800,000 protest across France over social issues

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About 800,000 people, including students, railway workers and Yellow Vest movement members, protested in cities across France this weekend. The demonstrations were largely peaceful, though some protests turned chaotic and violent. The movement began with high school student protests over educational inequality and crumbling school facilities and widened to include cost-of-living concerns, public spending and climate inaction.

WHO: Protesters, including students, railway workers and members of the Yellow Vest movement

WHAT: About 800,000 people demonstrated in cities across France.

WHEN: Reported Oct 18, 2026 at 5:05 AM ET

WHERE: France

WHY: The protests began over educational inequality and crumbling school facilities and broadened to grievances about the cost of living, public spending and climate inaction.

How this story developed (showing 50 of 72 earlier reports)

Protests spread across France, with some turning violent · Oct 18, 2026 at 5:17 AM ET
Protests turn violent across France · Oct 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET
Hundreds of protests spread across France · Oct 17, 2026 at 8:07 PM ET
Protests over living costs spread across France · Oct 17, 2026 at 2:03 PM ET
Protests over living costs sweep France · Oct 17, 2026 at 9:07 AM ET
Protesters rally across France over rising living costs · Oct 17, 2026 at 8:06 AM ET
Students, unions and Yellow Vests plan France protests · Oct 17, 2026 at 2:08 AM ET
Protests begin across France over rising prices · Oct 17, 2026 at 1:08 AM ET
French students block hundreds of high schools · Oct 16, 2026 at 10:08 PM ET
Hundreds of thousands demonstrate for better schools in France · Oct 16, 2026 at 5:07 PM ET
French students protest for better-resourced schools · Oct 16, 2026 at 4:07 AM ET
Tens of thousands rally in France over school conditions · Oct 13, 2026 at 3:07 PM ET
Greta Thunberg joins French student protests · Oct 13, 2026 at 2:08 PM ET
French high school students protest for third week · Oct 13, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET
Greta Thunberg joins French students’ school protest · Oct 13, 2026 at 7:06 AM ET
French school protests reflect polarized politics · Oct 10, 2026 at 8:06 AM ET
France school protests expose wider tensions · Oct 10, 2026 at 7:04 AM ET
France offers 3,000 additional teachers · Oct 9, 2026 at 12:06 PM ET
Riot police clash with students in Paris · Oct 9, 2026 at 4:06 AM ET
French students vow to continue high-school blockades · Oct 8, 2026 at 8:08 PM ET
French student protests enter third week · Oct 8, 2026 at 4:08 PM ET
Mélenchon hails Paris student rally · Oct 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM ET
French Connections examines student protest culture · Oct 8, 2026 at 11:07 AM ET
French students continue school blockades and marches · Oct 8, 2026 at 10:16 AM ET
Police use tear gas at barricaded Paris school · Oct 8, 2026 at 7:07 AM ET
Analysis explains anger behind French school protests · Oct 8, 2026 at 2:06 AM ET
More than 6,000 arrested during French school protests · Oct 7, 2026 at 6:09 PM ET
Protesters clash with police at French education rallies · Oct 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM ET
Experts debate causes of France’s student unrest · Oct 7, 2026 at 12:08 PM ET
Students at Paul Éluard High Blockade Campus · Oct 7, 2026 at 9:04 AM ET
More than 250,000 protest education policies in France · Oct 7, 2026 at 3:04 AM ET
France suspends secondary lessons amid violent protests · Oct 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM ET
French high schools close amid nationwide student protests · Oct 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM ET
Clashes at French student protests over school conditions · Oct 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM ET
Students prepare to march in Paris amid heavy police presence · Oct 6, 2026 at 10:09 AM ET
Student protests grow as hundreds of French schools close · Oct 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET
Students and teachers protest school conditions in France · Oct 6, 2026 at 8:08 AM ET
France protests leave 190 students injured · Oct 6, 2026 at 8:03 AM ET
Student-Led Protests Spread Across France · Oct 6, 2026 at 7:06 AM ET
French high school students plan nationwide protests · Oct 6, 2026 at 1:06 AM ET
France braces for nationwide student protests · Oct 5, 2026 at 7:06 PM ET
More than 400 French high schools disrupted · Oct 5, 2026 at 6:06 PM ET
Violent incidents mar French school protests · Oct 5, 2026 at 3:08 PM ET
Students clash with police over funding protests · Oct 5, 2026 at 1:08 PM ET
French high school protests continue, larger rallies expected · Oct 5, 2026 at 12:08 PM ET
Student protests shut schools across France · Oct 5, 2026 at 7:06 AM ET
Up to 500 French high schools face closures · Oct 5, 2026 at 5:07 AM ET
France to close up to 500 schools Monday · Oct 4, 2026 at 9:12 PM ET
French school blockades enter second week · Oct 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM ET
French students expected to continue protests · Oct 4, 2026 at 10:05 AM ET

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