France Watch: Iranians in France demonstrate against Tehran protest crackdown Unrest was sparked after the government announced a hike in petrol prices, and quickly turned political. Amnesty International has said at least 161 people have been killed, but Tehran has rejected this figure. 03/12/2019
France French farmers in rolling tractor roadblock against 'agri-bashing' French farmers are protesting against low incomes and government policies they say negatively affect France's agriculture. 27/11/2019
France A year on, is the future bright for France's 'yellow vest' protesters? “It would just take one mistake from the government for the fire to resume," says Jerome Rodrigues, who said he lost his sight in one eye in clashes with police. 15/11/2019
France Thousands of French hospital workers protest years of cutbacks "Exhausted caregivers = endangered patients", "Public hospitals in life-threatening emergency" were some of the protesters' mottos. 14/11/2019
France Hundreds of people protest in Paris against violence towards women Hundreds of women took part in so-called "die-in" protests in central Paris on Saturday, hoping to draw attention to domestic violence against women. More than 120 women are believed to have been killed as a direct result of domestic violence in France so far this year according to local association 19/10/2019
France Police clash with demonstrators as yellow-vest protests reach six-month mark French police fired tear gas at masked demonstrators in Lyon and Nantes on Saturday as heavy rain kept the number of yellow vest demonstrators down in Paris. 11/05/2019
France Baaa-ccalauréat! Sheep enrolled in French school to protest class cuts Baaa-ccalauréat! Sheep enrolled in French school to protest class cuts 08/05/2019
France Lowest turnout for 'yellow vest' protests after May Day clashes France's "yellow vest" anti-government demonstrations recorded their lowest turnout yet on Saturday, days after a wider May Day rally was marked by violent clashes in Paris. 04/05/2019
France French minister rows back on claim protesters attacked Paris hospital Paris' prosecutor has begun a probe after May Day protesters allegedly entered a famed Paris hospital and tried to force the door to its intensive care unit. 02/05/2019
world news May Day: Paris turns violent but other European marches peaceful The violence in Paris may have grabbed the May Day headlines, but many demonstrations were going off peacefully elsewhere. 01/05/2019
France Violence erupts at Paris May Day march as protesters clash with police Thousands of people protested across France to honour workers' May Day, but Paris saw violence erupt as hard-core protesters clashed with riot police 01/05/2019
France Extra police on duty as French capital braces for May Day protests Shops and businesses in the French capital are bracing themselves ahead of May Day demonstrations, with 7,000 police on duty amid fears of violence 01/05/2019
France 'Gilets jaunes': Turnout down after Macron promises reforms Anti-government protesters hit the streets in France again on Saturday in a key test of President Emmanuel Macron's authority. 27/04/2019
Good Morning Europe Mixed reactions after Emmanuel Macron promises €5bn in tax cuts Emmanuel Macron promises €5bn in tax cuts in response to government protests. The French president also promised higher pensions for the poorest and civil service reforms. He has finally delivered his plan for appeasing the yellow vest protesters in a marathon speech lasting 2.5 hours. 26/04/2019
France 'Yellow vest' protests continue, clashes with riot police in Nantes Five months after the birth of the 'yellow vest' movement in France, demonstrations continue, often turning violent, as happened in Nantes on Saturday 06/04/2019
France Turnout declines for 20th round of 'yellow vests' protests in France Turnout declines for 20th round of 'yellow vests' protests in France 30/03/2019
France Police body investigate images of police stashing alleged PSG jerseys The French police investigation body has opened an enquiry into whether officers were stealing PSG jerseys after a viral video shows them stashing red and white t-shirts into a bag next to the club's store in the Champs Elysees. 17/03/2019
no comment Rioters set fire to a bank and ransack luxury shops in central Paris Police fired tear gas and water cannons as the yellw vest protests turned violent again after weeks of relative calm and declining numbers of participants. 16/03/2019
world news Blazes, looting hit Paris as Gilets Jaunes seek new momentum France's Gilets Jaunes take to the streets for 18th consecutive weekend as President Emmanuel Macron wrapped up his Grand Debat on Friday. 16/03/2019
world news French yellow vest movement shows signs of weakening Less than 30 000 people across the country turned out for the seventeenth weekend of protests 10/03/2019
France France's 'yellow vest' protest numbers sharply down The interior ministry said it had counted 39,300 protesters nationwide compared to 46,600 people last week. 02/03/2019
France Yellow vest numbers are down after 16 weekends of protest in France The Interior Ministry reported that around 5,600 people were protesting across the country at 2pm on Saturday - at the same time last week it was almost double that number. 02/03/2019
France Thousands march across France for the Gilets Jaunes' "Act XV" For the movement's "Act XV", the Gilets Jaunes organised marches in Paris and other cities as well as a picnic at the Chambord castle and a protest at the UN. 23/02/2019
France Climate campaigner Thunberg, 16, 'will meet Macron' after Paris march Thunberg has become a celebrity by skipping lessons every Friday to protest over global warming outside the Swedish parliament. 22/02/2019
France Gilets jaunes: Paramilitaries 'ready to intervene' in France protests “We have guys, paramilitaries, who are ready to intervene,” said Christophe Chalencon, a key figure in the "yellow vests" movement. “Because they too want to topple the power." 15/02/2019
France Police prevent French yellow vests crossing into Italy Leader claims French and Italian people have common cause 10/02/2019
