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A series of riots in France began on 27 June 2023 following the fatal shooting of Nahel Merzouk in an encounter with two police officers in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris. Residents started a protest outside the police headquarters on the 27 June, which later escalated into rioting as demonstrators set cars alight, destroyed bus stops, and shot ...
July 1, 2023 at 3:13 AM. Nearly 1,000 people have been arrested across France overnight as police have claimed they are “at war” while the family of a teenager shot dead by an officer prepared ...
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights asked France to address systemic racism within its police forces, and called for the protests to be peaceful. [58] [59] A fundraiser on GoFundMe for the officer's family was set up by the far-right politician Jean Messiha. When it closed on 4 July, it had raised €1,636,200 ...
Where are the riots in France and why are they happening? 04:08, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar. ... Is it safe to travel to Paris right now? Sunday 2 July 2023 07:00, Maroosha Muzaffar.
ICYMI: Is it safe to travel to Paris right now? 07:15, Namita Singh. ... Where are the riots in France and why are they happening? Monday 3 July 2023 12:41, Maryam Zakir-Hussain.
1635–1637: Croquant rebellions in south-west France. 1638–1642: Croquant rebellions in south-west France. 1639: Revolt of the va-nu-pieds, a rebellion in Normandy. 1643: Croquant rebellions in Rouergue. 1645: Tax revolt in Montpellier. 1648–1653: The Fronde, a wave of revolts against the young Louis XIV.
Riots continued to rage in France overnight, as 45,000 police were deployed and 719 people were arrested across the country by early Sunday in the fifth consecutive night of violence.
2022 French protests. Thousands of people across France came to the streets in October 2022, launching a statewide strike against the rise in the cost of living. The demonstrations erupted following weeks of "walkouts" that have crippled oil refineries and caused gasoline shortages. [1]