Unions call May Day marches for justice and peace

A broad inter-union coalition called public employees across France to strike and demonstrate against proposed unpaid sick-leave days and reduced compensation, while demanding wage improvements and...

Tens of thousands marched in Paris and rallies took place across France for gender equality, against gender-based violence and in defense of abortion rights. Organizers highlighted wage inequality and...

On the weekend following the UN anti-racism day, tens of thousands marched in Paris and other cities against racism and the far right. The calls were supported by unions, associations, migrant...

Workers in public and private health and social-care services mobilized for better wages, staffing and working conditions. The action included hospitals, elder care and social support services,...

Urgence Palestine organized a Paris demonstration demanding an end to Israel’s war on Gaza and French political and military complicity. Commons documentation captures chants and signs from the march....

A national decision made the “cahiers de doléances” from the Grand Débat available to the public in departmental and national archives. The books contain tens of thousands of records and hundreds of...

Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau announced dissolution procedures targeting Urgence Palestine and the anti-fascist Jeune Garde. Politis reported the announcement and the organizations’ responses....

A public appeal urged people to demonstrate across France against the genocide in Gaza and for Palestinian rights. Politis reproduced the call and its organizers’ language. The date marks a...

Hundreds of mothers and children gathered near the Invalides in Paris in a solidarity action focused on children in Palestine. Politis’ report foregrounded caregivers’ voices and the civilian toll...

Rail worker and Révolution Permanente spokesperson Anasse Kazib appeared in court in a case concerning alleged “apologie du terrorisme” after public remarks on Palestine. Politis covered the...