Greta Thunberg joins French teens on new day of school protests
Thunberg backed pupils demanding a 10 billion-euro boost for lycées as unions and left-wing allies joined nationwide protests over staffing and school conditions.
- On Tuesday, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined students at the Lycee Paul Eluard in Saint-Denis to support the nationwide mobilization calling for improved education conditions.
- Protests began late last month as students demanded improvements to deteriorating school buildings, teacher shortages, and crowded class schedules within the education system.
- Education Minister Edouard Geffray reported about 200 schools were closed on Tuesday, which was "fewer than last week," while the Ministry of Justice stated more than 6,800 people, mainly minors, have been taken into police custody.
- Police have opened investigations into 24 allegations of brutality against demonstrators, with 19-year-old student Leo telling AFP that protesters felt "disturbed by the level of repression never before seen for a student movement."
- French President Emmanuel Macron urged protesters to exercise restraint on Monday, as demonstrations continue ahead of wider public rallies planned for Saturday regarding the rising cost of living.
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Swedish activist Greta Thunberg took to the streets near Paris on Tuesday morning to join the left-wing demonstrations currently shaking France. Left-wing activist Greta Thunberg joined protesters who blocked a high school near the capital, France 24 reported. As the movement tries to boost its visibility, authorities warn that […] The post Greta Thunberg joins destructive protests in France first appeared on Nova24TV.
Paris. Tens of thousands of people, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, protested again yesterday in France to demand better conditions in high schools, considering that the government’s response to their demands since the end of September is insufficient.
Swedish eco-activist Greta Tunberg has come to Paris, where large-scale protests by young people have continued for several days, with a Palestinian handkerchief on her shoulders at the Paul Eluar lyceum, which is considered the center of the protest movement...
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www.kleinezeitung.atOnce again, in France, tens of thousands of young people have demonstrated together with students and trade unions, and so far the government has only offered them an emergency solution.
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