Thursday 16th March Update:
Well over 250,000 students in France took to the streets in protests against the CPE around the country. That's the official estimate, groups involved put the numbers much higher (300,000 according to the student union UNEF, 500,000 according to FIDL’S, and even 600,000 according to UNL’S). 70% of universities effected by occupations and protests, schools also occupied in many places. More roads blockaded, town hall occupied in Rennes, reports of fascists attacking student protestors in several locations, heavy clashes in central Paris and at Sevres and near Sorbonne area this evening with tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon used as people fought riot police from 7.30pm, CNT union members arrested, reports of up to 300 total arrests today...
Well over 250,000 students in France took to the streets in protests against the CPE around the country. That's the official estimate, groups involved put the numbers much higher (300,000 according to the student union UNEF, 500,000 according to FIDL’S, and even 600,000 according to UNL’S). 70% of universities effected by occupations and protests, schools also occupied in many places. More roads blockaded, town hall occupied in Rennes, reports of fascists attacking student protestors in several locations, heavy clashes in central Paris and at Sevres and near Sorbonne area this evening with tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon used as people fought riot police from 7.30pm, CNT union members arrested, reports of up to 300 total arrests today...
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pics are mainstream news scans from AP Reuters AFP ETC
full size pics and lots more at:
http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/search?p=cpe&c=news_photos
From Libcom coverage:
Many of the protesters arrested arbitrarily today will be in court on March 24th at 9am. A demonstration has been called. State repression and fascist attacks are stiffening the resolve of protesters, there have been calls for better movement on the ground to prevent the police, especially the paramilitary CRS, and fascists attacking small peaceful groups of protesters. Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets, day after day, a few hundred fascists and a hated police force won’t be able to hold back the anger of the people.
According to a survey by the CSA polling company set to appear in tomorrows Parisien, 68% of the French are now in favour of withdrawing the CPE, that is to say 13 points more than on March 8.
http://www.libcom.org/blog/
full size pics and lots more at:
http://news.search.yahoo.com/news/search?p=cpe&c=news_photos From Libcom coverage:
Many of the protesters arrested arbitrarily today will be in court on March 24th at 9am. A demonstration has been called. State repression and fascist attacks are stiffening the resolve of protesters, there have been calls for better movement on the ground to prevent the police, especially the paramilitary CRS, and fascists attacking small peaceful groups of protesters. Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets, day after day, a few hundred fascists and a hated police force won’t be able to hold back the anger of the people.
According to a survey by the CSA polling company set to appear in tomorrows Parisien, 68% of the French are now in favour of withdrawing the CPE, that is to say 13 points more than on March 8.
http://www.libcom.org/blog/
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give em hell!!
17.03.2006 13:00
squirrello
to go
17.03.2006 16:14
Eager
Police fortify positions around the Sorbonne ahead of weekend protests
17.03.2006 18:33
Information from Indymedia Paris:
Sorbonne barricaded: Police have reinforced barricades around the Sorbonne today, the Sorbonne is now entirely barricaded behind fixed anti-riot barriers. Place de la Sorbonne is thus completely inaccessible. Water cannons are laid out just behind, and many reinforcements of CRS and GM are deployed all around the building. There are also the police and RG everywhere in the district. At 1pm there was also a small gathering of those opposed to student blockades and strikes. The auther of the information comments “Unfortunately, these cretins did not understand that today it is not students strikers who block the Sorbonne, it is the police force!”
Main demo Paris, 14h30, place Denfert Rochereau vers la place de la Nation
List of other demos:
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17.03.2006 19:13
See all text from paris indy cpe postings on one page:
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Purpose question...
20.03.2006 19:27
Adrian