‘Ahead of Saturday’s mass protests in France, the government seemed almost desperate for new violent scenes. Lumping the organized left and protesters in with black bloc groups, it seeks to justify a broad crackdown on the high schoolers’ movement.’ In Jacobin.
Protests and riots in Paris on 17 October 2026. Demonstrators gathered around Place de la République amid tear gas; cars and shared bikes were set on fire on Boulevard Voltaire and extinguished by the Paris Fire Brigade (BSPP); shops were looted, including a Chanel boutique in Le Marais at night.
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