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French policing under scrutiny as student protest injuries mount - Reuters
French policing under scrutiny as student protest injuries mount Reuters
October 10, 2026'Everyone hates the police' – what France's school protests reveal about a divided nation
Students taking to the streets in France have become a focal point in the country's increasingly polarised politics.
October 9, 2026France promises 3,000 extra teachers in first step to calm student protests
Education minister Edouard Geffray makes the offer after another day of sometimes violent demonstrations by high-school students.
October 9, 2026France halts use of stun grenades after boy's hand blown off in student protests
The step comes after several groups complained of police using disproportionate force towards teenagers.
October 7, 2026Watch: At the scene of student protests in Lille
The BBC's Europe correspondent Nick Beake reports from a large demonstration in northern France.
October 6, 2026Teenager's hand blown off during confrontation between France school protesters and police
The prefect of Pas-de-Calais says the teenager's life is "not in danger" after the "very serious" incident on Monday.
October 5, 2026Paris police chief says student protest movement out of control, urges peaceful action - Reuters
Paris police chief says student protest movement out of control, urges peaceful action Reuters
October 3, 2026School protests send shivers down French government's spine
A movement that started nearly two weeks ago has spread, and in France young people on the streets spells trouble, writes Hugh Schofield.
October 2, 2026About 400 French schools closed as some student protests turn violent - Reuters
About 400 French schools closed as some student protests turn violent Reuters
October 2, 2026Watch: Why are students protesting at schools in France?
The BBC's Hugh Schofield is in Paris as a wave of school protests over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages spreads across France.
October 1, 2026Attackers douse teacher in petrol as student protests rage across France - Reuters
Attackers douse teacher in petrol as student protests rage across France Reuters
October 1, 2026More than 400 detained as France student protests escalate
Students have been protesting conditions and resources in high schools since last week.
September 29, 2026Fires and blockades as students stage school protests across France
More than 400 people, mainly minors, were arrested on Tuesday, the country's interior minister says.
September 29, 2026Student protests and French public sector strike heap pressure on Macron - reuters.com
Student protests and French public sector strike heap pressure on Macron reuters.com
September 29, 2026French PM warns against escalation of school protests after 164 arrested
Students are protesting over issues such as overcrowded classes, but the prime minister has condemned reports of violence.
September 28, 2026CJP protest: The youth movement India's Modi didn't see coming
The CJP protest began with exam paper leaks. It became India's biggest student movement in years - why?
July 23, 2026Teen jailed for exam cheating in Guinea dies after sickle cell complications, father says
Mamadou Djouma Bah, 17, was arrested and sentenced to prison for exam fraud earlier this month.
July 23, 2026Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown
The student protesters honoured thousands of those killed when nationwide mass protests were put down last month.
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'Everyone hates the police' – what France's school protests reveal about a divided nation
Hundreds of thousands of students have protested across France since the end of last month As dustbins burn and students chant "everyone hates the police" in the French city of Lille, one teenager ex
France promises 3,000 extra teachers in first step to calm student protests
Thousands gathered at the Bastille in Paris hours before the French government made its first concession to the students The French government has made its first sign of giving ground to teenage prot
Watch: At the scene of student protests in Lille
A large crowd with thousands of student protesters has gathered in Lille's Place de la République, in northern France. Demonstrations are continuing across France on Tuesday against what protesters d
Teenager's hand blown off during confrontation between France school protesters and police
French school protests have led to clashes between police and students in recent days. File photo of police at a protest last week A 15-year-old boy's hand was blown off during a confrontation betwee
School protests send shivers down French government's spine
Watch: Why are students staging protests at schools in France? It is a piece of wisdom that all French leaders take care to heed: young people on the street equals trouble. Since the student protest
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Watch: Why are students protesting at schools in France?
Hundreds of people, mostly minors, have been arrested and dozens injured as a wave of school protests over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages spreads across France, officials say. The demonstr
More than 400 detained as France student protests escalate
Watch: Fires and blockades as students stage school protests across France More than 400 people, mostly minors, were detained in France on Tuesday over student protests at high schools across the cou
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French PM warns against escalation of school protests after 164 arrested
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu condemned reported violence during school blockades France's Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has warned that any escalation in the country's current wave of student
CJP protest: The youth movement India's Modi didn't see coming
A Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporter wearing a cockroach mask at a protest over irregularities in major public examinations in Delhi It began with a fear familiar to millions of young Indians: if
Teen jailed for exam cheating in Guinea dies after sickle cell complications, father says
Mamadou Djouma Bah, 17, was accused of using his phone during Guinea's national school-leaving exam earlier in July The father of a teenager from Guinea with sickle cell disease who died days after h