{"id":40433,"date":"2026-10-09T07:41:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T05:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=40433"},"modified":"2026-10-09T07:43:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T05:43:46","slug":"the-bastille-has-been-retaken-declares-melenchon-as-student-led-protests-hit-new-heights-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=40433","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Bastille Has Been Retaken,\u2019 Declares M\u00e9lenchon as Student-Led Protests Hit New Heights in France"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TOLERANCE & SOLIDARITY . <\/p>\n

An article by Brad Reed in Common Dreams<\/a><\/p>\n

High school students across France on Thursday once again took to the streets to protest against against the state of the country\u2019s schools.<\/p>\n

Euronews, citing information from France\u2019s Interior Ministry, reported <\/a> that 71,500 people took part in Thursday\u2019s protests.<\/p>\n

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See also:<\/p>\n

\u2018Savagery\u2019: Horrific Injuries as French Police Crack Down on Nationwide Student Protests<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018This Is Going Global\u2019: Anti-Austerity Protests Spread From Spain and France to Chile, Belgium, and Beyond<\/a><\/p>\n

Students taking part in the nationwide protests have been joined by teachers and parents, as well as members of labor unions who earlier this week marched in solidarity.<\/p>\n

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Is there a renewed movement of solidarity by the new generation?<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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The demonstrations began in the suburbs of Paris last month, where students blockaded their schools to protest staffing shortages, dilapidated buildings, and a university application system that has been criticized for keeping students in the dark for months about their acceptance into programs.<\/p>\n

In an interview with NPR <\/a> published Thursday, 19-year-old French student Clara Houssain described the conditions of schools that were leading to the demonstrations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s rats in the schools,\u201d said Houssain. \u201cThere\u2019s holes in the windows… it\u2019s not suitable conditions to study. They don\u2019t have a French teacher for six months. And then we\u2019re asked to pass an exam, and that exam is supposed to be fair. But it\u2019s not fair if you haven\u2019t had a teacher for six months.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon, leader of the left-wing French party , France Insoumise, took to social media on Thursday to celebrate the success of the student demonstrations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Bastille has been retaken,\u201d he wrote<\/a>, while posting a video of demonstrators at the July Column in Paris, built to commemorate the Revolution of 1830. \u201cPowerful demonstration by the youth who carry their demands in the most beautiful way possible! Immense pride.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Guardian reported <\/a> interview with Euronews <\/a> that the student revolt had been brewing for a long time.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe students have demands that are very close to the ones teachers have been putting forward years,\u201d she explained. \u201cThe system is degraded and it\u2019s because there has been no response for so long, that this is happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

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