The #PensionProtests in Paris continued today/#MayDay. Some of the rioters turned violent and injured 108 police officers.

No one in the French Government referred to it as a #ANormalTouristVisit. 😞

"Mr. Fillieule, the sociologist, said the French police relied heavily on force and intimidation to handle protests, rather than trying to defuse situations. He said new law enforcement tactics enacted in 2021 have 'set in stone the strategies of brutalization tested during the Yellow Vests movement.' "

French #Police Face Scrutiny for Heavy Hand During #PensionProtests

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/europe/france-police-pension-protests.html

#ViolencesPolicières #BRAV #BravM #Macronie #PoliceFR #RépressionDÉtat #manifs #PolFR #64ansCEstNon

French Police Face Scrutiny for Heavy Hand During Pension Protests

An audio recording of officers threatening and intimidating young people has reignited a debate over harsh and discriminating tactics.

The New York Times
King Charles’s visit to France postponed amid protests

Emmanuel Macron says it would not have been ‘serious or good sense’ for next week’s visit to go ahead

The Guardian
Bordeaux city hall set on fire amid nationwide protests against French pension changes

Largely peaceful protests are marred by outbreaks of violence as unions claim 3.5 million turned out, while authorities put number at just over 1 million

The Guardian

Police were preparing for a massive protest in #Paris on Thursday, with shops, banks and businesses boarded up and police and gendarmes stationed along roads. Protesters have been galvanised by Macron's appearance on television on Wednesday, where he said the protests were legitimate but would not lead to a U-turn on the controversial law raising the official retirement age.

#EmmanuelMacron faces 200 protests across #France over pension changes | #PensionProtests
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/23/workers-block-paris-airport-terminal-pension-protests-continue-france

Bordeaux city hall set on fire amid nationwide protests against French pension changes

Largely peaceful protests are marred by outbreaks of violence as unions claim 3.5 million turned out, while authorities put number at just over 1 million

The Guardian

"Police in Paris have banned gatherings on the #PlaceDeLaConcorde as thousands protest against #Macron's state pension age change."

#Paris police ban gatherings on key sites as French #PensionProtests grow | #France | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/18/paris-clashes-continue-over-french-pension-age-rise

Paris police ban gatherings on key sites as French pension protests grow

Increasing anger presents biggest challenge to Emmanuel Macron since gilets jaunes protests

The Guardian

Franse politie gebruikt traangas en waterkanonnen bij nieuw pensioenprotest

#PensionProtests #YellowVests #France
https://www.nu.nl/-/6255660/

Franse politie gebruikt traangas en waterkanonnen bij nieuw pensioenprotest

In Frankrijk zijn donderdag mensen opnieuw massaal de straat opgegaan om hun onvrede te uiten over de pensioenplannen van de regering. De politie in Parijs zette traangas en waterkanonnen in op Place de la Concorde, waar duizenden betogers bij elkaar waren gekomen.

NU