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

World

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

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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