Students face riot police as protests over school conditions escalate in France

“Students face riot police as protests over school conditions escalate in France”

French teenagers on Tuesday set fire to rubbish bins and threw projectiles at police who responded with batons and tear gas, as pupils kept up blockades and protests at hundreds of high schools, demanding better conditions. The movement in the lycees, attended by students aged 15 to 18 for their final three years of secondary education in France, has angered the government.

“France school protests escalate into ‘urban violence’ as PM calls crisis cabinet meeting”

About 900 demonstrations, blockades and related incidents under way outside high schools around the country A fast-growing protest by high-school students over long hours, teacher shortages and decaying facilities has escalated into “urban violence”, the French government has warned, as it said many schools would switch to online classes to protect teachers and pupils. The prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, called a crisis cabinet meeting on Thursday and told ministers to cancel travel plans to…

“França. Protestos contra falta de condições nas escolas duram há duas semanas”

A contestação a exigir mais e melhores condições nas escolas francesas duram já há duas semanas e com maior intensidade.

“Amid French school protests, students seek 'respect, dignity and decent working conditions”

Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Éric Fassin, a sociologist and professor at Paris VIII University. He sees these student protests first and foremost as a demand for equality, dignity and recognition. Students from working-class suburbs are asking for the basic conditions that make studying possible and, ultimately, the same opportunities as students elsewhere. What began among students in the Parisian suburbs has spread, but its fundamental meaning remains the same: this is a social…

“Estudantes em França protestam por melhores condições na educação”

Os protestos entre estudantes e a polícia em França já levaram à detenção 600 pessoas e provocaram centenas de feridos.

“Riot police clash with students as education protests rage in France”

About 735 schools have faced disruption as violent protests over standards and lack of teachers continue.

“מחאות התיכוניסטים בצרפת: "הכתובת שלנו לא צריכה לקבוע את העתיד שלנו”

הזעם על המחסור הכרוני באנשי צוות, על ביטולי שיעורים בקביעות ועל תנאי תברואה לקויים במוסדות החינוך עמד במוקד ההפגנות ביותר מ־1,200 תיכונים, רובם במשכנות עוני. "משרד החינוך לא משקיע מספיק בפרברים. זה עניין מעמדי וגזעני"

“Universitários juntam-se a estudantes do secundário em protesto por melhores condições em Paris”

Centenas de estudantes universitários juntaram-se, esta segunda-feira, aos alunos do ensino secundário numa manifestação pelas ruas da capital francesa. Os manifestantes exigem mais recursos para a educação, melhores instalações e maior igualdade entre estudantes.

“Live: Tens of thousands expected at Paris protests as unions join students”

Tens of thousands of people are expected to march in Paris on Tuesday as French trade unions join high school students protesting conditions in schools. The demonstrations have been marked by clashes with police, injuries and arrests, with authorities expecting up to 40,000 protesters in the capital as unrest spreads across the country. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

“Student protests: First images from demonstrations in Paris”

France braced on Tuesday for a day of nationwide high-school ​blockades and trade union-led street protests in support of students demanding that President Emmanuel Macron's cash-strapped government tackle understaffed and dilapidated schools.

“Paris prepara-se para nova manifestação estudantil em massa. "É expectável uma grande mobilização”

Stefanie Palma, correspondente da CNN Portugal em França, faz o ponto da situação em Paris e noutras cidades do país perante enormes protestos estudantis e o aumento da tensão nas ruas

“Heavy police presence' as students set to march in Paris”

A major march is set to depart from central Paris this afternoon as French students continue their protests classroom conditions. With previous protests marred by violence, France 24’s Claire Paccalin reports that there is already a heave police presence in central Paris as the marchers prepare to get underway.

“15h. Paris. Estudantes protestam por melhor ensino”

Violentos protestos que começaram nos arredores da capital francesa e acabaram por alastrar a todo o país. Ainda, primeiro ministro espanhol anunciou novas medidas para resolver crise na habitação.

“Tens of thousands demand better education in demonstrations across France”

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across France on Tuesday, as unions and teachers joined high school students who for days have been demanding better learning conditions in protests punctuated by violent confrontations.

“Thousands protest in France to support students calling for more resources in schools”

In France, hundreds of thousands rallied nationwide on Tuesday to support high school students demanding more education funding.

“Jornalista Diogo Carreira acompanha manifestações dos estudantes em Paris”

Enviado especial do CM a França explica o que levou os jovens a saírem à rua e a manifestarem-se.

“Estudantes da Sciences Po juntam-se aos protestos por mais financiamento para a educação em França”

Estudantes da Sciences Po, uma das mais prestigiadas instituições de ensino superior em França, participaram, esta quarta-feira, nas manifestações por mais financiamento para a educação. O protesto decorreu sob apertada vigilância da polícia de intervenção.