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“Following the loss of this “comfort object” — which provides entertainment and connection — the “high school student has opened their eyes to a situation that has suddenly become unbearable,” a French teacher argued in Grand Continent.”

“US President Donald Trump on Wednesday reacted to growing student protests in France, claiming the demonstrations reflected “mass migration” and saying they were about “Islam wanting to take over” the country.”

“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.”

“PARIS, France — French students set fire to bins and erected blockades outside schools in several cities, protesting overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and crumbling facilities.”

“Hundreds of high schools in France are closed as student protests continue against rundown schools and teacher shortages.”

“Students trickled into some schools despite ongoing protests outside their gates, ahead of a day of larger demonstrations expected on Tuesday.”

“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…”

“…ench 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…”

“- Published France has suspended the use of stun grenades for policing student protests after a 15-year-old boy's hand was blown off earlier this week in Lens.”

“The violent student riots that have swept across France have not been contained, as similar incidents are now being reported in neighboring Belgium and beyond.”

“Belgian students take to streets protesting education costs in wake of France riots By Reuters Published Oct. 7, 2026, 8:24 p.m.”

“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…”

“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…”

“In France, high school students have staged weeks of protests and school blockades demanding more teachers and better facilities, arguing that deteriorating school buildings and overcrowded classrooms are undermining education.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Protests escalated with high-school students lighting fires outside of schools across France.”

“Rioter blasts woman in the face with a flamethrower and off-duty cop is kicked unconscious as French student protests descend into anarchy The attack was captured on video as thousands of youngsters went on the rampage over poor conditions in their schools…”

“The 14-year-old was reportedly detained after the incident at Lakanal middle school in Aubagne, southern France.”

“The president is doing his best to gin up symbolic, minor controversies in order to activate negative polarization and distract from his spectacular failures on inflation, the Iran War, corruption, racial harmony, and so on.”

“She had watched police and students face off in the morning- long battle ten days ago – just one of many hundreds of protests to have gripped France recently.”

“(Photo: Student protests over school conditions spread across France, Montpellier - 08 Oct 2026 Credit: EPA/Shutterstock) Presenter: Rahul Tandon Producer: Matt Lines Programme Website”

“Those concerns about state schools have helped fuel some of France's most violent protests in decades.”

“Estelle Nilsson-Julien reports from Paris on the student protests in France, as they brace for another major day on the streets after trade unions joined demonstrations that drew more than 250,000 people across the country on Tuesday.”

“- Published This week, student protests continued to rock France, Donald Trump angered opponents by saying Iran could "take out"”

“Belgian students have also openly linked their protests to what is happening across the border in France, showing how quickly the French movement has become a reference point for young protesters elsewhere.”

“'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.”

“Morning news briefThe investigation continues into whether Iran is linked it an incident at a U.K. air base, thousands join student-led protest in France, former German spy chief to face charges including espionage.”

“Elsewhere, I will bring you the latest from France, as high school protests continue after a major march in Paris, which ended with sporadic vandalism and running skirmishes with riot police, and officers firing teargas and carrying out baton charges to…”

“French mayor tear-gassed after shielding protesters from police Saint-Denis Mayor Bally Bagayoko was tear-gassed after shielding student protesters from riot police.”

“Trump announced that Clayton would lead what the US president called “the Super Intelligence Force (SIF)”. - More than 400 schools in France will be closed or partly closed on Monday as authorities brace for another week of student protests.”

“Although it went viral in 2019, it was actually shot in 2010 when she was a student at Boston University.”

“A student puts trashes into a fire as protesting students carry out blockading action near place de la Nation, in Paris, on October 2, 2026 Firefighters work to extinguish flames rising from burning barricades erected by high school students during nationwide…”

“This is the moment a policewoman is chased and then kicked to the ground by a gang of young rioters amid escalating student protests across France.”

“Students have been protesting across France since last week, with pupils growing increasingly angry over budget cuts to education.”

“… rejected arguments that the defendants believed they were acting within the law given Hong Kong's freedoms of speech, which have been severely curtailed since Beijing imposed the law in 2020 following a crackdown mass pro-democracy protests the previous…”

“Several American student councils have voted to cut ties with Israel in response to the war in Gaza—including at Yale University and several University of California campuses—although none of those schools followed through.”

“In 2016 I first visited the city to report on the story of a 19-year-old university student who was gang-raped by three Afghan men from a refugees' housing block.”