News Made Clear · Loading…
Category
Regions
Continents
France reports 448 arrests at protests over living costs and education
Loading statistics…
French authorities reported 448 arrests and 53 security-force injuries during Thursday’s protests over living costs and education. Estimates of turnout differed sharply, from about 600,000 according to the interior ministry to 1.6 million from the CGT.
Review information is loading.
The French interior ministry said 448 people had been arrested during Thursday’s protests across France, in preliminary figures released at 8pm. It also reported 53 members of the security forces injured.
The demonstrations were held over issues including the cost of living and conditions in education. The ministry estimated that about 600,000 people took part, while the CGT trade union confederation put the turnout at 1.6 million. Students and teachers were among the protesters, alongside farmers and members of the Yellow Vests movement.
The protests were generally peaceful, though there were scattered clashes and fires. Police used tear gas and water cannon in Paris and Lyon, according to the report.
The arrest figure is lower than the more than 500 arrests reported at a recent round of protests in France. More than 500 people were arrested at demonstrations on 31 October, when the interior ministry estimated turnout at 320,000 and youth organisations put it at nearly 500,000.
How do we know?
1 listed sources · explore evidence, limitations and provenance.
Sign in to give this article a thumbs up or down.
About this discussion and AI questions
Private test discussion. Comments are readers’ views and are not yet automatically fact-checked. Editing is available for 60 seconds after posting.
Sign in with a confirmed reader account and choose a username to read comments and participate.
Sorting applies to top-level comments; replies remain oldest first. New comments and likes can change the order. Refresh for the current ranking.
Loading comments…