French student protests persist, spread to Belgium
Student blockades continue across French campuses and protests spread to Belgium as demonstrations over school conditions show no sign of ending.
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What happened
Students erected barricades with rubbish bins at a high school in northeastern Paris before police responded with tear gas on Thursday. 2345 French school blockades continued nationwide after the prime minister made unspecified promises to address student demands. 13 Students took to streets across France for the second time in a week as protests showed no signs of ending. 147 Protests spread to Belgium, where police and demonstrators clashed in Liège over education costs and school conditions. 167
Why it matters
The unrest exposes broader anger across Europe over school funding and classroom conditions. 67
What to watch
Further demonstrations are planned across France as protesters test whether the movement can swell into nationwide grievance. 16
Sources · 9
[1]France protests live: High school students rally over conditions, tensions flare in Belgium reut.rs/4zlQbka
Reuters · Bluesky
[2]Dozens of students dragged rubbish bins into position outside a high school in northeastern Paris early on Thursday, erecting fresh barricades before police moved in with tear gas as France’s nationwide protests show few signs of ending.
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[3]French school blockades persist after PM's unspecified promises reut.rs/3WeYT5a
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[4]High school students and their supporters were set to pour into streets across France again on Thursday, for the second time in a week, in a test of whether a growing movement of student protesters can swell into a nationwide wave of grievance.
The New York Times · Bluesky
[5]LIVE: High school students in France keep up blockades at campuses www.youtube.com/live/e7fOs8A...
Reuters · Bluesky
[6]Student protest unrest spreads across Europe
Axios Business
[7]Belgian students rally over education costs in protests echoing France reut.rs/47FFhd2
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[8]LIVE: Protests in Paris over school conditions www.youtube.com/live/Hoiwvn1...
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[9]LIVE: Protests in Paris over school conditions www.youtube.com/live/aRLhNrx...
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