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Student protests mushroom across Europe, exposing bleak views of the future

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Young people across Europe are protesting against various issues, including high rent costs in Spain and Portugal and poor educational conditions in France and Italy. The protests have grown significantly, with Spanish and Portuguese protesters camping out in capital cities, while French and Italian students have engaged in large-scale marches that were complicated by acts of vandalism.

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France experienced severe urban unrest in late October 2026, with hundreds of thousands of demonstrators taking to the streets, leading to clashes and parts of Paris burning. The protests were primarily organized by students and trade unions over economic conditions and education issues. Riot police responded aggressively, using tear gas and batons, which led to injuries including a 14-year-old having his jaw shattered and teeth damaged. In response, the French government vowed a "massive" security deployment for planned demonstrations on October 24, reinforcing police with troops after acknowledging failures in containing previous riots. Protest organizers from a network called Chaos Inc are planning new rounds of demonstrations across Europe, including in cities like Madrid and Lisbon, exacerbating concerns about civil liberties as UN experts have condemned the excessive use of force by French authorities during the student protests.

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