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The yellow vests protests or yellow-jacket protests (French: Mouvement des gilets jaunes, pronounced [muvmɑ̃ de ʒilɛ ʒon]) were a series of populist, [64] grassroots [65] weekly protests in France that began on 17 November 2018 and ended on 28 June 2020.
Jérôme Rodrigues is a French lead figure in the populist Yellow Vests Movement, advocating for social demands and participating in demonstrations and The True Debate.On January 26, 2019, while filming a protest at Place de la Bastille in Paris, Rodrigues was hit by a sting ball grenade, resulting in the loss of his right eye.
The True Debate (in French, Le Vrai Débat) was a French citizen debate organized from January 30 to March 3, 2019 [1] within the Yellow Vests Movement, to decide at a national level on the political goals of the movement.
France is a country that's no stranger to protest movements—from the massive student demonstrations of 1968 to contemporary union-led strikes. But during the "yellow vest" protests that rocked ...
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of yellow vest protesters rallied Saturday in several French cities for a 10th consecutive weekend, despite a national debate launched this week by President Emmanuel ...
Protests in France against a COVID-19 health pass are being re-invigorated by a familiar face. Jerome Rodrigues, was a major figure in the Yellow Vests protests two years ago, which first sought ...
On 18 January 2019, Ludosky announced the launch of an Android app for yellow vest protesters. It offered carpooling information, help in finding hosts when traveling to yellow vest protests and events, and information on potentially dangerous situations for protesters. [61] A women's yellow vest mobilization took place on 20 January. [62]
France's anti-government "Yellow Vests" protests hit the 2018 profits of retailer Auchan, costing it 140 million euros (120.3 million pounds) in lost sales, adding to pressure on the company which ...