Arrests and curfews: The French protest crackdown

Podcast: 7am · Solstice Media

Opublikowano: 2026-10-20

In France, thousands of arrests have been made and partial curfews imposed across the country, after a weekend of protests that spiralled into violence and looting. The protest movement, which began four weeks ago with students demanding better conditions at high schools, culminated in half a million people protesting the rising cost of living on the weekend. In some areas, shops were looted, and buildings torched. Protests have also broken out in other parts of Europe – including Spain, Belgium and Italy. The French President Emmanuel Macron, has now demanded a full security...