blockades
Articles about direct action using blockades, often of transport links.
Lyon and Marseille blockade updates
A report on student protests from Lyon II University, and an unconfirmed report of a student wounded by a car driver who drove into demonstrators in Marseille.
Thursday 30th March
More spontaneous blockades
A round-up of some of yesterday's (31 March) school and office occupations and blockades of roads and railways against the CPE.
Late Friday night up to 10,000 were said to be still be in the streets after a protest at Chiracs announcement that he would promulgate the controversial CPE.
Round up of earlier events
Gare de Lyon blockade - photos
Photos from todays two hour long blockade of the Gare de Lyon train station in central Paris.
31 March: Summary of today's events
Today's latest developments in the struggle against the new French employment law the CPE.
-Socialist MP François Holland warns Jacques Chirac that in his broadcast tonight, sticking with the CPE would open "a major crisis"
-"the fever mounts" writes Le Parisian after yesterdays day of blockings by high-school pupils, and the constitutional Council Decision to validate the CPE
Sporadic protests and blockades across Brittany this afternoon
A round-up of some of this afternoon's events in Brittany, where like across France, high school and university students have been protesting against the CPE.
Earlier blockades and protests have been reported already.
Teargas used as 400 high school students occupy Lorient station
2,000+ invade Gare de Lyon train station, Paris
tf1 is reporting that over a thousand youths have invaded the Gare de Lyon train station in Paris. Le Figaro is now putting the number involved at 2,000, saying they have occupied the TGV lines.
Report from Indymedia Paris
15.45 Thursday 30th March Paris: At the Gare de Lyon. 3,000 people have blocked the tracks forcing cancellations of TGV and regional commuter trains.
CPE protests: Blockades across France
Brief reports of the road and rail blockades across the country last Thursday 28 March, and updates on the mushrooming high school occupations as 62% declare solidarity with the anti-CPE movement.
Latest Poll
62% of French 'united', or 'in solidarity' with the anti-CPE movement (LCI poll)
Groups of a hundred in moving blockades, Lille
Anti-CPE Movement: Gare de Lyon, Paris, 30th March 2006
Photos of the blockade by 2,000 anti-CPE protesters of the Gare de Lyon in Paris on 30th March 2006.
Anti-CPE Movement: Caen motorway blockade, 30th March 2006
Photos of the Caen motorway blockade on 30th March 2006 by anti-CPE protestors. Photos from http://www.unicaen.new.fr/.
France protests: Latest developments
A round-up of the latest news of the struggle against the French CPE employment law, including school occupations and road blockades.
French press comment on crisis
Read the BBC's summary of French press analysis.
Boulevard Peripherique blocked this morning
