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2026-10-05 16:49
From Batons to Bullets: Two Faces of the Iron Fist
France is facing growing unrest as teenage-led protests over poor school conditions have been met with a heavy police crackdown, raising fresh concerns about the government’s response to dissent and the country’s deepening social crisis.
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2026-10-03 20:23
By staff writer
Brutal Repression of Teenagers Exposes Deepening Crisis in France
Nearly 5,000 detained as French government threatens legal action against families, labels protests ‘urban violence’
TEHRAN — The French state has chosen its response to crumbling schools and missing teachers. It has deployed violent riot police. Over the past three weeks, a localized dispute in the working-class suburbs of Paris has escalated into a nationwide confrontation over austerity, structural inequality, and the heavy-handed tactics of the Emmanuel Macron government.