FRANCE: Pension protesters hold firm despite lower turnout
The government has all but won. But protesting workers across France vowed to carry on their struggle against a government they say shut the unions – and them – out of negotiations to change France’s pensions system. Read More
FRANCE: Protesters take to the streets on fifth day of strikes
French unions hope to bring millions onto the streets Saturday in protest at government plans to raise the minimum retirement age from 60 to 62. Strikes have squeezed fuel supplies, grounded flights and cut rail services across the country. Read More
FRANCE: French Senate debates raising retirement age
Some 2,000 protesters in Paris faced off against riot police outside the French Senate Tuesday as lawmakers inside debated a bill that would raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. Labour Minister Eric Woerth says the government will not back down. Read More
FRANCE: Unions in fresh wave of strikes over bill to raise retirement age
France faces a further round of serious rail and air traffic disruption from strikes on Thursday as trade unions seek to mobilise millions of protesters against plans to raise the retirement age to 62. Read More
FRANCE: Country faces day of strikes and protests over pension reform
French unions have staged a day of strikes and estimate 2.5 million people took to the streets to protest government plans to reform the pension system. The government says there were 1.12 million protesters across France. Read More
FRANCE: Week of unrest kicks off with Roma crackdown protest
At least 10,000 protesters marched through the streets of Paris Saturday to rally against the government’s crackdown on immigrants and the recent expulsion of hundreds of Roma. Police are bracing for more protests in the coming days. Read More
FRANCE: Week of unrest kicks off with Roma expulsions protest
At least 10,000 protesters marched through the streets of Paris Saturday to rally against the government’s crackdown on immigrants and the recent expulsion of hundreds of Roma. Police are bracing for more protests in the coming days. Read More
ON RFI: Strike over pension reform hits transport and schools
A mass strike against the government’s plans to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62 is expected to bring hundreds of thousands of protesters into the streets, with one union leader claiming as many as one million people might take part. Read More
FRANCE: Chinese anti-violence demonstration in Paris is met with tear gas
The Chinese population of Paris came out in force Sunday to protest lack of security after a spate of violent robberies in the ethnically diverse Belleville area. Police tear-gassed the protesters after the march descended into scuffles. Read More