France

France student protests over budget cuts
International News

European Civil Unrest Highlights Social Crisis in Western Industrial States

October 27, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe From early October students have taken the lead in expressing their discontent with the economics of educational administration in France. The walkouts, strikes and rebellions did not erupt in a political vacuum […]
French students protest October 8, 2026
International News

The centre emptied by the people cannot hold | From 1789 to 2026: A tale of two Bastilles | A child has lost his hand | A classroom far bigger than a battlefield

October 27, 2026 fwstaff
THE CENTRE EMPTIED BY THE PEOPLE CANNOT HOLD Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold (…) W.B. Yeats “92% of the general […]
French students demonstrate in Lyon
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French Government Closes Hundreds of Schools Amid Protests Against Austerity

October 22, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe High school students in France have engaged in strikes and mass demonstrations as funding cuts and lay-offs have created intolerable conditions in the education sector. On October 12, the government shut down […]
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Did we need AI to know? | The blessings are in the detail | What the stones of Mumia Street in Saint-Denis whisper | My heart’s ink

May 24, 2026 fwstaff
DID WE NEED AI TO KNOW? to Malcolm and Leah who have worked tirelessly for decades with whales without AI and who know … so yes we now know we are being observed and we […]
French union CGT rallies against austerity
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French Government Collapses as National Budget Deficit Reaches Critical Levels

September 21, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe France is grappling with a severe crisis in governance as repeated failures to address national problems have hampered its ability to address the burgeoning budget deficit. Prime Minister Francois Bayrou lost a […]
France New Popular Front wins largest bloc of votes in July 7 parliamentary elections
International News

Weeks After Elections in France and Still No New Government

July 27, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A broad-based coalition of leftist and centrist parties staved off the potential ascendancy of the neo-fascist Assemblee nationale (National Rally) which made significant gains in the European Parliamentary elections and the first […]
Nahel (l) and his mother
International News

NAHEL’S FRANCE: NEO COLONIALIZED AND PAN AFRICAN VOICES SPEAK UP

July 15, 2023 fwstaff
By Julia Wright Two days ago, my client told me he was thinking of committing suicide because his profession has been attacked for two to three weeks now even though he is convinced he acted […]
France struck by rebellion after police killing of North African youth
International News

Police Brutality, Racism and Poverty Underlie Youth Rebellion in France

July 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A 17-year-old youth of Moroccan and Algerian descent named Nahel M was gunned down by the French police on June 27 sparking a nationwide series of mass demonstrations and rebellions throughout the […]
French victim's mother of police killing
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France Erupts in Rebellion After Police Killing of North African Youth

July 5, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A young person was brutally shot to death during a traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nanterre on June 27 prompting mass demonstrations and rebellions in various areas in France. On […]
British Junior Doctors on strike
International News

2.4 Million Participate in May Day Demonstrations Across France

May 3, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe May 1 is International Workers Day and around the world people were in the streets demanding a living wage and improved conditions of employment. In France since January millions have taken part […]