"Mr. Fillieule, the sociologist, said the French police relied heavily on force and intimidation to handle protests, rather than trying to defuse situations. He said new law enforcement tactics enacted in 2021 have 'set in stone the strategies of brutalization tested during the Yellow Vests movement.' "

French #Police Face Scrutiny for Heavy Hand During #PensionProtests

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/world/europe/france-police-pension-protests.html

#ViolencesPolicières #BRAV #BravM #Macronie #PoliceFR #RépressionDÉtat #manifs #PolFR #64ansCEstNon

Looks like #Macron badly misjudged this situation.

#France #PensionProtests

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/23/workers-block-paris-airport-terminal-pension-protests-continue-france

Police were preparing for a massive protest in #Paris on Thursday, with shops, banks and businesses boarded up and police and gendarmes stationed along roads. Protesters have been galvanised by Macron's appearance on television on Wednesday, where he said the protests were legitimate but would not lead to a U-turn on the controversial law raising the official retirement age.

#EmmanuelMacron faces 200 protests across #France over pension changes | #PensionProtests
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/23/workers-block-paris-airport-terminal-pension-protests-continue-france

"Police in Paris have banned gatherings on the #PlaceDeLaConcorde as thousands protest against #Macron's state pension age change."

#Paris police ban gatherings on key sites as French #PensionProtests grow | #France | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/18/paris-clashes-continue-over-french-pension-age-rise

Franse politie gebruikt traangas en waterkanonnen bij nieuw pensioenprotest

#PensionProtests #YellowVests #France
https://www.nu.nl/-/6255660/

France: National pension protests to test Macron presidency

https://www.dw.com/en/france-national-pension-protests-to-test-macron-presidency/a-64445831?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#France #EmmanuelMacron #PensionProtests #laborunions #retirement #strike