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In France, more than 600 thousand people protested

In France, there were large-scale protests and strikes due to low wages, rising prices and insufficient funding for public services.

Original: У Франції понад 600 тисяч людей вийшли на протести

World 14 independent outlets · 23 articles translated from Ukrainian
Сльозогінний газ і погроми: у Франції на загальний страйк вийшли майже 600 тисяч людей — фото
Photo: NV (New Time)

What happened

In France, on November 5, about 575,000 people took part in demonstrations against the rise in prices and for higher wages, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

What outlets write

  1. NV (New Time) 5 November, 19:54 and 1 more outlet
    «On Thursday, November 5, a nationwide strike took place in France, almost 600 thousand people took part in the protests»
  2. Newsyou 6 November, 05:32
    «In France, around 1.6 million people took to the streets, including 350,000 in Paris, according to the CGT trade union»
  3. UNIAN 5 November, 23:35
    «According to a government newspaper, about 600,000 people were released on November 5, police detained at least 448 of them, and 53 police officers were injured»
  4. Suspilne News 5 November, 20:07
    «The main part of the move passed peacefully, but at the end, some groups threw firecrackers and fireworks at the police, who used tear gas, the correspondent of the Public»

Who reports

14 independent outlets · 23 articles

oligarch UNIAN