Over 5,000 arrested in French student protests
According to an RT source, on October 8, more than 2,000 schools and lyceums across the country were closed: students participated in protest actions.
Consensus
- Protests by French high school students began on September 29.
- The protests are against insufficient education funding, teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms, and poor infrastructure.
- Over 5,000 people have been arrested during the protests.
- More than 400 schools have been closed or disrupted.
- School staff and police have been injured during the protests.
- The protests have spread to around 30 universities.
- Some schools have been damaged or set on fire.
- Minister of National Education Édouard Philippe (referred to as Édouard Jeffer in sources) has reported injuries to school staff and damage to school buildings.
- Some schools have been moved to remote learning.
Points of divergence
- 65 school staff members were injured, including 40 school directors, and over 100 school buildings were seriously damaged. — tg_bbcrussian
- 17-year-old student arrested in Belfort for attacking a police officer; 600 people detained on October 2, 2000 on October 1. — interfax
- More than 560 educational institutions were damaged during protests, according to Figaro. — tg_rian_ru
- At least 560 educational institutions were affected on October 2; 11% of all lycees in France were on strike as of October 1. — vesti
- 400 schools were switched to remote learning due to protests and violence. — kommersant
- More than 100 schools were damaged, according to Minister Édouard Jeffer. — tg_tass_agency
- Over 5,000 arrests since Monday; protests occurred in 735 schools, with riots in 158. — riamo
Coverage (20 sources)
- Well-off schools of central Paris first joined the protests — РИАМО
- Expert Timofeyev: Protests in France caused by problems in the education system — Вечерняя Москва
- More than 1,000 people injured at school protests in France — Коммерсантъ
- Schoolchildren went on protest. How France ended up in flames — Фонтанка
- In France, thousands protest. Students and schoolchildren demand improved learning conditions. For two weeks, the protests that ignited have turned into riots and clashes with police in some places. — BBC News Русская служба
- Tens of thousands of people protest across France on October 6. Protests are organized by students dissatisfied with learning conditions... — DOXA
- Photo of the day. School protests in France — BBC News Русская служба
- Quarter of a million went to the streets. What is happening in France in the background of school protests — Фонтанка
- French Interior Ministry estimates number of protesting schoolchildren and students at 250,000 — Интерфакс
- 190 students and about 80 teachers injured in school protests in France. One teenager had arm torn off — The Insider
- Protests in France for education reforms led to clashes with police — Вести
- «If everything is not burned to the devil, there will be no changes». — Новая газета Европа
- Not less than 190 schoolchildren injured at high school protests in France, education minister Eduard Jeffre said — ТАСС (Telegram)
- 190 students and about 80 teachers injured in school protests in France. One teenager had his arm torn off — The Insider
- Figaro: In France, over a thousand people injured in student protests — Вести
- 190 students injured during protests in France — Коммерсантъ
- More than 6,000 people were detained in France since the start of student protests — Вести
- Number of injured schoolchildren during protests in France approached 200 — Ведомости
- Five thousand detained, severed hand, lost eye. French students for two weeks demand normal conditions... — DOXA
- In France, the number of injured at school protests has risen to 190 — Вести
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