to deal with worst crisis in months after being taken by surprise by massive demonstrations As dozens of school pupils sat on top of a pile of wheelie bins blocking a high school entrance in north-eastern Paris, Sophia, 17, was…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Guardian
WorldPingAbout 735 schools have faced disruption as violent protests over standards and lack of teachers continue.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by BBC News
WorldPingRiot police clashed with high school students in cities across France on Friday, as President Emmanuel Macron's government battled to contain increasingly violent protests over classroom conditions and funding.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingThe editorial committees of 39 French media outlets, including FRANCE 24 and RFI, on Friday released a joint statement condemning National Rally (RN) party leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen’s recent comments targeting investigative outl…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPing‘Vote chori’ protests: Rahul says Lathi can stop a crowd, but not a question — full report at Times of India.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Times of India
WorldPingIt's been 18 days since we first reported on isolated cases of schools protests at a high school in Rennes in Brittany, in Caen in Normandy and Villeneueve d'Asque on the suburbs of Lille.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
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