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“‘Global system organising attacks on our rights’ Alice Cohen-Morzadec, spokesperson for the French Student Union and a regular protester, views the flag as a symbol of the daily struggles in the occupied West Bank and Gaza and broader global inequalities.”

“High school students in France have resumed protests on a much smaller scale than in previous weeks as pupils returned from their two-week holiday break.”

““France is burning”, “France in turmoil”, “Chaos in France”, the headlines have declared, focusing on the violent element of an otherwise peaceful student movement demanding better conditions for education.”

“French high school engulfed in flames as student protests continue A French high school in Metz went up in flames as student protests over school conditions spread across the country.”

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

“France plans to fully or partially close up to 500 schools on Monday amid a series of student protests that have become increasingly violent.”

“The French education ministry says protests have affected about 400 of France’s 3,700 lycees (high schools).”

“On Friday, the French leader met representatives of the student movement for the first time since the protests began.”

“The French government has taken full advantage of these violent acts, using them to justify the overly securitised response to the protests and to avoid public scrutiny for the failure to address its own failures.”

“The scale of protests raging across France over the education system, attracting hundreds of thousands of pupils, teachers and parents, has been described as exceptional by unions and student movement organisers.”

“Protests have continued across France for a third week as tens of thousands of school pupils and trade unionists have taken to the streets across many cities.”

“France has been shaken by a wave of protests since mid-September, a movement sparked by high school students in a Paris suburb that grew into a nationwide mobilisation tapping into widespread discontent.”

“Presenter: James Bays Guests: Jack Eisner – Public law student at Sciences Po Paris, who has taken part in protests Rainbow Murray – Specialist in French politics and Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London Petros Fassoulas – Secretary…”

“Paris Saint-Germain’s home Ligue 1 game against Lyon scheduled for this Sunday has been postponed until Monday, the French league announced, following a request by police amid a wave of violent protests in the French capital.”

“Paris, France – President Emmanuel Macron plans to meet with high school student representatives as the country braces for further protests over the weekend.”

“The protests began as a student movement demanding smaller classes, more teachers and a more equal education system.”

“French President Emmanuel Macron has declined Interior Minister Laurent Nunez’s offer to resign after nationwide demonstrations by students protesting educational conditions and groups angry over the high cost of living turned into widespread riots and…”

“Albanian riot police have fired tear gas and water cannons at hundreds of student demonstrators protesting over education and social conditions in the capital Tirana.”

““I can communicate in Arabic, but I'm not fluent, so I have a lot of mistakes, so with my friends and people that … know English and French, usually I speak a different language, because it's just faster, you know, but … I wish I could be fluent.””