The traditional 1st May Labour Day event will start from the Town Hall square in Rennes

May 1st: Rennes, the Event will Leave from the Town Hall Square

Access to the historic centre was closed so far … Closed to protesters from overflowing during the recent rallies against the El Khomri Labour Law, access to the historic centre was opened to the unions this Sunday at Rennes.  The demonstration on the 1st May will therefore be from the Town Hall Square at 11 […]

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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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The River Viliaine had turned a Neon Green colour this morning in Rennes

Rennes: Why has the Vilaine become Neon Green?

ENVIRONMENT: The river has a strange color on Monday morning … Since this morning, the Vilaine is neon green!  More often adorned with colour brown, the river,  crossing Rennes took the unusual colour Monday. Surprised, many residents took photos of the strange phenomenon. Rest assured, it is not a pollution but a dye that has been […]

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The orchestra has electrified the crowds of #nuitdebout standing on place de la Republique and social networks.

VIDEO: #NuitDebout – An ‘orchestra debout’ Play at Place de la République for a ‘Better World’

The concert, which drew crowds on the Paris market, has also been widely circulated on social networks … The appeal, launched on Facebook, was immediate:  more than 350 amateur and professional musicians had expressed willingness to come and play on the place de la République, Paris.  On Wednesday night, the acoustic band electrified the crowds […]

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