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“The school movement has inspired students in other European countries, including Italy and Spain, where the French word "blocus"”

“On Saturday (October 30, 20260, hundreds of thousands of people, including high school and university students, took to the streets across France for a third consecutive weekend of protests.”

“Dozens of people have been injured so far in a wave of student demonstrations, France’s Education Minister Edouard Geffray said on Wednesday (September 30, 2026), as students continued to protest against dilapidated schools, insufficient resources and…”

“Up to 500 schools across France will be totally or partly closed on Monday (October 5, 2026) because of a wave of student protests that has shaken the country, the Education Minister said.”

“French police “lost control” during nationwide protests marred by violence over the weekend, the Interior Minister admitted Monday (October 19, 2026), with President Emmanuel Macron calling for a security review.”

“French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday (October 18, 2026) voiced the public's “anger” and “shame” over rioting and looting during nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools.”

“Also read | French unions say 480,000 people took part in pro-student protests “It’s like we had a war,” a 78-year-old resident in central Paris, Mehmet Ozeden, told AFP amid burnt street barricades from the protests.”

“Labour leaders urged further protests next Saturday and a nationwide strike on November 5, saying frustration over wages, living costs and public services was spreading far beyond the student movement that first mobilised last month.”

“‘Four riot police for one student/One Professor for thirty-five’ read one placard, a reference to the teacher shortage and over-sized classrooms in French schools.”

“French police started firing tear gas at protesters on Saturday (October 24, 2026) as they stepped up security in major cities aiming to prevent a repeat of rioting a week ago, on a day of fresh nationwide demonstrations over the high cost of living.”

“Students in France were largely back in the classroom on Friday (October 9, 2026) following days of protests demanding better education, with the UN voicing “concern” over the sometimes violent clashes.”

“Some student groups called for new protests Thursday (October 8, 2026).”

“The French government said on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) it was pausing the use of stun grenades in its policing of student protests, after a 15-year-old boy’s hand was blown off during a clash with riot police, fuelling protesters’ accusations of police…”

“A 15-year-old lost a hand on Monday (October 5, 2026) in the latest round of French high school protests that have erupted into clashes with police, with more than 200 students injured in the violence.”

“Similar nationwide protests a week earlier also descended into unrest, following four weeks of student demonstrations over the poor state of France's schools.”

“… including Paris, the southwestern city of Bordeaux and Nice on the French Riviera, introduced partial curfews on Monday (October 19, 2026) in response to urban unrest that followed weeks of student demonstrations over poor learning conditions in high…”

“… showpiece Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona will go ahead as planned on Tuesday in the French capital city, the French Interior minister confirmed, despite a weekend of protests marred by violence and looting across the…”

“French authorities had been hoping that the student protest movement that started in late September was starting to ease, ahead of half-term holidays.”

“There is near-unanimous agreement among member states that Ukraine cannot be allowed to collapse financially, a position backed firmly by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and the front line EU members of the north and east.”