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French security measures ahead of protests
Since 16 Oct, 10:12 · Paris
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Latest
Paris protest clashes
- Location
- Paris, France
- Turnout in Paris
- Over 100,000
- Detentions nationwide
- Around 1,000
- Police tactics
- Tear gas and water cannons
Protesters set barricades alight in Marseille and ripped boards from a shop in Bordeaux, the BBC reports, as police use tear gas and water cannon in several cities.
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Interior Minister Nuñez blames "extreme violence by ultra-left groups" for clashes in Lyon, Lille, Toulouse and Montpellier, according to trouw.
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French police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators at the end of a Paris march. About 1,000 people were detained nationwide, the interior minister says.
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Earlier phases
yesterday, 15:05 – 21:07
Nationwide protests in France
Police fire tear gas and water cannon at protesters in Paris and several other cities after a mostly peaceful day, the BBC reports.
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yesterday, 04:44 – 06:40
Nationwide protests across France
French authorities prepare for hundreds of protest marches across multiple cities following days of unrest, Le Monde reports.
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Fri, 20:02 – yesterday, 02:04
French student protests continue
Paris transport operator RATP says 24 metro and RER stations will close Saturday from 9:00 as protests return, with several metro lines interrupted.
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Fri, 13:57 – 20:02
France prepares for new protests
The Louvre, Musée d'Orsay and Picasso Museum will close Saturday in Paris ahead of planned protests, according to Le Figaro.
ARTnews.com (opens in a new tab)latinus.us (opens in a new tab)la-croix.com (opens in a new tab)
Thu, 18:21 – Fri, 00:18
France bans illegitimate protests
French authorities have extended a curfew in several central Paris districts until Monday, the BBC reports.
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Thu, 12:16 – 18:21
French protest bans in Paris and Lyon
The Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture says all demonstrations in Marseille are banned Saturday, and public transport there is suspended from 5:00 Saturday to 5:00 Sunday.
De Standaard (opens in a new tab)BFMTV (opens in a new tab)bfmtv.com (opens in a new tab)
Thu, 04:38 – 06:37
French fast-track riot trials
French courts sentence at least 149 people under fast-track procedures, while prosecutors process more than 800 detainees following recent unrest.
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Tue, 04:46 – 10:26
France unrest and security curfews
Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin says 123 people are now jailed since the unrest began, and about 50 judicial investigations are open.
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Mon, 22:58 – Tue, 02:23
France unrest and security response
President Macron blames organized ultraleft groups for the weekend riots and looting, DW reports. Unions have called new rallies for November 5.
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Mon, 16:54 – 22:58
France unrest and political fallout
Marseille has also been placed under partial curfews restricting young people and gatherings, the BBC reports.
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Mon, 10:51 – 16:54
France unrest and looting
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says no one died in Saturday's unrest, which he calls a "miracle".
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Mon, 07:26 – 10:42
French interior minister resignation rejected
Macron keeps Interior Minister Laurent Nunez in post to maintain a continuous chain of command over the police, the Elysee says.
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18 Oct, 22:53 – Mon, 04:13
France unrest and Macron address
Paris police prefecture says 108 people were arrested in the capital on Sunday alone, as at least five shops were looted.
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18 Oct, 16:52 – 22:52
France nationwide protests and unrest
Official figures put Paris protest turnout at 110,000, within a nationwide total of 550,000 people.
Le Temps (opens in a new tab)bbc.co.uk (opens in a new tab)liberation.fr (opens in a new tab)
18 Oct, 00:51 – 05:04
France unrest and Limoges hall fire
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says rioters in Paris targeted the Élysée Palace, the government seat and the National Assembly, according to Spiegel.
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17 Oct, 18:50 – 18 Oct, 00:51
France cost-of-living unrest
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says 1,200 people have been arrested nationwide and 150 police officers and gendarmes injured in Saturday's protests.
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17 Oct, 12:48 – 18:49
Nationwide protests across France
Looters ransacked shops in Marseille during the nationwide cost-of-living protests, according to Welt and RP Online.
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16 Oct, 19:59 – 22:01
French security measures ahead of protests
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez says police may use stun grenades if serious violence breaks out during Saturday protests across France.
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Articles in this story
- French high school protests draw police violence allegations and injury tolls on both sides
- Protests in France leave over 1,200 arrested and 150 police injured
- Carrefour cuts 2026 outlook and shares fall as French unrest hits its stores
- France detains 1,314 after 24 October protests, 53 officers injured
- French high school students vow to keep protesting after Macron meeting
- Several hundred protesters rally in Brussels as police keep watch over Saturday demonstration
Sources
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BFMTV, Deutsche Welle, BBC, Le Monde.fr, The Independent, aa.com.tr, euronews.com, infobae.com, 20minutes, fr.headtopics.com, La Libre.be, laprovence.com, N-tv, Al Jazeera, AP, dnyuz.com, Europa Press, firstpost.com, Le Soir, news-pravda.com, The New York Times, timesofisrael.com, ynetnews.com, Η Ναυτεμπορική, 7sur7, ANSA, Bloomberg, connexionfrance.com, de.euronews.com, Der Tagesspiegel