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Today — 6 October 2026Main stream

People of All Ages Join French Student Protests, as Movement Broadens

6 October 2026 at 16:14
Union members, parents, teachers and others took part in mass demonstrations around the country, backing student demands that the government invest more in schools.

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Demonstrators gathered in Paris to protest ailing schools.

People of All Ages Join French Student Protests, as Movement Broadens

6 October 2026 at 16:14
Union members, parents, teachers and others took part in mass demonstrations around the country, backing student demands that the government invest more in schools.

© Kiran Ridley/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Demonstrators gathered in Paris to protest ailing schools.

Protests Spread Across France, Growing From School Demonstrations

The rallies are a test of the strength of the student-led protest movement that has escalated at French high schools since late September.

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Students blockading their school in Marseille on Monday, part of nationwide protests of conditions at French schools.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Student Protests Rattle France as Police Clashes Bring Blockades and Tear Gas

Days of unrest have affected more than 1,000 schools across France as high school students push for better standards.

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Trying to kick a tear-gas canister during clashes with the police on Thursday in Seine-Saint-Denis, near Paris. Students in about 1,000 French schools are protesting a lack of resources in education.

Britain and France Give Up Landmark Migrant Agreement

The French government soured on a reciprocal deal that allowed the British authorities to return some migrants who crossed the English Channel illegally in small boats.

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Migrants on a dinghy in the English Channel near the coast of northern France in September.

Accusations of Antisemitism Hit a Star of the French Far Right

Jordan Bardella, the 31-year-old protégé of Marine Le Pen, is said to have made antisemitic statements as a teenage activist. He denies it.

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Jordan Bardella, the president of France’s main far-right party, National Rally, in Paris this month.
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