France 1968 photo gallery

Photographs of the uprising and general strike in May 68 in France.

Assembly at the occupied Sorbonne University, 1968

Demonstration size map

France in the streets: Largest demonstrations yet

Full coverage of today's demonstrations, strikes and riots as public transport and services crippled and nearly 3 million take to the streets in…

The Witch bloc headed the demonstration

Strike and protests against Macron's employment law

Four unions called a general strike for today against French President Macron’s new employment law, this is often referred to as Macron 2 or…

Obsolete communism: The left wing alternative - Daniel and Gabriel Cohn-Bendit

In May '68, a student protest at Nanterre University spread to other universities, to Paris…

Students and workers demonstrate in May 68

Worker-student action committees, France May '68 - Roger Gregoire and Fredy Perlman

An in-depth look at the worker-student action committees in the uprising of France May '68.