What is happening in #France?
Last month, protests broke out in high schools in the poor northern suburbs of Paris over teacher shortages and inadequate facilities. Since then, demonstrations have spread across France, with people taking to the streets to protest against the rising cost of living and the deteriorating quality of public services.
“We are fighting because the cost of living is too harsh, because the price of fuel is too high, because high school pupils are being violently attacked and hurt all over the country just for trying to protest and ask for more teachers and decent learning conditions,” said Lola, a 19-year-old protester in Paris.
The protests have been met with a strong police response, which has drawn widespread criticism following a series of injuries among demonstrators, including a teenager who lost a hand after picking up a stun grenade. According to the authorities, at least 2,400 people have been arrested.
Amid growing criticism, the French Interior Minister offered to resign. However, President Macron refused to accept the resignation.
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