Protest #NuitDebout outside the offices of BNP Paribas

Toulouse: #NuitDebout Activists Occupy a branch of BNP Paribas

The Toulouse #NuitDebout activists occupy the BNP Paribas branch … Wednesday morning, activists of #NuitDebout stormed a branch of BNP Paribas , on François-Verdier in Toulouse.  The aim was to protest not only against the proposed Labour law, but also against the banks involvement in tax havens, as was disclosed in the panama papers recently […]

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A man dressed as Tigger attacked participants of the #NuitDebout in Toulouse

Toulouse: A Man Dressed as Tigger Attacks the Participants #NuitDebout

A man dressed as Tigger, well drunk, attacked participants #NuitDebout gathered Monday night on the Place du Capitole … It is not known if he escaped a party, but a man dressed as Tigger landed in Place du Capitole on Monday night at midnight. And his priority was not to participate in discussions within #NuitDebout.  He staggered […]

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22 arrests in Paris at the #NuitDebout after clashes between protestors and police

#NuitDebout: 22 arrests after Violence in Paris

Police pushed the rioters out of Republic Square … Twenty-two people were arrested in the night from Friday to Saturday on the sidelines of the “#NuitDebout” after the violence against the police and damage committed in the northeast of Paris, announced the police headquarters . Some demonstrators were overcome by tear gas, while four policemen […]

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100 people have gathered for the first #NuitDebout in saint-Nazaire

Saint-Nazaire: A Hundred People Attend first NuitDebout

After Nantes, Saint-Nazaire has joined the citizen movement #Nuitdebout. A first gathering takes place this Friday night. In the early evening on Friday, about a hundred people had already gathered at the esplanade des Droits de l’homme and du citoyen Nelson-Mandela, right in the heart of the Town centre of Saint-Nazaire.  Given that it was’ […]

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There will be no trams or buses in the centre of Nantes, because of fears of trouble from protests

Nantes: New Demo announced Thursday, No Trams in the Afternoon

For fear of further outbursts, no tram (or bus) will serve Nantes City Centre from 2pm to 9pm on Thursday … A new call to rally against the proposed Labour law by the Minister Myriam El-Khomri was set for Thursday afternoon at 4.30pm at the miroir d’eau in Nantes.  Unlike last Saturday, this appointment is not at the initiative […]

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First #NuitDebout was held in Saturday night in Bordeaux

Bordeaux: Several Hundred Participants at the First #NuitDebout

Several hundred people attended on Saturday 9th April at a general meeting of the movement #NuitDebout at place de la Republique.  Sitting Calmly listening to speeches … After the original #Nuitdebout in Paris and now spreading to Rennes, Nantes,Lyon, Strasbourg and more than 20 other cities in France, the #NuitDebout movement held its first rally in Bordeaux […]

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Protestors at the #NuitDebout tried to reach the house of Prime Minister Manuel Valls

NuitDebout: Clashes on the Sidelines of Procession Heading to the Home of Valls

As is the case every night since March 31, a “NuitDebout” was held this Saturday night in Paris, close to where the earlier demonstrations were taking place against the proposed new Labour Law. But hundreds of participants decided at about 11pm to leave the Place de la Republique to protest at the home of the Prime Minister, […]

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Clashes in Nantes between Protesters and Police have caused the carnival to be cancelled

Nantes: The Protests Escalates, the Carnival Night Postponed

More than 2,600 people demonstrated Saturday in Nantes, before new clashes erupt in the city centre … The mobilization was large, and because of violent clashes, the carnival is cancelled for tonight.  While more than 2,600 people (15,000 according to the CGT union) took to the streets of Nantes to again protest against the proposed […]

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Between 300 -350 protestors joined the demonstration in Laval against the Labour Law

Labour law: 300 Demonstrators this Morning in Laval

There were about 300 protesters to march this morning in Laval against the proposed El-Khomri law. Fewer young attend but the protest #NuitDebout continues this evening … Between 300 and 350 people, that is the estimate of the number of demonstrators on Saturday 9th April at Laval. The procession marched from the Plaza of Human […]

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