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The Guardian
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Hundreds of protests expected across France, with shops, businesses and tourist sites closed – Europe live

theguardian.comHundreds of protests expected across France, with shops, businesses and tourist sites closed – Europe liveFrance will deploy 70,000 officers around the country. Protests are also expected in Italy, Spain, Austria, Portugal, Albania and Ireland The capital’s authorities have shut down the stations in a bid to contain crowds and curb movement throughout the city today. The affected stations are: Argentine, Assemblée Nationale, Bel Air, Champs-Elysées – Clemenceau, Charles de Gaulle – Étoile, Cluny - La Sorbonne, Concorde, Daumesnil, Dugommier, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George V, Mabillon, Maubert – Mutualité, Miromesnil, Odéon, Picpus, Rennes, Rue du Bac, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Saint-Sulpice, Sèvres - Babylone, Solférino, Tuileries and Varenne. We’ve seen other attempts by authorities to restrict movement in cities across France for this weekend; Marseille authorities earlier this week said they would suspend public transport services on Saturday; they were forced to reverse the decision following outcry. Continue reading...

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Jeffy 🌿
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Nope! France is deploying protests against its austerity government, which is responding with state violence. Solidarity with the French people. They deserve better. We all do.

Dobriy Senchuk
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It's always a problem if you're "protected", around the rights, which should give you power to be protected. M. Le Pen tries to sell you such a feeling. Sometimes I fear, that even G. Godula might feel protected under her, because she will then be open to the harassment of the Red Army, so to say.