Mass Protests in France Against Pension Reform
Demonstrators clash with riot police during a demonstration after the French government pushed pensions reform through parliament without a vote, using Article 49.3 of the constitution, in Nantes, western France, on 16 March 2023.
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Demonstrators clash with riot police during a demonstration after the French government pushed pensions reform through parliament without a vote, using Article 49.3 of the constitution, in Nantes, western France, on 16 March 2023.
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Rubbish bins are set on fire by protesters after a demonstration near the Place de la Concorde, in Paris on Thursday 16 March 2023.
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Rubbish bins are set on fire by protesters after a demonstration near the Place de la Concorde, in Paris on Thursday 16 March 2023.
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A protester uses a megaphone in the square in front of the Capitole de Toulouse during a demonstration after the French government pushed pension reform through parliament without a vote, invoking Article 49.3 of the constitution, in Toulouse, south-western France, on 16 March 2023.
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A protester uses a megaphone in the square in front of the Capitole de Toulouse during a demonstration after the French government pushed pension reform through parliament without a vote, invoking Article 49.3 of the constitution, in Toulouse, south-western France, on 16 March 2023.
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Police officers stand in front of fireworks let off by protesters during a demonstration after the French government pushed pension reform through parliament without a vote, invoking Article 49.3 of the constitution, in Lyon on 16 March 2023.
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Police officers stand in front of fireworks let off by protesters during a demonstration after the French government pushed pension reform through parliament without a vote, invoking Article 49.3 of the constitution, in Lyon on 16 March 2023.
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A protester gestures next to burning waste bins during a demonstration in Marseille, in the south of France on 16 March 2023.
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A protester gestures next to burning waste bins during a demonstration in Marseille, in the south of France on 16 March 2023.
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Protesters march during a demonstration in Marseille in the south of France on Thursday 16 March 2023.
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Protesters march during a demonstration in Marseille in the south of France on Thursday 16 March 2023.
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Demonstrators clash with riot police during a demonstration after the French government pushed pension reform through parliament without a vote, invoking Article 49.3 of the constitution, in Nantes, western France, on 16 March 2023.
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Demonstrators clash with riot police during a demonstration after the French government pushed pension reform through parliament without a vote, invoking Article 49.3 of the constitution, in Nantes, western France, on 16 March 2023.
© AP Photo / Lewis Joly
Firefighters put out a fire near Place de la Concorde after a demonstration in Paris on Thursday 16 March 2023.
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Firefighters put out a fire near Place de la Concorde after a demonstration in Paris on Thursday 16 March 2023.
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A local resident rides his bike past a fire during a demonstration after the French government pushed pension reform through parliament without a vote, invoking Article 49,3 of the constitution, in Lyon on 16 March 2023.
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A local resident rides his bike past a fire during a demonstration after the French government pushed pension reform through parliament without a vote, invoking Article 49,3 of the constitution, in Lyon on 16 March 2023.
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Protesters demonstrate at Place de la Concorde near the National Assembly in Paris on Thursday 16 March 2023.
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Protesters demonstrate at Place de la Concorde near the National Assembly in Paris on Thursday 16 March 2023.
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People run from tear gas fired by French riot police during a demonstration in Marseille in the south of France on Thursday 16 March 2023.
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People run from tear gas fired by French riot police during a demonstration in Marseille in the south of France on Thursday 16 March 2023.
© AP Photo / Lewis Joly
A man sits near a window broken by protesters after a demonstration near Place de la Concorde in Paris on Thursday 16 March 2023.
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A man sits near a window broken by protesters after a demonstration near Place de la Concorde in Paris on Thursday 16 March 2023.
