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MediaWhole France

Le Monde · High school mobilization

Articles and contextual elements on student mobilization and the national social movement.

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English · Checked Oct 20, 2026

The file is accessible; some articles are reserved for subscribers.

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AP · Mobilizations and government response

An article from October 19 on the evolution of the mobilizations and the reactions of the government and student organizations.

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English · Checked Oct 20, 2026

Title, date and abstract checked in the search index; access to the full text was limited during verification.

Local mediaMarseille / Bouches-du-Rhône

Gomet’ · Union march authorized in Marseille

A trade union organization obtains an exceptional authorization for October 24; a CGT call sets the meeting at 2 p.m. at the Réformés.

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French · Checked October 23, 2026

Published on October 23 at 12:40 p.m. This union exception in Marseille remains valid, but is no longer the only known exception: the administrative court also suspended the ban for five demonstrations declared on October 24.

PressParis / Île-de-France

Le Parisien / AFP · Bastille–Nation banned, appeal announced

The decree prohibits Bastille–Nation and retains Porte d’Italie–Porte de Vincennes; the union coalition maintains Bastille and contests the decision.

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French · Checked 24 Oct. 2026

Published October 23 at 8:21 p.m. This source documents the initial protest; the appeal has since been rejected and the union coalition accepted the Porte d’Italie–Porte de Vincennes route.

PressParis / Île-de-France

Le Monde · Paris march fully dispersed

At around 8pm, the Police Prefecture said the march had been fully dispersed on Cours de Vincennes; the 7:30pm nationwide update approached 1,000 arrests.

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French · Checked 25 Oct 2026

The 8pm update concerns the dispersal of this march, not the end of every event in Paris. The 7:30pm nationwide total is explicitly provisional.

Youth news mediaWhole France

CIDJ · A “redesign” of Parcoursup discussed after the meeting

According to the student and high school representatives received at the Élysée, an overhaul was mentioned without concrete measures; a new meeting is planned for October 26 in Matignon.

About the source

French · Checked 24 Oct. 2026

Published October 23. This is the story of the representatives of organizations, not of an adopted reform or of a suppression of Parcoursup.

Press / agencyWhole France

Le Parisien / AFP · Appeal against presidential remarks rejected

The Council of State rejects requests targeting the president's declarations; this decision does not validate each local ban en bloc.

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French · Checked 25 Oct 2026

Published at 12:23am on October 24. The report was checked on October 25 against original decision no. 520729 of October 23. This case remains separate from the dispute over the Paris route.

Press agencyWhole France

Anadolu · 1,314 arrests in France on October 24

Anadolu reports a new Interior Ministry total: 1,314 arrests in France during the October 24 protests.

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French · Checked 25 Oct 2026

Published on October 25 with no time displayed. Anadolu attributes the 1,314 arrests to the Interior Ministry; the figure has now been checked against the official release, which describes it as a provisional count as of 7:30am. It is neither a number of convictions nor a final judicial outcome. The separately reported Paris figures of 142 arrests and 126 people held in police custody are a local breakdown and are not added to the national total.

News agency · footage verificationWhole France

AP · Footage from Tirana wrongly attributed to Paris and Lyon

Associated Press reports that CNEWS and franceinfo used footage filmed in Tirana in their coverage of the October 24 protests in France, wrongly labelling it as Paris and Lyon respectively before correcting the errors.

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English · Checked Oct. 26, 2026

AP’s JSON-LD gives a publication time of 17:56:27Z on October 25, 2026, or 6:56pm in Paris, and an update time of 18:06:43Z, or 7:06pm. AP attributes the errors and subsequent corrections to CNEWS and franceinfo. The broadcasters’ correction pages could not be checked directly because access was limited; the foreign footage therefore does not document events in France.

News outlet / agency · lawyer’s statementParis / Île-de-France

Centre Presse / AFP · Filing announced for the October 30 pot-banging protest

David Libeskind, the coordination group’s lawyer, told AFP that the pot-banging protest planned near the National Assembly on October 30 was filed on Sunday, October 25.

About the source

French · Checked Oct. 26, 2026

AFP dispatch published by Centre Presse on October 25 at 2:24pm Paris time. David Libeskind says the filing was submitted; no receipt or police decision has been reviewed. This reported filing is not an authorization and does not apply to the separate October 31 call.

Press / news agency · police statementParis / Île-de-France

Le Parisien / AFP · Paris police figures for October 24

The Paris Police Prefecture spokesperson reported 142 arrests in Paris on October 24, including 126 people held in police custody.

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French · Checked 25 Oct 2026

Published at 8:14am Paris time on October 25. Le Parisien / AFP reports remarks made on France Inter by Hélène Dénéchère, spokesperson for the Paris Police Prefecture. These figures concern Paris: they are not a national total, a number of convictions, or a complete account of final judicial outcomes.

Local mediaToulouse / Haute-Garonne

La Dépêche · Toulouse evening report

Calm returned at around 8:30pm; the prefecture reported 30 arrests and 27 people held in police custody, with an investigation into a serious hand injury.

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French · Checked 25 Oct 2026

Published on October 24 at 9:45pm and updated at 10:29pm. The investigation must establish the circumstances of the injury; no responsibility is inferred.

AssociationParis / Île-de-France

LDH Paris · Citizens’ rally against racist hatred

Rally announced for October 26 at 7pm following the racist attack in Trappes and La Verrière.

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French · Checked Oct. 26, 2026

The listing shows 7pm and 8 place de la Bataille de Stalingrad, 75019 Paris, but its description still says ‘Location to be confirmed’. Both details are presented together.

GovernmentWhole France

Ministry of the Interior · Press releases

Official communications to consult the positions of the government and law enforcement authorities.

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French · Verified on Oct 20, 2026

General page of press releases, without guarantee of a file dedicated to this mobilization.

PoliceParis / Île-de-France

Police headquarters · News

Announcements relating to public order, traffic restrictions and administrative decisions in Paris.

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French · Verified on Oct 20, 2026

The site requires JavaScript and cookies; Current restrictions per street have not been verified.

UnionWhole France

CGT · Press release of October 19

The union's position on October 17, its social demands and the planned consequences.

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French · Verified on Oct 20, 2026

Published on October 19, 2026. Participation figures and assessments of policing are those of the organization.

UnionWhole France

CFTC Health Social · Mobilization of November 5

The federal press release on salaries, workforce, working conditions and financing in health, social and medico-social sectors.

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French · Verified on Oct 22, 2026

Press release dated October 17, 2026. It presents the federation's demands and does not confirm any hospital closures, local disruptions or level of participation.

UnionWhole France

CGT · News

Press releases, proposals and local information from the union.

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French · Verified on Oct 20, 2026

General section: check the date and territory concerned in each publication.

Student organizationWhole France

UNEF · Student organization

Student rights, study conditions and links to local structures.

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French · Verified on Oct 20, 2026

Accessible site; Content without an explicit date is not presented as a new press release on the mobilization.

Collective behind an appealWhole France

17 Octobre Gilet Jaune

Coordination call for Act III: casseroles on October 30, then rallies and sit-ins on October 31.

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French · Checked Oct. 26, 2026

Homepage checked again on October 26. The Act III call is described as having been read at Opéra Bastille on October 24, with no publication time. It announces an action outside the National Assembly from 6pm to 9pm and nationwide pot-banging at 7pm on October 30, followed by a 2pm action on October 31; local organisers and administrative decisions still need to be checked.

CityParis / Île-de-France

City of Paris · Advice for October 24

Advice for residents and businesses, city preparations and targeted cancellations in central Paris.

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French · Checked October 23, 2026

Updated October 22. The City asks residents and businesses to bring certain items indoors from noon on the 24th and announces the cancellation of outdoor Mon Premier Festival events in central Paris, not the entire festival.

Personality originating a callWhole France

Facebook · Jérôme Rodrigues speaks

A public video and discussions around the mobilization of October 17.

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French · Verified on Oct 20, 2026

Public video and interaction data viewed. It expresses the position of its author and does not replace independent reporting. Facebook can request a connection; interactions evolve.

UnionHérault / France

Solidaires Hérault · Calls for October 24 and 31

Call to strike and mobilize on October 24 and 31, then prepare a renewable strike from November 5.

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French · Checked October 23, 2026

Published October 22. The text documents Solidaires’ call and demands; it gives no location, time, route or administrative decision for October 31.

GovernmentWhole France

Interior Ministry · October 24 security deployment

National instructions and an announced deployment of 70,000 police officers and gendarmes for October 24.

About the source

French · Checked October 23, 2026

Published October 23. This is a deployment planned for the following day, not an incident report.

Administrative CourtBouches-du-Rhône

Administrative Court of Marseille · Five exceptions to the ban

The court suspends the application of the ban to demonstrations declared in Gardanne, Istres, Martigues, Miramas and Tarascon.

About the source

French · Checked 24 Oct. 2026

Press release of October 24. The suspension is limited to five declared events; it does not lift the ban throughout the department and does not prove that the gatherings actually took place.

District town hallParis / Île-de-France

Town hall of the 7th arrondissement · Route chosen and position of the union coalition

The municipal page indicates a Porte d’Italie–Porte de Vincennes route from 2 p.m. and specifies that the union coalition maintains Bastille–Nation.

About the source

French · Checked 24 Oct. 2026

Updated October 23. The page describes two distinct positions and does not confirm an agreement between the police and the union.

UnionMarseille / Bouches-du-Rhône

CGT Bouches-du-Rhône · Meet at 2 p.m. at Les Réformés

The Departmental Union calls for people to join the demonstration on October 24 at 2 p.m. at Les Réformés in Marseille.

About the source

French · Checked 24 Oct. 2026

Published October 23. This source confirms the place and time of the union meeting, not the complete route or the legal limits of the authorization.

Original court decisionWhole France

Conseil d’État · Decision no. 520729 of October 23, 2026

In paragraphs 7 and 8, the judge finds that the presidential remarks constitute neither a ban nor an instruction; the applications are rejected.

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French · Checked 25 Oct 2026

Decision of October 23, 2026, ECLI:FR:CEORD:2026:520729.20261023. Paragraphs 7 and 8 also state that a local authority cannot base a ban on those remarks alone. The rejection does not validate every local ban and does not concern the separate challenge over the Paris route.

Government · original releaseWhole France

Interior Ministry · National figures for October 24

The official release gives a provisional national count as of 7:30am on October 25: 1,314 arrests during the October 24 protests.

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French · Checked Oct. 26, 2026

Page published on October 25, 2026, with no publication time displayed. The total of 1,314 arrests is a provisional count as of 7:30am Paris time; it is neither a number of convictions nor a final judicial outcome. The Paris figures of 142 arrests and 126 people held in police custody are a local breakdown within their own scope, not a total to add on.

CityLyon / Rhône

City of Lyon · Prohibition within a central area on 24 October

Protests, marches and protest gatherings are prohibited from 10am to 11pm within a defined central area.

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French · Checked 24 Oct. 2026

The city page summarizes the area; the original prefectural order remains the reference for its exact boundaries.

UnionWhole France

CGT · Preparing the November 5 strike after October 24

The confederation calls for workplace general meetings to set demands and organise the November 5 strike.

About the source

French · Checked 25 Oct 2026

The figure of nearly 800,000 is the CGT’s 5:30pm count. The statement confirms its call, not implementation of the strike in every workplace.

Public institutionParis / Île-de-France

Louvre Museum · Exceptional closure on 24 October

The museum will close on 24 October and says bookings for that day will be refunded automatically.

About the source

French / English · Checked 24 Oct. 2026

The official page does not show when the alert was published, and the closure cannot be extended to other museums.

Collective cardWhole France

Action map · Citizen initiative

Browse listings collected after October 17 and check the date of each entry.

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French · Verified on Oct 20, 2026

Information collected by the public or the organizers: it does not prove administrative validation, authorization or live situation.

Citizen agendaSeveral regions of France

Démosphere · Local agendas

Access a local calendar from the national index and consult the author and date of each announcement.

About the source

French / English · Verified on Oct 20, 2026

Independently managed agendas; certain actions are unrelated to this movement. The Paris / Île-de-France site is closed.

Quota surveyWhole France

Elabe / BFMTV · A look at the mobilizations

Complete breakdown of opinions on October 17 and student mobilization, with questions and method.

About the source

French · Verified on Oct 21, 2026

Published on October 16, 2026, after a survey from October 14 to 16 of 1,506 adults in mainland France. Support and sympathy are distinguished. This survey is closed: it is neither an open vote nor live results from our site.

Open consultationWhole France

My Opinion · What do you think of the student movement?

Support, support for claims with reservations on the means, opposition or absence of opinion; another question concerns the police response.

About the source

French · Verified on Oct 20, 2026

The announced closing date of October 23 has passed. A possible extension and the results remain to be verified. Voluntary, non-representative sample; no votes were submitted during verification.

Consultation of a local mediaBesançon / Burgundy-Franche-Comté

macommune.info · What priority for public authorities?

Choose a priority after October 17: dialogue, response to demands, investigation of events or maintaining order.

About the source

French · Verified on Oct 20, 2026

Published October 19, 2026. Question and voting button visible; actual submission and closing date not verified.

Community consultationInternational / France

Reddit · How would you respond to similar protests?

Participate, support or oppose: a community consultation and discussion around events in France.

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English · Checked Oct 20, 2026

Published October 20. Question and choices found in public research; closing date and map not verified. Some choices use committed formulations.

Associative consultationWhole France

SOS Education · Results on high school mobilization

The results and analysis of the association concerning its voluntary consultation on support for the high school movement.

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French · Verified on Oct 20, 2026

Results published on October 14. Voluntary sample from the association, not representative of the French population; opening of the form remains to be confirmed.

CityAix–Marseille / Bouches-du-Rhône

City of Aix-en-Provence · October 22 notice, since corrected

Initial notice of a department-wide ban and suspended links; the blanket 24-hour suspension was withdrawn on October 23.

About the source

French · Checked October 23, 2026

Published October 22. The announced 24-hour suspension in Marseille and on links with Aix and Salon was withdrawn on October 23; check the Gomet’ update before travelling.

Transport operatorParis / Île-de-France

Bonjour RATP · October 22 daytime update

Official 2:55pm version: seven stations listed as closed from 10am, Line 10 suspended between Gare d’Austerlitz and Jussieu, and Line 1 not stopping at Gare de Lyon.

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French · Checked October 23, 2026

The previous version listed nine stations and a Line 5 suspension. Their removal does not by itself confirm reopening or resumed service; check live traffic.

Transport operatorParis / Île-de-France

Bonjour RATP · Night closures updated on 23 October

Each evening from 10pm until Monday, October 26 at 6am, République, Châtelet, Les Halles and Châtelet–Les Halles are closed; Line 11 is suspended between Châtelet and Hôtel de Ville.

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French · Checked 25 Oct 2026

Checked at around 1:56pm Paris time on October 25; the page displayed a traffic time of 1:38pm. The heading and text now agree on an end time of Monday, October 26 at 6am. These night restrictions do not describe the status of the whole network.

Transport operatorParis / Île-de-France

RATP · Metro, bus and RER

Traffic conditions, temporary adaptations and works, line by line.

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French / English · Checked October 23, 2026

Link to operator information; this page does not guarantee that a line is running or interrupted.

Transport operatorParis / Île-de-France

Transilien · Trains in Île-de-France

Status of the RER and commuter trains, stations, upcoming departures and works.

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French / English / Spanish · Verified on Oct 20, 2026

Choose your line on the operator's website and check before leaving.

Transport operatorWhole France

SNCF Connect · Traffic information

How to consult the status of national, regional and long-distance trains.

About the source

French · Verified on Oct 20, 2026

Official page with access to research; the situation depends on the date, train and line.

Organizing authorityParis / Île-de-France

Île-de-France Mobilities

Routes, networks and mobility services in Île-de-France.

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French · Verified on Oct 20, 2026

General mobility portal; no real-time traffic data is integrated here.

Local mediaMarseille / Bouches-du-Rhône

Gomet’ · Public transport maintained in Marseille on October 24

The prefectural statement withdraws the proposed 24-hour suspension; service may still be adjusted to the public-order situation.

About the source

French · Checked October 23, 2026

Published October 23 at 8:05am. Withdrawing a blanket suspension does not guarantee normal service on every line.

Transport operatorParis / Île-de-France

RATP · October 24 bulletin now historical

The daytime bulletin has been removed from the current page; this does not prove that all lines and stations have returned to normal.

About the source

French / English · Checked 25 Oct 2026

The daytime bulletin checked on October 24 no longer appears and remains historical information. Checked at around 1:56pm on October 25, the current page separately announces night restrictions until Monday, October 26 at 6am; this does not prove the network has fully resumed.

Transport operatorLyon / Rhône

TCL · T1: normal service confirmed

At 8:04am on October 25, the official page said ‘Normal service on the line’. The exact resumption time was not published.

About the source

French · Checked 25 Oct 2026

Checked at 8:04am Paris time on October 25. TCL confirms the current status of T1 but does not publish the exact resumption time; this does not establish the status of the whole Lyon transport network.

The actions and their effects on transport are verified separately. The verification date concerns the link; see the original text for details.

What is happening?

After the October 24 protest, attention shifts to the events planned for October 26, October 30–31 and November 5. See the published calls, confirmed locations and details that still need checking.

  1. Demands for education

    Personnel, buildings and educational resources are at the heart of the demands.

  2. Several groups in the street

    Students, unions and other groups demonstrate; violence occurs in certain cities.

  3. Answers and next actions

    Follow government responses, press releases and upcoming announcements from sources.

Demonstrators, police officers and police vehicles at Place de la République in Paris, October 17, 2026
October 17 · Place de la République, ParisFreCha / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped image
A handwritten sign in a student demonstration in Paris, October 6, 2026
October 6 · Student demonstration, ParisJules* / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cropped image

Who says what?

Positions attributed to their authors, with access to the original texts.

Studies and student rights · UNEF / CGT

For student rights, educational resources and aid, consult the positions of the UNEF and the educational demands of the CGT of October 19. The UNEF home page does not constitute a recent press release on this mobilization.

Social demands · CGT

In its press release of October 19, the CGT calls for an increase in salaries, pensions and aid, price controls and the refusal of cuts in public services. These proposals are those of the CGT.

October 17 · At the origin of the call

The Yellow Vest October 17 announcements defend the rights to demonstrate and strike and make political demands, including the resignation of the president. These positions are those of this initiative.

Latest news

Articles and press releases, with their sources.

Interior Ministry · original release25 OctTo read

France: provisional national count as of 7:30am

The Interior Ministry published a provisional national count as of 7:30am on October 25: 1,314 arrests during the October 24 protests. These are neither convictions nor final judicial outcomes; the Paris figures of 142 arrests and 126 people held in police custody are not added to this total.

Associated Press25 OctTo read

Fact-check: footage from Tirana attributed to Paris and Lyon

Associated Press reports that CNEWS and franceinfo wrongly attributed footage filmed in Tirana to events in Paris and Lyon, then corrected the errors. The broadcasters’ correction pages could not be checked directly because access was limited.

Centre Presse · AFP25 OctTo read

October 30: filing announced by the coordination group’s lawyer

David Libeskind told AFP that the pot-banging protest near the National Assembly was filed on October 25. No receipt or police decision has been reviewed; the announcement is not an authorization and does not apply to October 31.

Paris / Île-de-France
Le Parisien · AFP25 OctTo read

Paris: police figures for October 24

The Paris Police Prefecture spokesperson reported 142 arrests in Paris, including 126 people held in police custody. This local figure is neither a national total nor a number of convictions.

Paris / Île-de-France
TCL25 OctTo read

Lyon: TCL confirms normal service on T1

At 8:04am on October 25, the operator reported normal service on the line. The exact resumption time was not published, and this status does not describe the whole Lyon transport network.

Lyon / Rhône
RATP25 OctTo read

Paris: RATP night restrictions until October 26 at 6am

Each evening from 10pm, four stations close and Line 11 is suspended between Châtelet and Hôtel de Ville until Monday, October 26 at 6am. The October 24 bulletin remains historical; this notice does not prove the network has fully resumed.

Paris / Île-de-France
The WorldOct 24To read

Paris: march fully dispersed at around 8pm

The Police Prefecture, quoted by Le Monde, said the march had been fully dispersed on Cours de Vincennes. This does not mean every event in Paris had ended.

Paris / Île-de-France
Le Parisien · AFPOct 23To read

Paris: context of the appeal announced on October 23

The decree had banned Bastille–Nation and retained Porte d’Italie–Porte de Vincennes. The appeal has since been rejected and the union coalition accepted the alternative route.

Paris / Île-de-France
Louvre MuseumOct 23To read

Louvre: exceptional closure on 24 October

The museum says it will close for the day and automatically refund bookings. This information does not apply to other museums.

Paris / Île-de-France
Bonjour RATPOct 23To read

Paris: four stations closed each evening until October 26 at 6am

From 10pm, République, Châtelet, Les Halles and Châtelet–Les Halles close; Line 11 is suspended between Châtelet and Hôtel de Ville. The official page now sets the end time at Monday, October 26 at 6am.

Paris / Île-de-France
City of ParisOct 22

Paris, October 24: advice for residents and businesses

The City recommends bringing bins, bicycles, terrace equipment and outdoor furniture indoors from noon. Announced cancellations include outdoor Mon Premier Festival events in central Paris, not the entire festival.

Paris / Île-de-France
Bonjour RATPOct 22

RATP update: seven stations still listed during the day

At 2:55pm, Bonjour RATP listed seven stations closed from 10am and no longer mentioned the Line 5 suspension. This is not enough to confirm that stations removed from the list had reopened.

Paris / Île-de-France

Next dates announced

Locations, times and routes: check each announcement with its author.

Paris · rally against racist hatred at Stalingrad

The LDH listing shows 7pm and the address 8 place de la Bataille de Stalingrad, while still retaining the wording ‘Location to be confirmed’. This contradiction should be checked again before travelling.

Casserolades announced by the coordination of the Yellow Vests

The coordination calls for a rally in front of the National Assembly from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and for casseroles at 7 p.m. in France. Local relays and authorizations remain to be verified.

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