High school students in Paris are set to protest on Tuesday, joining trade unions to demand better educational conditions. Since late September, students have blocked hundreds of high schools, citing issues like overcrowded classrooms and insufficient facilities. Recent protests have seen clashes with police, resulting in injuries to both protesters and officers; one student lost a hand after allegedly picking up a tear gas canister. Amnesty International has criticized the police for using excessive force against peaceful demonstrators.
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On October 6, tens of thousands of demonstrators are expected to protest in Paris, as French high school students, supported by powerful trade unions like CGT, rally for better educational conditions. The protests, which began in late September, involve complaints about missing teachers, overcrowded timetables, and poorly maintained facilities that struggle with rising temperatures. While many protests have been peaceful, some have turned violent, with incidents such as burning dustbins, destroying bus shelters, and clashes with riot police using batons, tear gas, and other control measures.
According to the government, 215 students and 715 police officers have been injured since the start of these protests. A particularly severe incident occurred on October 5 when a 15-year-old student lost his hand after picking up what he thought was an object but turned out to be a sting-ball grenade fired by riot officers.
Amnesty International has called for an end to the "disproportionate police repression," citing concerns over dangerous policing techniques. The protests come ahead of the 2027 election, marking a significant political moment in France as President Emmanuel Macron’s maximum two terms are set to conclude.
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Tens of thousands of demonstrators are expected on the streets of Paris on Tuesday as France’s powerful trade unions join high school students rallying for better conditions in a wave of protests marked by clashes with police.
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Students have blocked the entrances to hundreds of high schools for 15- to 17-year-olds since late September, complaining of missing teachers, overloaded timetables, dilapidated classrooms and buildings that cannot cope with rising temperatures.
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While many protests have been peaceful, some demonstrators have lit dustbin fires, destroyed bus shelters or clashed with riot police, who have responded with batons, tear gas and riot-control rounds.
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The government says 215 students and 715 police officers have been injured since the start of the movement, with a 15-year-old losing a hand on Monday after, according to a police union source, he picked up a sting-ball grenade fired by riot officers.
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The unrest has erupted with just months to go before the 2027 election to choose a successor to centrist President Emmanuel Macron after his maximum two terms in office.
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More protests are expected across the country on Tuesday after teaching was disrupted at 589 of the country’s 3,700 lycees and 32 universities, according to the education ministry and a student union.
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Authorities are expecting some 20,000 to 40,000 demonstrators in Paris.
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Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu’s office has called for “peaceful” gatherings, calling for a return to “a structured, legal and democratic form of opposition”.
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The head of the CGT labour union, Sophie Binet, has said its members would be there to “protect high school students”.
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‘Disproportionate police repression’
Several unions and rights groups have accused the police of using disproportionate force against the protesters.
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Amnesty International late Monday said the French authorities should “put an end to the disproportionate police repression seen in recent days during student protests”.
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“The images and testimonies widely circulated over the past week raise alarming concerns about the dangerous use of tear gas, batons and policing techniques by the police,” Amnesty’s Anne Savinel-Barras said.
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The police have launched 10 internal investigations into allegations of brutality since the protests started, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said late Monday.
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The government has sought to address the grievances, while accusing the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party of being behind the movement.
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Veteran LFI presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon has strongly supported the protests, while calling for non-violent methods.
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Since the start of the movement, 24 schools have been burned or ransacked, according to the education ministry.
More than 5,000 people, 87 per cent of them minors, have been arrested.
Lecornu’s office said 85 teaching staff have also been injured.
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The prime minister has sought to address the issue of missing teachers and renovating buildings that are dilapidated.
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The government is also pushing legislation to make those responsible for damaging public property pay for repairs themselves, instead of using public funds.
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Lecornu has said the draft law could allow compensation payments to be recovered from family allowances and housing benefits while ensuring a minimum income.
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Union leader Binet has said it would “end up targeting the most vulnerable families”.
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