Paris - account and photos from our correspondent
Submitted by libcom on Mar 19 2006 16:50
A personal account and accompanying photos of the Paris anti-CPE demonstration and riot from one of our correspondents in Paris.
The metro on the way to the demo was packed, barely breathing space; it emptied entirely at St Jacques and we started marching to Place Renfort for the demo... Right away it was clear that this was as big a demo as I'd ever seen, maybe Make Poverty History would be bigger, but that doesn't count.
"Why I am rioting"
Submitted by alibi on Mar 19 2006 16:45
Today Le Monde has published interviews with the rioting youths of yesterdays disturbances at the Place de la Nation in the East of Paris.
Here we've translated the bulk of the short interviews and publish them in English so the rest of the world can hear the thoughts of those at the heart of this crisis.
You can hear the interviews here, and we recommend you follow the link and read the transcript whilst listening to the audio.
Anger boils over: Rioting in Lille, Tours, Paris and Rennes
Submitted by alibi on Mar 18 2006 19:20
Further disturbances have been reported in many towns and cities as mass anti-CPE demonstrations ended across France this evening.
At Paris's Le Place de la Nation, the vast square where this afternoons demonstration had ended, hundreds of youths were caught in pitched battles with the CRS riot police. Rounds of tear gas were fired and at least one molotov cocktail was thrown at police. By around 7pm calm began to be restored to the area.
Anti-CPE Movement: Latin Quarter, Paris, 18th March 2006
Submitted by Ed on Mar 18 2006 00:00
Photos of the riots in the Latin Quarter of Paris, during the March 18th 2006 demonstration.
Anti-CPE Movement: Paris demonstration and riot, 18th March 2006
Submitted by Ed on Mar 18 2006 00:00
Photos of the March 18th 2006 demonstration and riot against the CPE in Paris. Photos by Dara and another Sorbonne student for libcom.org and from http://thibautcho.free.fr. Final three photos by Charlotte Gonzalez, taken from http://flickr.com/photos/gonzale.
As situation escalates, police fire rubber bullets
Submitted by alibi on Mar 17 2006 02:44
Riot police last night fired rubber pellets and tear gas at students who pelted them with petrol bombs and stones as protests at new labour laws boiled over in the heart of Paris.
Police fought running battles with the rioters, who set cars alight and smashed shop windows near the Sorbonne on the Left Bank.
Sorbonne latest: riot
Submitted by alibi on Mar 16 2006 22:04
Fighting breaks out as fascists and riot police attack anti-CPE youths.
Lots of different stories coming in right now about events around the Sorbonne area.
From what can be gathered, 200 armed and helmeted fascists were allowed past the CRS (riot police), and attacked the gathering of anti-CPE youths and students. Earlier in the evening, at around 7.30pm the CRS were heavily outnumbered and resorted to teargas and water cannon in order to disperse the crowds.
Anti-CPE Movement: Paris school occupations and street protests, 16th March 2006
Submitted by Ed on Mar 16 2006 00:00
Photos of the school occupations and street protest in Paris on March 16th. Most photos in these galleries have been collated from http://paris.indymedia.org/ and http://thibautcho.free.fr/.
Anti-CPE youths confront fascists in Paris riot
Submitted by alibi on Mar 15 2006 21:35
Members of French fascist party Front Nationale attacked anti-casualisation demonstrators in Paris.
Last night (Tuesday March 14th), another riot. Taken from Paris Indymedia:
Youths riot in Paris as school students come out in force
Submitted by alibi on Mar 14 2006 22:30
Reports from across the country of yesterday's students' day of action against the CPE.
Yesterday was the students day of action. We were giving updates as and when we recieved them, but this remains just a sample of what happened across France:
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