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“In Pictures Tens of thousands of people have joined rallies across France in support of protesting high school students, boosting a movement that is posing a major challenge to President Emmanuel Macron as his term in office winds down.”

“Log in Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined demonstrators outside a high school in a working-class suburb of Paris on Tuesday, as French pupils staged another day of protests over poor learning conditions.”

“Greta Thunberg says French students are being “robbed” amid nationwide protests Published On 13 Oct 2026 Greta Thunberg says French students are being “robbed” amid nationwide protests”

“French policing under scrutiny as student protest injuries mount PARIS/ARGENTEUIL, France, Oct 10 - Fourteen-year-old Eden suffered a broken jaw and multiple smashed teeth when he was struck by a tear gas canister directed towards him at close range by a…”

“The French government said on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) it was pausing the use of stun grenades in its policing of student protests, after a 15-year-old boy’s hand was blown off during a clash with riot police, fuelling protesters’ accusations of police…”

“France suspends use of stun grenades to police student protests PARIS, Oct 7 - The French government said on Wednesday it was pausing the use of stun grenades in its policing of student protests after a 15-year-old boy's hand was blown off during a clash with…”

“The ongoing bedlam caused by French students is now being reported across Europe, with Belgium’s French-speaking community experiencing riots that the government is calling a “real, serious, and imminent risk.””

“Students have protested over Belgium’s French-language education system, citing rising education costs, overcrowded classrooms and difficulties accessing study materials.”

“Belgian students rally over education costs in protests echoing France LIEGE, Oct 7 - Hundreds of students, inspired in part by educational unrest in neighbouring France, have taken to the streets of the Belgian city of Liège, with local media reporting 107…”

“Albanian riot police have fired tear gas and water cannons at hundreds of student demonstrators protesting over education and social conditions in the capital Tirana.”

“IN PHOTOS | France student protests spread across Europe Weeks of protest over school conditions, education costs spread to Albania, Greece Nationwide protests by high school students over education in France have spread to other parts of Europe in recent…”

“The child was rushed to the hospital and treated for tinnitus, while a high school student taking part in the protests that have rocked France arrested, France’s RMC radio reported.”

“Log in A one-year-old infant has been hospitalised after being hit by a firework while in a pram during nationwide student protests that have rocked France.”

“In Liège, more than 200 arrests have been reported since the student protests began.”

“- Published A student has been arrested after a principal and teacher were shot at a school on Monday morning, French media report.”

“The tragic spate of injuries emerging among ordinary students has coincided with a declaration by the far-Left mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko – a French citizen of Malian origin who attended some protests and collapsed when police sprayed tear gas in…”

“The movement is the most serious student unrest in France in many years, and comes against a backdrop of rising tension in the country - with anger over rising fuel prices and distress in the farming sector also liable to trigger protests.”

“Wealthy French quit failing state schools squeezed by pensions and austerity PARIS, Oct 9 - Clemence Remy moved to the French city of Nantes in 2020 and enrolled her two girls in the local state school.”

“There is near-unanimous agreement among member states that Ukraine cannot be allowed to collapse financially, a position backed firmly by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and the front line EU members of the north and east.”

“The French government has since suspended the use of stun grenades in student protests and opened investigations into police conduct.”

“'Our duty is to listen to young people' The finance minister's interview with the BBC also touched on French domestic matters, including the student protests that have swept the country, with more than 500 schools fully or partially shut as of Wednesday.”

“The French PM, Sébastien Lecornu, is expected to speak later today to set out his plans for responding to the protests.”