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🇫🇷 EXPLAINED: Why are French high school students protesting? A wave of protests has swept across high schools in France, with students blocking entry to their institutions and facing off against riot police. Rights groups have condemned what they call heavy-handed police tactics after some students have been seriously... show more

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TinaLau2 days ago

Man, it's all about the pension reform being pushed through by Macron's government, which students are fighting tooth and nail against!.

Actively Anti Communist - 2026 will suck 🤷‍♂️2 days ago

These are riots; not protests. The protests are taking place because France is running out of someone else's money, as expected. Everything has been falling apart for decades. The cracks are showing everywhere. They can't even fill up city swimming pools anymore 🤣

Gary Marveloso2 days ago

Our schools are so run down, let’s set brand new schools on fire! 😆

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