State evictions begin at the Notre-Dame-des-Landes ZAD

A gathering in support of opponents of Cigéo faces police restrictions and force after the February eviction. The episode raises questions about public assembly and policing in a sparsely populated...

Municipalities, schools, services and businesses closed as a broad strike and roadblock campaign continued. The action connected immediate concerns over safety to demands for public investment and...

A nationwide day of action brought civil servants, railway workers, students and retirees into the streets. Public employees opposed pay freezes, job cuts and changes to public services; rail staff...

Rail unions began a schedule of rolling strikes opposing changes to the state railway company, including ending special employment terms for new hires and opening services to competition. The...

The Paris March of Solidarities brought migrant-rights groups, sans-papiers and allies into the streets against the government’s asylum and immigration bill. A Commons-archived video by the...

The collective “Zéro personne à la rue” requisitioned an unoccupied house in Brest and opened it as a home for unaccompanied young exiles. Basta! reported the action while the national asylum bill was...

A march organized by the Auberge des migrants began at the French-Italian border town of Vintimille and headed toward London, following routes taken by people seeking to cross borders. Basta! later...

Trade unions and allied groups marched in Paris and across France, calling for a “convergence of struggles” amid disputes over public services and labor reforms. The Paris union march was disrupted by...

Workers marched from the Petit Marché to the prefecture in Saint-Denis during a public-sector strike. Témoignages highlighted strong participation by CHU staff opposing job cuts and threats to pay....

Auto-entrepreneur Priscillia Ludosky launched an online petition in May 2018 calling for lower fuel prices and taxes. It gathered more than a million signatures and gave a public voice to drivers...