Justice was swift, with the courts in Nantes handing out four prison sentences on Friday

Protests in Nantes. After Violent Clashes, Justice hits Hard

Prison sentences with immediate imprisonment were handed down against four protesters after Thursday’s excesses during the event. Forty-one people arrested.  Twenty-six others in custody.  Among them, seven men, aged 18 to 45, were immediately tried at an emergency hearing convened late Friday afternoon.  The prosecutor of Nantes wanted to mark the occasion after the excesses […]

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The burnt out porsche in Nantes

Porsche Burned in Nantes: “My son is neither Fascist nor Capitalist”

Benedict was at the Prefecture for the carte grise of another car.  When he comes out, he sees his Porsche on fire. Still in shock, he let his father speak for him. “My son is 30 years old, is a young executive who works in a big company.  It was his week off work, so he decided […]

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A very tense day in Nantes yesterday, with 10,000 demonstrators initially against the Labour Law. Clashes. Porsche burning. 39 arrests, sometimes violent.

Labour Law: Summary of a Very Tense Day Yesterday in Nantes

10,000 demonstrators initially against the Labour Law. Clashes. Porsche burning. 39 arrests, sometimes violent. The event yesterday, Thursday 28th April, started at around 11am, at the Nefs near the Elephant, on the Ile de Nantes.  The Unions who were present as usual, always fighting against the Labour Act had expected, for the sake of appeasement, to […]

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Violent clashes during the night at the #NuitDebout in Paris

#NuitDebout: Clashes Place de la Republique

Several vehicles were burned, at least 24 in police custody … Night cut short in Paris. At about 1.30am, friday morning, the security forces dispersed hundreds of people who refused to leave the place of the Republic at the end of a new rally of the #NuitDebout that was allowed until midnight. Twenty-seven people were arrested […]

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More clashes broke out between protestors and police in Rennes

Labour law: At least 20 Arrests and Injuries in Rennes

The prefect denounced the violence of thugs … While hundreds of protesters were still present on the Esplanade de Gaulle in Rennes, the prefect Patrick Strzoda made a point about the clashes that erupted during the demonstration against the labour law.  At 5.45pm, 20 people were arrested on the fringes of the procession, mostly for throwing […]

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About 300 protesters were out in Ancenis, against the proposed Labour Law

Labour law: Around 300 Protesters in Ancenis

Four weeks after the first big event, opponents of the proposed El Khomri Labour Law Act continue to mobilize in Ancenis. After mobilization rarely seen on the streets of the city, the challenge of the gathering planned for Thursday morning April 28th was whether the call for opponents of the Labour law would be answered.  With […]

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150 protestors marched through the streets of Chateaubriant against the proposed Labour law

Labour Law: 150 protesters in Chateaubriant

About 150 people gathered this Thursday, April 28, from 10.30am, in front of l’Hôtel de Ville to protest against the reform of the Labour Code. At 10.30am this morning, Thursday 28th April, about 150 people gathered in protest of the proposed Labour Law, in front the Hôtel de Ville in Chateaubriant, before marching through the centre of the town. […]

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Thousands of demonstrators against the proposed Labour Law are expected with the fear of new overflows into the city centre of Rennes.

Labour Law: The Procession Soars in Rennes, City Centre Barricades

PROTEST: Thousands of demonstrators are expected with the fear of new overflows … The mobilization against the Labour Law proposed by Myriam El Khomri continues in Rennes.  Thursday morning at around 11:30am, a procession of several thousand demonstrators started from de Gaulle esplanade for a parade in the streets of the city centre.   Ils ont eu Jon Snow. […]

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Route of the protest against the proposed labour law in Nantes

labour law: The Route of the Protest on Thursday in Nantes

Trade unions, organizers of the demonstration, announced a new route to avoid too much disturbance to the city centre … ” You can not pass rue du Strasbourg, in front of l’Hotel Ville and to the extent possible, we chose to wide avenues. ” Obviously, disruptions are expected on networks Lila and Semitan. 17% of the […]

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Strikes in Nantes at the Public Schools will cause some closures and disturbances

Strike: Public Schools disrupted in Nantes

In Nantes, the 113 public schools, like most municipalities in the metropolis, will be disrupted Thursday due to strike against the El Khomri Labour Law. The strike against the law El Khomri, the proposed Labour law has consequences for public schools in the city that should be disrupted on Thursday, 28th April.  In Nantes Disturbances […]

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