French authorities ban some student protests after weekend looting and clashes
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Ada Derana reports that French President Emmanuel Macron tightened restrictions on protests, blaming the hard left for unrest. The report does not specify the measures or when they were introduced.
Lanka Business Online reports that around 550,000 demonstrators took to the streets in protests it describes as largely peaceful. It says Macron called for a distinction between protesters’ demands and people who damaged property or looted.
Lanka Business Online frames the issue around what demonstrators are seeking, but the available report does not detail those demands or say what will happen next.
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Earlier coverage
Reports on the same subject from the months before this story.
- Dawn · 500 arrested as French student protests spark violent clashes
- Ada Derana · Violent clashes, looting and buildings ablaze in France as over 1,000 arrested after protests
- Daily Mirror · France imposes curfews in parts of Paris, other cities after weekend of riots
- Lanka Business Online · VIDEO: Who are France’s rioters and what do they want?