French Students Hold New Protests: Wed. 22 Mar.
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Tension rises as new student protests prompt concerns that violence could reignite in city suburbs marred by last November's riots.
In related news, a new survey finds that 30 percent of French people consider themselves racist, prompting concerns that racism is becoming socially acceptable in France.
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"There is a danger that the turmoil in the lycees and universities could reawaken the agitation in the suburbs where things are still extremely tense," France's interior minister and ruling party chief Nicolas Sarkozy said.
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COMMENTLINE
Tension rises as new student protests prompt concerns that violence could reignite in city suburbs marred by last November's riots.
In related news, a new survey finds that 30 percent of French people consider themselves racist, prompting concerns that racism is becoming socially acceptable in France.
NEWSLINE
"There is a danger that the turmoil in the lycees and universities could reawaken the agitation in the suburbs where things are still extremely tense," France's interior minister and ruling party chief Nicolas Sarkozy said.
NEWSBYTES
French tensions at fever-pitch ahead of new day of youth jobs protests
PARIS (AFP) -- Tensions were at fever-pitch in France ahead of a new day of protests against Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin's contested youth labour law, amid growing fears that violence could reignite in the city suburbs hit by last November's riots.
French Student Groups Hold New Protests
PARIS (AP) -- French student groups, bolstered by a firm show of support from trade unions, led a new protest march Tuesday to ratchet up pressure on the premier to scrap a contested labor law.
French PM May Consider Jobs Law Changes
PARIS (AP) -- France's prime minister, his popularity plummeting amid weeks of protest over a contentious labor law, indicated Tuesday he could consider some changes to what he called a "well-crafted" measure. The country's largest student union scorned his effort as "ridiculous." Prime Minister...
French right looks to PM for way out of crisis
PARIS (Reuters) -- Protesters took to France's streets again on Tuesday and threatened a national strike as the government sought a way out of the crisis over a new law giving employers more leeway to dismiss young workers.
Student Discontent Runs Deep in France
PARIS (AP) -- When student demonstrators in France wear trash bags to protests, their message is: "We're not disposable." They're angry about a new government job plan that will allow employers to fire them more easily. But that's just the tipping point. The unemployment rate for France's young...
RELATED
Poll: French Self-Proclaimed Racism Rising
PARIS (AP) -- Some 30 percent of French people consider themselves at least somewhat racist, according to a report submitted to the government Tuesday, prompting concerns that racism is becoming socially acceptable.
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NOTE: All rights are reserved by image owners; site content is linked only.
Tags: Paris, Paris riots, France, students, university, labor, union, Europe, Sorbonne
Global Tags: Washington DC, News and Politics, News, Politics, Current Events, Current Affairs, Life, Culture, Tension
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