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TEHRAN, Sept 22-France saw the worst day of nationwide violence of against protesters since May 1st, when unchecked police brutality infamously forced protesters to take refuge in a hospital.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club(YJC)_ as the 45th consecutive weekend of Yellow Vest anti-government demonstrations, but they were joined by environmental activist, as well as unions fighting President Emmanuel Macron’s right-wing reform of the pension system.
It was also France’s National Heritage weekend, when the nation’s historic and governmental sites are usually open to visitors. This year many sites were closed and, as usual, protesters were banned from many central areas. A massive police presence launched tear gas and rubber bullets at the elderly, women and children and beat protesters.
Black bloc protesters hijacked the ecological protest, and vented their anger at their usual targets: banks, sexist advertisements and real estate companies. They also caused damage to the Egyptian Cultural Center, likely in solidarity with this weekend’s protests against Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Al-Sissi, whom US President Donald Trump recently called his “favorite dictator”.
In Paris alone at least 200 people were arrested, hundreds more were fined, many were seriously injured and thousands were hurt by tear gas.
Yet another Saturday full of state repression across France. The coming week will see multiple nationwide strikes against the pension system rollback, and the cycle of violence seems set to continue.
Source :presstv
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