Spontaneous protests follow passage of pension bill using Article 49.3

Thousands converged near Sainte-Soline to oppose a large irrigation reservoir. Protesters described the basin system as privatizing a shared resource for intensive agriculture, while farmers and...

A year after its Saint-Pierre march, NousToutes974 organized a march in Saint-Denis to broaden participation across the island. The program included an association and artisan village, connecting...

Eight major trade-union confederations and youth organizations coordinated a nationwide strike and demonstrations against the plan to raise the legal retirement age to 64. More than a million people...

StreetPress reported Yellow Vest participants joining the third major day of demonstrations against pension reform. Interviewed demonstrators connected the pension dispute to broader anger over...

A Toulouse court convicted a police officer for intentional violence after journalist Kevin Figuier was injured while covering a Yellow Vest demonstration in April 2019. Politis reported the...

A ninth national day of action brought workers, students and other opponents into demonstrations against the pension reform. The movement persisted after the government's use of Article 49.3, with...

Thousands of activists gathered in Sainte-Soline against a large irrigation reservoir, commonly called a 'mega-basin'. Opponents argued that the project privileged intensive agriculture and private...

French police began a large operation targeting informal settlements and undocumented migrants, including demolitions and expulsions. Human Rights Watch criticized forced removals and raised...

A large demonstration in Mamoudzou supported the Wuambushu operation, expressing frustration over insecurity and state capacity. The rally represents one strand of public opinion and should not be...

The government issued a decree dissolving the environmental movement Les Soulèvements de la Terre, citing calls for violence against property and public order concerns. The movement and allied...