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A series of riots in France began on 27 June 2023 following the fatal shooting of Nahel Merzouk in an encounter with two police officers in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris. Residents started a protest outside the police headquarters on the 27 June, which later escalated into rioting as demonstrators set cars alight, destroyed bus stops, and shot ...
In early March, trains around the country continued to be affected by strikes and protests. It is believed that 1.1 to 1.4 million people participated in over 260 protests across the country. As a part of the protest, union members blocked fuel deliveries from being made, with the intention of bringing the French economy to its knees. [67]
Nahel Merzouk riots: Riots continue across France. More than 1,300 arrests, and 79 police officers injured. [28] Looters raid a gun shop in Marseille, stealing eight hunting rifles and ammunition before police intervene. [29] President Emmanuel Macron cancels a state visit to Germany, which would have been the first state visit in 23 years. [30]
French interior minister Gerald Darmanin ordered a nationwide night-time shutdown of all public buses and trams in response to the riots and added 5,000 police to the streets, increasing the ...
Protesters clash with CRS riot police at the Porte d'Aix in Marseille, southern France on 30 June 2023 (AFP via Getty Images) The unrest has come in response to the killing of 17-year-old Nahel ...
The French government has so far stopped short of declaring a state of emergency — a measure taken to quell weeks of rioting around France that followed the accidental death of two boys fleeing ...
[1] [2] The reshuffle was seen as an opportunity for Macron to "reset" his presidency, after the contentious passage of a pension system reform and the 2023 French riots, and reassert his authority, significantly diminished following the result of the legislative election the previous year. Despite expectations that the reshuffle was to be ...
French President Emmanuel Macron attends a government emergency meeting on 2 July 2023 after riots erupted for the fifth night in a row across the country following the death of Nahel, a 17-year ...