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Tens of thousands demand better education in demonstrations across France

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Russia AFP: Almost 900 French high schools suspended due to protests TASS · 9 headlines from this part of the world Canada Thousands march across France to support teenagers’ demands for more education funding The Globe and Mail · 2 headlines from this part of the world Asia and Oceania Tens of thousands expected in Paris for high school protests Dawn (Pakistan) · 6 headlines from this part of the world Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia Students continue to protest in France, detained more than 5,000 people Gazeta.uz (Uzbekistan) · 3 headlines from this part of the world

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Africa Asia and Oceania Canada China Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia Europe Middle East Russia USA

Who wrote first

  1. Europe France 24
  2. Asia and Oceania Channel NewsAsia
  3. USA NPR
  4. Middle East Egypt Independent
  5. China SCMP
  6. Canada The Globe and Mail
  7. Russia TASS
  8. Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia APA (Azerbaijan)
  9. Africa IOL (South Africa)

How it is reported

Russia less than usual

Rossiyskaya Gazeta original
French high school students told “RG” why they are protesting
RBC original
Lecornu announced the suspension of lessons against the background of protests in France
TASS original
Macron will convene an emergency meeting because of the situation with protests of high school students
Kommersant original
Macron called an emergency meeting because of student protests
MK original
France closed: authorities surrendered before the protests
TASS original
Thousands march in Paris for high school and university students
RIA Novosti original
Thousands take part in student demonstrations in Paris
TASS original
AFP: Almost 900 French high schools suspended due to protests
TASS original
In France, about 86 thousand people participated in the protests of high school students

Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia

BelTA (Belarus) original
More than 1,800 high schools in France have been blocked or closed for the day
Gazeta.uz (Uzbekistan) original
Students continue to protest in France, detained more than 5,000 people
APA (Azerbaijan)
Students and teachers march in France on biggest day of high school protests

USA

NPR
France's police fire tear gas and water cannons as school protests sweep the country
Courthouse News
French police clash with high school protesters demanding change
NYT
People of All Ages Join French Student Protests, as Movement Broadens
Fox News
France explodes again as students riot over education
NYT
Student Protests in France
CBS News
French high schools closed in biggest day of student protests in decades
NYT
Protests Spread Across France as Unions Join Student Demonstrations
CBS News
Nearly 2,000 schools closed in France as students, parents protest
The Washington Post
Protests sweep France, closing schools as student walkouts escalate
ABC News
Protesting pupils blockade French high schools again, testing a weekslong movement

Canada

The Globe and Mail
Student protests continue in Paris and Lille
The Globe and Mail
Thousands march across France to support teenagers’ demands for more education funding

Europe more than usual

BBC
Riot police clash with school protesters and use tear gas in France
France 24
“We're fed up”: Paris students rise up in a movement that shows no sign of slowing
France 24
Students, unions and teachers in mass movement to demand better learning conditions
France 24
France erupts overs schools: Why the violence surrounding surprise movement?
BBC
Tear gas in Paris and Marseille as school protests grow across France
The Guardian
Riot police fire teargas as 250,000 take part in schools protests across France
Le Monde (English)
Hundreds of thousands demonstrate across France for better education
France 24
Tens of thousands demand better education in demonstrations across France
France 24
“Tense” atmosphere as tens of thousands join French student protests
France 24
French students looking for protests “to become a major movement”

China

SCMP
French school unrest: students, teachers march on biggest day of protests

Asia and Oceania less than usual

The Korea Times
French riot police fire tear gas as more than 250,000 rally nationwide for school funding
ABC News (Australia)
“No future”: Thousands gather in France as high school protests continue
The Kathmandu Post (Nepal)
Students and teachers march in France on biggest day of high school protests
The Hindu
Students, teachers march in France on biggest day of school protests
Channel NewsAsia
Tens of thousands expected in Paris for high school protests

Middle East

Arab News
Police fire teargas at French protesters on biggest day of school demonstrations
Anadolu Agency
Nearly half million take to streets across France in student protests
Al Jazeera
School blockades, street protests grip France
Anadolu Agency
France to suspend high school classes at end of week amid student protests
Al Jazeera
France protests: What we know as schools face nationwide action
Daily Sabah
Thousands joining French school protests met with teargas, arrests
Al Jazeera
Demonstrators clash with riot police in France as education protests mount
Times of Oman
France: Trade unions join students in major demonstration
Al Jazeera
France’s student protests grow as hundreds of schools close
Anadolu Agency
Why are French students protesting?

Africa

MyJoyOnline (Ghana)
Tear gas in Paris and Marseille as school protests grow across France
Vanguard (Nigeria)
“2026 is the new 1789”: French students take school anger to Paris streets
Hespress (Morocco, English)
More than 250,000 protesters at school marches across France
Premium Times (Nigeria)
Hundreds of schools shut down as France’s student protest intensifies
Hespress (Morocco, English)
“Afraid for my future”: Tens of thousands demand better education in France
IOL (South Africa)
“Gen Z has risen up”: Poor classrooms, missing teachers spark student revolt across France

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Russia (9 of the usual ~46), Ukraine (0 of the usual ~10), Asia and Oceania (6 of the usual ~17)

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