Sarkozy blames riots on suburban "delinquents" Sarkozy has spoken, and again he's living up to his reputation.
Police fortify positions around the Sorbonne We understand that police have chosen to defend their positions around the Sorbonne University on the left bank of Paris.
As situation escalates, police fire rubber bullets 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…
Violence against demonstrations in France Police units attack anti-CPE demonstration and anarchists are arrested as repression against the movement steps up.
Anti-CPE Movement: Nantes, 17th March 2006 Photos of the March 18th 2006 demonstration against the CPE in Nantes. Photos from http://nantes.indymedia.org/.
Sorbonne occupier speaks to the Unrest in France blog Here we are pleased to publish a first hand account of one of the first wave of students who occupied Sorbonne University.
Now 68% of French want CPE scrapped Polls show 68% of the French are now in favour of withdrawing the CPE, 13 percentage points more than on March 8.
Trouble flares again in Paris Scuffles with police break out following anti-CPE demonstrations in Paris.
Up to 600,000 youths join protests across France Round-up of Thursday 16 March's anti-CPE activities across France.
Virtual sit-in protest planned An invitation to participate in a virtual sit-in in solidarity with striking students in France.
1,000 schoolkids block Nice motorway As morning demonstrations take place across France, youths blockade motorway.
