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France unrest: Hundreds of thousands protest against Macron
Mar 23, 2023 09:28Hundreds of thousands of people were expected to protest across France Thursday after President Emmanuel Macron said he will not back down on raising the pension age.
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French police, energy workers clash over pension reform
Mar 22, 2023 02:45In France, police and refinery workers who were on strike have clashed as nationwide protests continue over pension reform.
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French police fire tear gas as protesters set piles of rubbish on fire in Paris
Mar 21, 2023 03:42Protesters set piles of rubbish on fire in central Paris on Monday after President Emmanuel Macron's government narrowly survived a no-confidence motion in parliament on Monday over a deeply unpopular pension reform.
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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.