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France arrests 6,000 amid education protests and police clashes

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Amnesty demands resignation

Riot police attacked high school and university students, faculty, parents and striking workers across France on October 6, 2026 during nationwide education protests.
Amnesty International France condemned the police’s reckless use of tear-gas grenades and rubber-coated bullets, demanding Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez resign.
The Interior Ministry reported over 6,000 arrests, about 4,400 of them minors, since September 28.
The CGT urged members to join while Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s La France Insoumise backed the protesters.

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Officials Justify Police Action

Riot police clashed with school and university students, faculty, parents and striking workers across France on October 6, 2026.
Officials said the police action was needed to contain violent unrest and protect order, with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu defending the tactics.
A toddler was struck by a firework near a school in Santi-Cyr-l’Ecole, receiving tinnitus treatment.
Fourteen-year-old Eden suffered a broken jaw after tear-gas canister was fired at range in Saint-Ouen-l’Aumone.

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The Interior Ministry reported more than 6,000 arrests, including roughly 4,400 minors, since the protests began on September 28, according to the ministry.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Right-leaning coverage.

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Amnesty demands resignation

Riot police attacked high school and university students, faculty, parents and striking workers across France on October 6, 2026 during nationwide education protests.
Amnesty International France condemned the police’s reckless use of tear-gas grenades and rubber-coated bullets, demanding Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez resign.
The Interior Ministry reported over 6,000 arrests, about 4,400 of them minors, since September 28.
The CGT urged members to join while Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s La France Insoumise backed the protesters.

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