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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.
The death toll linked to France's anti-government "yellow vest" protests has risen to nine, as demonstrators kept up major disruptions of road traffic.
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.
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 ...
Driven by anger over a perceived squeeze on household income, the movement has shaken Emmanuel Macron's presidency and hurt retailers and other businesses after the spontaneous protest against ...
Éric Drouet is a French political activist who is one of the leading figures of the populist Yellow Vests Movement that began in France in November 2018. He is a former presidential candidate from the 2022 presidential election, and he has been a controversial figure, drawing accusations of calling for insurrection against the French government.
Scuffles between Paris police and activists on Saturday marred the anniversary of the birth of the yellow vest movement against government policies seen as favoring the rich. Police used tear gas ...
Of the class of people represented by the yellow vest movement, 45% are women. [2] [3] [4] 52.1% of poor adults in France are women. [3]Women on the whole are more affected by poverty in France than their male counterparts, in part because many are heads-of-household. [2]