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Protesters across France rally over rising living costs, joining students' grievances

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Corbet, S. (2026, October 17). Protesters across France rally over rising living costs, joining students' grievances. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/europe/protesters-across-france-rally-over-rising-living-costs-joining-students-grievances/article_c183133c-78aa-5226-9264-295eafbb0aac.html

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Protesters across France rallied against rising living costs and joined high school students who have been blocking schools since mid-September due to poor education conditions. The demonstrations followed calls on social media to relaunch the yellow vest movement, which began in 2018 over issues of social injustice.

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Student protests erupted across France on October 15, over poor school conditions such as overcrowded classrooms and teacher shortages. The demonstrations escalated into violent clashes with police, who used non-lethal weaponry like tear gas, water cannons, and flash-bang grenades to control crowds. By October 17, tens of thousands of people from various groups including trade unionists and Yellow Vests joined the students in protests against high prices and social inequalities. The government blamed LFI for fueling public discontent, a claim LFI denied. Arrests and injuries have sparked an uproar amid France's historical culture of protest.

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PARIS (AP) — Protesters across France called for street demonstrations Saturday against rising living costs, joining high school students’ grievances over education conditions after more than three weeks of school blockades. asserted

Protesters → call → blockades

Saturday’s mobilization follows calls on social media to revive the yellow vest movement, which emerged in 2018 against social injustice. asserted

which → follow → injustice

Student groups protesting since mid-September have urged supporters to join. asserted

groups → protest → supporters

Protesters across France rally over rising living costs, joining students' grievances

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