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Over 400 arrested as third night of violent protest sweeps France
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
France's elite police, the RAID, was posted in Bordeaux, Lyon, Roubaix, Marseille and Lille to help control the protests.
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France: Macron urges calm amid violence; deploys 40,000 officers to contro
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged calm and called the violence "unjustifiable", after protests spread across the country following a 17-year-old boy being shot dead by police.
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Despite heavy protests, French President Macron signs pension reform into
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
French President Emmanuel Macron, despite severe protests across the country, has signed a pension bill into law o raise the country's retirement age by two years, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.
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Thousands of protesters flood streets in France before Friday's pension re
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Angry protesters took to the streets in France on Thursday before Friday's ruling about whether President Emmanuel Macron's measures to raise the retirement age meet constitutional standards or not, Al Jazeera reported.
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Over 32,000 people took part in freedom convoy in France on Saturday: Repo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Paris (France), February 13 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 32,000 people took part in the Freedom Convoy protest against COVID-19 restrictions across France on Saturday, with about 7,600 gathering in Paris, BFMTV reported, citing the Interior Ministry.
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French capital sees 11th weekend of protests against COVID-19 passes
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France], September 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Protesters against mandatory COVID-19 passes took to the streets of Paris for an 11th consecutive Saturday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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Pak's political structure impacted by TLP's rising radicalism: Report
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 24 (ANI): Although religion has yet to play a dominant role in Pakistani politics, observers note that the country's current political structure may be changing with the rapid rise of the proscribed radical group - Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).
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Tibetan student body in France protests against Chinese detention of Panch
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 26 (ANI): Students for Free Tibet-France organised a protest demonstration in Paris on Sunday against China's continued detention of the 11th Panchen Lama.
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Violent protests in France leave 37 police officers injured
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 29 (ANI/Sputnik): French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said that 37 law enforcement officers have sustained injuries during the protests on Saturday against the new national security legislation.
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Police arrest 4 people for 'significant damage' in unrest near school in F
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Security forces have arrested four individuals amid unrest that erupted in front of a school building in the northern French Compiegne commune, the local prefecture reported on Monday.
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Pak summons French envoy over protest against 'blasphemous' sketches, Macr
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 27 (ANI): Pakistan on Monday summoned the French ambassador for lodging a "strong protest" against the publication of "blasphemous" sketches and recent comments made by French President Emmanuel Macron, Dawn reported.
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Macron vows to see through controversial pension reform despite pushback
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], Jan 1 (Sputnik/ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron vowed to see through controversial pension reform in his New Year address to the countrymen on Wednesday.
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