Thousands march in France to demand action on violence against women

Protesters hold placards reading "A man kills a woman every 2.5 days in France." (L) and "Freedom, respect, humanity" during a demonstration called by the French collective NousToutes (Us all) to protest against violence against women, at Place de La Republique in Paris, on November 22, 2025. © Bertrand Guay / AFP

Paris (AFP) – Thousands of protesters across France braved the cold on Saturday to express their anger over the persistence of violence against women and demand more public action and funds to combat the scourge.

In Paris, crowds of demonstrators – 50,000 according to organisers, 17,000 according to the police – waved signs, chanted, danced and sang as they moved through the capital in the protests organised by the Greve feministe (Feminist Strike) collective of some 60 organisations.