The Latest Breaking News from Place de la République

Long-standing fury of France’s youth explodes across borders: Video report

Battles near the Louvre, graffiti over Place de la République, protests along the Champs-Élysées, and shopkeepers trying to fight off looters and plumes of tear gas.

The Independent UK · 2h ago

French students are showing us what protest looks like in the age of viral spectacle

The recent wave of protests in Europe have left us with two striking, viral spectacles of violence and joy. As Limoges’ historic town hall went up in flames, the Orchestre du Nouveau Monde was playing classical music in Paris’ central Place de la République (until the musicians were teargassed by…

The Conversation · 4h ago

Place de la République flares again as Macron admits intelligence failures

Nearly 2,400 people were arrested and almost 1,000 officers injured in a single day of nationwide unrest over the cost of living, leaving Paris shopkeepers sweeping up and bracing for more.

Euronews · Oct 19

Hundreds defy a ban to march in central Paris against police violence

Police dispersed the crowd from Paris's huge Place de la République this Saturday. Others were seen marching peacefully near the square, largely outnumbered by police forces.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 8, 2023

Yellow vests: Hundreds arrested in Paris following protests over cost of living crisis

Yellow vest activists sparked chaos after descending on the Place de la République and also near the Champs Elysées on Saturday

Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2022

Protests erupt in France after Macron’s election win

Chants of ‘neither Marine, nor Macron’ were heard in Paris and across the country after the result

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022