Lyon

4 April: CPE protest live updates

Hour-by-hour coverage of the day of strikes, demonstrations and further blockades and occupations across France against the new employment law.

22h00

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

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

Lyon, Rennes and Toulouse protest against casualisation

First reports from Liberation on this mornings demonstrations.

Liberation gave marches in Lyon, Rennes and Toulouse the following figures:

Rennes
15,000 police estimate
35,000 organisers estimate

Lyon
11,000 police estimate
25,000 organisers estimate

Toulouse
22,000 police estimate
33,000 organisers estimate

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