{"id":9665,"date":"2026-10-13T11:10:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/activist-greta-thunberg-joins-french-student-protests\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T11:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T11:10:07","slug":"activist-greta-thunberg-joins-french-student-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/10\/13\/activist-greta-thunberg-joins-french-student-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Activist Greta Thunberg joins French student protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Thunberg arrives at Paul Eluard high school in the heart of the movement in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has joined the French <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/8\/how-much-does-france-spend-on-education-compared-with-the-rest-of-europe\">student protests<\/a> as more demonstrations calling for better conditions at education facilities are expected nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Thunberg arrived at Paul Eluard high school in the heart of the movement in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis on Tuesday morning and stood among the students demonstrating.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/9\/thousands-rally-for-anti-austerity-protest-in-brussels-amid-clashes\">Thousands rally for anti-austerity protest in Brussels amid clashes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/12\/stolen-renoir-paintings-found-behind-wall-in-france-following-arrests\">Stolen Renoir paintings found behind wall in France following arrests<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/13\/unprecedented-cyberattack-hits-french-supermarkets-causing-food-losses\">Hundreds of supermarkets in France hit by \u2018unprecedented\u2019 cyberattack<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cYoung people are not being included in the conversation. Our future is being robbed away from us,\u201d Thunberg told the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers in robes had also formed a human chain to protect teens following numerous allegations of police brutality at demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>The protests started late last month as students demanded improvements on a range of issues, including the state of school buildings, a lack of teachers, crowded class schedules and other problems in the education system.<\/p>\n<p>Students have piled up bins and erected security barriers outside hundreds of schools across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Last Thursday, more than 70,000 people took to the streets in the latest major protest event.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s demonstration, backed by unions and a left-wing opposition party, France Unbowed, is expected to include a march through Paris and marches in other cities.<\/p>\n<p>The university student union, l\u2019Union, said on X: \u201cThey\u2019re not listening to us, so we\u2019re going to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Education Minister Edouard Geffray said on France Inter on Tuesday morning that about 200 schools were closed, which was \u201cfewer than last week\u201d, adding that some near protest routes were closing to avoid damage.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of National Education also said eight members of teaching staff were injured on Monday, mostly in the Paris region and cities of Bordeaux and Lyon, due to the protests.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, a 19-year-old graphic design student in Paris, Leo, told AFP that \u201cStudents aren\u2019t being heard enough \u2026 not their proposals to authorities and elected officials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that the protesters, many being minors, were \u201cdisturbed by the level of repression never before seen for a student movement\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s demonstrations supporting the students are expected to be followed on Saturday by wider public rallies against the rising cost of living.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters at a car show that he urged protesters to exercise restraint.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are issues that deserve time, consultations, discussion and respect,\u201d Macron said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Ministry of Justice, more than 6,800 people, mainly minors, have been taken into police custody over the course of the protests.<\/p>\n<p>Police have also opened investigations into 24 allegations of brutality against demonstrators.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thunberg arrives at Paul Eluard high school in the heart of the movement in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has joined the French student protests as more demonstrations calling for better conditions at education facilities are expected nationwide. 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