16.10.2026 16:26
In France, while the actions launched by high school students demanding the improvement of their education conditions have been ongoing for a month, the government has increased security measures ahead of the large-scale protests to be held tomorrow by the yellow vests. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced that the shock bomb, which was banned after a child lost his hand during high school protests, could be used in tomorrow's protests if deemed necessary. Across the country, 250 actions and 80 marches are expected to be organized.
In France, the government tightened security measures after a month of high school protests and preparations by the yellow vests to stage protests at hundreds of locations. The ban on the police use of stun grenades was also lifted.
BAN ON STUN GRENADES LIFTED
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez announced that the stun grenade, whose use by law enforcement he had banned after a child lost a hand during high school protests, could be used in tomorrow's protests if deemed necessary.
100,000 PEOPLE EXPECTED OUTSIDE PARIS
Nunez, who announced that preparations had been made for 250 protests and 80 marches across the country, said they estimated that around 100,000 people would join the protests outside Paris. Students who have been gathering in front of high schools and universities for about a month to demand improved education conditions are also expected to join the yellow vests' protests.
NEARLY 8,000 DETAINED IN HIGH SCHOOL PROTESTS
In the high school protests that have lasted for a month, more than 1,300 people were injured, and nearly 8,000 people, most of them minors, were taken into custody.
YELLOW VESTS TOOK TO THE STREETS IN 2018
In France, the yellow vests movement began on November 17, 2018, in reaction to fuel tax increases. The yellow vests' protests, which began in Paris with the participation of hundreds of thousands of people, witnessed severe police violence; within the scope of the demonstrations, hundreds of people were injured and 11 people lost their lives due to police violence.