France halts police use of stun grenades at student protests
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to make public address after thousands rally to demand more funding for education.
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Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to make public address after thousands rally to demand more funding for education.
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The French government has suspended the police use of stun grenades against protesting high school students, the interior minister announced Wednesday, after a teenager had his hand blown off up to the elbow by one fired by police. Eighteen internal probes have been launched in response to allegations of police brutality since the student movement broke out in mid-September. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
Saint-Denis Mayor Bally Bagayoko was tear-gassed after shielding student protesters from riot police.
A French policeman was charged Tuesday with violence for firing a tear gas grenade at close range at a 14-year-old student during high school protests that have shaken the country. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Fanny Gallois, Head of the Freedoms Program, Amnesty International, says that "these cases of serious injuries related to the use of so-called less-lethal weapons commonly used in France are specifically worrying because we've been asking for their ban for years" adding that "the kind of weapons that are being used and the kind of injuries caused are extremely worrying for a country such as France".
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A quarter of a million demonstrators took to the streets across France on Tuesday as unions and teachers joined high school students demanding better learning conditions in protests that later descended into sporadic clashes with security forces. A French policeman was on Tuesday charged with violence over the firing of a tear gas grenade last week at close range at a 14-year-old student during the high school protests that have shaken the country, the prosecutor said. Reporting from central Paris, FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin says the protesters are adamant that "this is not it, this movement will continue, we want concrete actions from the government".
It’s a protest movement that a broke, lame-duck French government did not see coming. Civil servants this Tuesday joining high schoolers now in their third week of picketing over long-deteriorating classroom conditions. The usual recipe for wearing down movements in France has recently been to match eventual violence with a heavy hand, the escalation turning the silent majority against the protesters as was the case with the pre-Covid Yellow Vests movement.
Crowds of mainly teenagers called for more resources for schools and an end to what they called police repression.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers joined high school students who for days have been demanding better learning conditions in protests punctuated by violent confrontations.
Police fired tear gas at protesters blockading French high schools on Tuesday as students, teachers and parents took to the streets on the biggest day of action in a wave of demonstrations against understaffed and dilapidated classrooms. Reporting from a march in Paris, France 24's Claire Paccalin says that the demonstration there has been peaceful so far, though the atmosphere is "tense" with a "heavy police presence".
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Protesters increased pressure on the government of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron demanding more education funding.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in cities across France on Tuesday in support of protests by school pupils demanding more education funding, increasing pressure on the government of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron. With teachers and trade unions joining the march, the students are seeking to turn the protests into a "major social movement" to increase pressure on the government, says France 24's Marc Perelman.
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París enfrenta una factura creciente por su deuda justo cuando la política dificulta una solución. Los mercados se preparan para una volatilidad que podría prolongarse hasta las elecciones.
We take a look at what exactly French high school students are demanding in their nationwide blockades. From crumbling buildings, to absent teachers who are not replaced, to applying to university, we take a look at what has created so much anger among French teens. We also draw parallels between this movement and that of the Yellow Vests.
Alunos, professores e pais marcharam em cidades de toda a França nesta terça-feira (6). Os manifestantes bloquearam centenas de escolas, no maior dia de mobilização de uma onda de protestos que exigem que o governo resolva o problema da falta de pessoal e das salas de aula em mau estado. Em Marselha, Nantes e Lyon, os protestos de rua começaram pacificamente no meio da manhã, com a maior manifestação prevista para Paris à tarde. Notícias relacionadas:França prevê cerca de 500 escolas fechadas nesta segunda-feira.Em protesto, estudantes franceses ateam fogo em pelo menos 2 escolas.Os jovens erguiam sinalizadores de fumaça e cartazes com frases como “Sob nossos livros escolares, raiva” e “Onde estão os políticos? Será que eles sabem que existimos?” As manifestações de hoje ocorrem após duas semanas de protestos que começaram nos subúrbios carentes de Paris antes de se espalharem por todo o país. O governo respondeu com a polícia de choque, afirmando que o movimento havia se transformado em violência urbana. A mão de um adolescente foi arrancada durante confrontos entre manifestantes do ensino médio e a polícia de choque, no norte da França, na segunda-feira (5). François-Xavier Lauch, prefeito de Pas-de-Calais, se recusou a comentar as circunstâncias exatas, afirmando que cerca de 200 a 250 manifestantes estavam atirando objetos contra a polícia. O jornal regional La Voix du Nord informou que o adolescente de 15 anos perdeu a mão e parte do antebraço após pegar uma granada de dispersão da polícia. A União dos Estudantes do Ensino Médio informou que 1.800 escolas estavam bloqueadas ou fechariam durante o dia. Algumas autoridades educacionais locais tentaram transferir as aulas para o ambiente virtual. O Ministério da Educação não divulgou os números imediatamente. “Quando a resposta é a violência, isso significa que a democracia não está mais funcionando”, disse Hugo Vetzel, um recém-formado do ensino médio em Estrasburgo, que agora está fazendo cursos preparatórios para os exames de admissão nas melhores universidades da França. “Existe uma enorme distância entre as elites e nós.” O primeiro-ministro Sébastien Lecornu determinou que seus ministros atendam às principais reivindicações dos estudantes. Entre elas estão garantir a substituição de professores ausentes, rever a duração do dia letivo, das 8h às 18h, e a necessidade de intervalos de almoço mais longos. O governo também analisará os reparos necessários nos prédios escolares antigos, disse Lecornu, que exigiu que os ministros enviassem suas primeiras propostas até o final de outubro. O Ministério do Interior da França informou que 6.100 pessoas foram presas desde o início dos protestos, sendo a esmagadora maioria delas formada por menores de idade. Mais de 1.800 pessoas estão sendo processadas, incluindo 1.483 menores, informou o Ministério da Justiça, sem especificar os crimes. Pelo menos 715 policiais e 215 adolescentes ficaram feridos nos confrontos, segundo o gabinete de Lecornu.
School blockades and clashes intensify in France as frustration rises over government education policy.
After decades of budget deficits and steadily rising debt, markets are putting a new price on French risk.
A major march is set to depart from central Paris this afternoon as French students continue their protests classroom conditions. With previous protests marred by violence, France 24’s Claire Paccalin reports that there is already a heave police presence in central Paris as the marchers prepare to get underway.
Thousands of demonstrators were massing under heavy police surveillance across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers joined high school students who for days have been demanding better conditions in protests punctuated by violent confrontations. France 24's Luke Shrago reports from outside a Paris high school where he says students he has spoken too remained determined to win concessions from the government.
Students, teachers and parents marched in cities across France on Tuesday and protesters blockaded hundreds of schools, in the biggest day of action in a wave of demonstrations demanding the government tackle understaffed and dilapidated classrooms. In Marseille, Nantes and Lyon, the street protests began peacefully mid-morning, with the largest demonstration expected in Paris in the afternoon. Youngsters held aloft smoke flares and placards reading “Under our schoolbooks, anger” and “Where are...