France's Student Protests: A Crisis of Violence and Division Unfolds

10/10/2026

Authorities said that 700 police officers have also been injured, schools have been burned or ransacked, and teachers and members of the public have been attacked

10/10/2026

PARIS/ARGENTEUIL, France, Oct 10 - Fourteen-year-old Eden suffered a broken jaw and multiple smashed teeth when he was struck by a tear gas canister directed towards him at close range by a police...

10/10/2026

Student protests in France over crumbling schools expose deep tensions as Jean-Luc Mélenchon's La France Insoumise allegedly exploits the growing unrest.

10/09/2026

Officers deployed tear gas and batons against youth protesting education cuts and demanding better schools French riot police have deployed tear gas and water cannon, as well as charging with...

10/09/2026

Students taking to the streets have become a focal point in the country's increasingly polarised politics.

10/09/2026

Student demonstrations in recent weeks re-lit a centuries-old torch of civil resistance. How do they compare to previous movements in France?

10/09/2026

The students have complained of absent teachers, overloaded timetables, dilapidated classrooms and buildings that cannot cope with rising temperatures