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France unrest: Refinery strikes continue as Macron survives no-confidence vote
Mar 21, 2023 02:35Strikes at French refineries continue as part of a nationwide movement against pension reform by President Emmanuel Macron.
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Iran slams French police violence against protesters as non-commitment to democracy
Mar 19, 2023 09:57The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned the violence by the French police against anti-government demonstrators in the European country, saying the move bespeaks France’s non-adherence to democratic principles and speech freedom.
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For third night, Paris police clash with protesters demanding President Macron resign
Mar 19, 2023 04:43The French police have clashed with protesters rallying for a third straight night in Paris, demanding President Emmanuel Macron resign over controversial pension reforms he assertively champions despite growing public clamor.
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Strikes deepen at French refineries amid violent protests against Macron's pension reforms
Mar 19, 2023 03:46Strikes at refineries persist in France as demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform intensify, amid growing anger against his government.
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French police attack Paris protesters as anti-pension bill protests rage
Mar 18, 2023 09:16Police in Paris have tear-gassed protesters and arrested hundreds of them after they took the streets and gathered at Place de la Concorde to voice their anger against President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to implement pension reforms without a vote in the lower house of parliament.
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13,000 Iranians martyred by West's chemical arms supplied to Saddam: Gharibabadi
Mar 18, 2023 08:16Human rights official has deplored the European Parliament's resolution over the suspected poisoning of some students in Iranian schools, emphasizing that thousands of Iranians lost their lives as a result of the West's chemical weapons supplied to the deposed Ba'ath regime of Iraq during the imposed war on Iran.
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French protesters block key highway, oil refineries after Macron’s pension move
Mar 17, 2023 11:33French protesters have blocked a key highway around the capital and ramped up industrial action at oil refineries in a new demonstration of anger after President Emmanuel Macron’s government adopted a controversial pension reform plan without a parliamentary vote.
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Anger boils as France adopts pension plan without vote
Mar 17, 2023 03:35French police intervene to clear demonstrators from a central Paris square where thousands gather in front of parliament to protest President Emmanuel Macron's pensions reform.
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French pension reform heads for final vote amid massive strikes
Mar 16, 2023 11:56A final version of the French government's controversial pension reform that since the start of the year has set off massive protests and strikes in France is to be put to a vote in both houses of the French parliament.
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France faces fresh round of strikes over unpopular pension reform
Mar 15, 2023 09:41France is facing a fresh round of strikes over the highly contested pension reform planned by President Emmanuel Macron.