A large crowd with thousands of student protesters has gathered in Lille’s Place de la République, in northern France. Demonstrations are continuing across France on Tuesday against what protesters describe as under-investment in high schools. The BBC’s Europe correspondent Nick Beake, reporting from Lille amid the crowds, can see a strong police presence nearby but
Over the past few years, a number of accidents and crimes have led to growing local opposition to the US presence on the island. The 2016 rape and murder of a 20-year-old local woman saw tens of thousands of protesters demonstrate against the heavy US presence there. A former US marine subsequently received a life
France is braced for major protests on Tuesday, after organisers called for a nationwide day of action in support of students demanding more investment in education. It comes after a week of demonstrations, which saw students blockading hundreds of schools, at least 190 students injured, and more than 5,000 people arrested. One student had his
An explosive and newly partially unsealed court filing alleges that the US Department of Homeland Security built up dossiers on ICE observers—including their photos, license plate numbers, and other information—and stored them in a system called the Investigative Case Management database, which was built by Palantir. Palantir did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
On Friday, a 17-year-old was arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide after protests in Belfort, north-eastern France, where a police officer was targeted. At least 65 staff members have been injured in the unrest, the education ministry said. In the Paris suburb of Pantin police charged at protesters and made arrests after projectiles where thrown
An internal report prepared for the Paris police department which was leaked to the media analysed the opening of the movement in Seine-Saint-Denis. It concluded that students were being “egged on by far-left elements from students unions… and political groups such as… LFI.” It said the tensions “could be part of a flame-kindling strategy… aimed
