Yellow Vests

Protests in France on first anniversary of ‘Yellow Vests’

French "yellow vest" protesters began a series of nationwide demonstrations on Saturday in a bid to show the government they can still muster support on the first anniversary of their…

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Yellow Vest movement – Six Months on

France’s Yellow Vest movement has reached the six-month mark, but its 27th consecutive Saturday of protest made for a muted anniversary. France24 reports how back in November, observers speculated the…

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Yellow vest protests enter 20th week

Yellow vest activists protested across France on Saturday to support an activist injured last week in a confrontation with police and to show that they remain mobilized against the government’s…

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Yellow Vests banned from Champs-Élysées

French police have banned the "gilets jaunes" (yellow vest) protesters from the Champs-Élysées in Paris on Saturday after rioters destroyed businesses last week. The government has warned that it intends…

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Troops to be deployed in streets of France during Yellow Vest protests

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that soldiers will be deployed across the country to help maintain security during more yellow vest protests planned this weekend. Macron said the military…

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Yellow Jackets protest movement led to ‘explosion’ of false and misleading news

France's Yellow Jackets protest movement led to an explosion of false or misleading news items circulating on Facebook, with posts shared some 4 million times over a five-month period, according…

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Yellow Vests Violence – French government fires Paris Police commissioner

The French government on Monday sacked the Paris police chief and vowed to crack down harder on Yellow Jackets protesters after a resurgence of violence in weekend demonstrations. Prime Minister Edouard…

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UPDATED: Violence in the streets of Paris during Yellow Vest protest

After weeks of declining participation, France's "yellow vest" protest movement attempted to rebound on Saturday with a major rally in Paris. It quickly turned violent with Police firing tear gas…

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Rise in anti-Semitism in France linked to ‘Yellow-Vests’

France has seen a 74% rise in anti-Semitic incidents over the past year, according to French authorities. France is the home to Europe's largest Jewish community, CNN reports that French President…

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Sixteenth consecutive week of demonstrations by France’s Yellow Vests

France 24 reported that once more on Saturday, Yellow Vests took to the streets of France for the sixteenth consecutive week of protests amid signs of waning support. For more…

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Di Maio’s meeting with French protest leaders is a serious intrusion – Yellow Vest movement founder

One of the founders of the Yellow Vest movement has called the meeting between Italy’s deputy Prime Minister, Luigi Di Maio, and other protest leaders a serious intrusion. This comes…

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Yellow Vest protests – Macron considering referendum

President Emmanuel Macron, whose popularity plummeted to an all-time low after a proposed fuel tax rise sparked the nationwide Yellow Vest movement, is considering a strategy coup in the form…

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Pro-Diesel “Yellow Vests” demonstrations take place in Stuttgart

Hundreds of people demonstrated Saturday in Stuttgart, the bastion of Germany's car industry, against a driving ban on older diesels, wearing yellow vests to match French protesters whose movement began…

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Fresh “yellow vest” protests in Paris

Several thousand “yellow vest” protesters marched through Paris and other French cities on Saturday on the 12th weekend of action against the government despite opinion polls pointing to a recovery…

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If being in favour of better salaries and having a more effective parliament is ‘Gilet Jaune’, then I am one – Emanuel Macron

Having previously made comments that caused controversy, French President Emmanuel Macron has again created a stir for a statement he made in a private meeting with French media. The French head…

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Red Scarves movement appeal for calm of Yellow Vests in France

housands of demonstrators wearing red scarves marched in Paris on Sunday calling for an end to violence and economic disruption caused by nearly three months of weekend ‘yellow vest’ anti-government protests.…

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Criticism after Yellow Vest leader arrested by French police

One of the leaders of the "Yellow Vest" demonstrations in France was arrested on Wednesday by police in Paris, before being released on Thursday. This signals a harder line from…

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Hundreds arrested in Paris after new wave of Yellow Jacket protests – Trump uses protest to attack Macron and Paris Climate deal

French authorities arrested hundreds of people on Saturday as a new wave of Yellow Jacket protests got underway in Paris and across the country. More than 600 people were stopped…

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80 injured including 16 police as protests in France end up in clashes

Update : Paris police says at least 80 people have been injured, including 16 police officers, in violent protests in the center of the French capital. Police also say 183…

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