Event · 📍 France · first report 31 Oct 2026, 17:13 UTC · latest 01 Nov 2026, 15:52 UTC

Protests spread to Germany as hundreds of thousands march again in France

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Al Jazeera English 31 Oct 2026, 18:28 UTC
Tension and clashes as hundreds of thousands protest again in France
Authorities say 320,000 march on third consecutive weekend of demonstrations over cost of living and state of schools.
Al Jazeera English 01 Nov 2026, 04:31 UTC
France protests enter third week as police fire tear gas
Police used tear gas to disperse protesters as demonstrations entered a third week ahead in France.

France 24 01 Nov 2026, 09:36 UTC
How social media are central to protests
As we saw in that report, protesters were frustrated at being kept on the outskirts of the French capital. There are also reports of social media posts about the demonstrations being suppressed. Daniel Quinlan has more.
France 24 01 Nov 2026, 15:50 UTC
France reports largely peaceful protests
France sees third consecutive weekend of protests over living costs and education, with more than 320,000 people taking to the streets. Most demonstrations remained peaceful, although police used tear gas to disperse clashes. Authorities reported more than 770 arrests …

Hamburger Morgenpost 01 Nov 2026, 14:15 UTC
Wieder heftige Krawalle in Frankreich: Mehr als 110 Verletzte – knapp 780 Festnahmen
Trotz sinkender Teilnehmerzahl eskalieren die Proteste in Frankreich erneut. Die Bilanz der Behörden zeigt das Ausmaß der Gewalt.
Der Spiegel 01 Nov 2026, 15:00 UTC
Frankreich: Protestsamstag - 515 Brände, 779 Festnahmen, 116 verletzte Einsatzkräfte
Frankreich steht vor der vierten Protestwoche. Die Bilanz dieses Wochenendes ist trotz abnehmender Teilnehmerzahl verheerend.

Hespress English 31 Oct 2026, 17:13 UTC
Police fire tear gas as thousands march in France
French police fired tear gas and clashed with some protesters on Saturday as thousands marched across France against soaring living costs and police violence, with some demonstrators dressed as clowns and witches for Halloween. While the third consecutive weekend of nationwide …

The New York Times 31 Oct 2026, 21:50 UTC
Clashes Erupt Again in France, After Festive Start to Day of Protest
More than 300,000 people took to the streets, some wearing Halloween costumes, before the demonstrations ended in violence.

The Japan Times 31 Oct 2026, 23:18 UTC
Clashes break out as hundreds of thousands protest in France
More than 500 people were arrested as police fired water cannons and tear gas to disperse rioters on the sidelines of the demonstrations.

Egypt Independent 01 Nov 2026, 09:05 UTC
Protests spread to Germany as hundreds of thousands march again in France
Cost-of-living protests that began in France have spread to Germany where demonstrations to coincide with Halloween took place on Saturday, with tens of thousands of people turning out across the country. The new German youth-led movement dubbed “Gen Z has got this!” protested …

MercoPress 01 Nov 2026, 15:52 UTC
Cost-of-living protests spread across Europe with unrest in France and Germany
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of France and Germany on Saturday to protest against the cost of living and deteriorating public services, in mostly peaceful demonstrations that ended in clashes between police and masked groups in several cities. In France, where …