Greta Thunberg joins French student protests ahead of nationwide rallies
The protests have closed about 200 schools and led to more than 6,800 police custody cases, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined students at the Lycee Paul Eluard in Saint-Denis to support the nationwide mobilization calling for improved education conditions.
- Protests began late last month as students demanded improvements to deteriorating school buildings, teacher shortages, and crowded class schedules within the education system.
- Education Minister Edouard Geffray reported about 200 schools were closed on Tuesday, which was "fewer than last week," while the Ministry of Justice stated more than 6,800 people, mainly minors, have been taken into police custody.
- Police have opened investigations into 24 allegations of brutality against demonstrators, with 19-year-old student Leo telling AFP that protesters felt "disturbed by the level of repression never before seen for a student movement."
- French President Emmanuel Macron urged protesters to exercise restraint on Monday, as demonstrations continue ahead of wider public rallies planned for Saturday regarding the rising cost of living.
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Greta Thunberg joins French teens on new day of school protests
SAINT-DENIS, France, Oct 13 - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined a demonstration outside a high school in a working-class suburb of Paris on Tuesday as French pupils took to the streets for another day of protests over poor conditions. Read more at straitstimes.com.
In the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, the activist Greta Thunberg joined the student protests, accusing the operatives of taking specific action against participating minors.
On Tuesday, he demonstrated with students at one of the movement's centers in Saint-Denis, the largest suburb of Paris.
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On Tuesday, protesters are back on the streets to demonstrate against conditions in France's schools.
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg, 23 years old, demonstrated at Paul-Eluard High School in Saint-Denis on Tuesday, one of the epicentres of the high school movement, found an AFP journalist.
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