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January 28, 2019

France: Protesters Take Streets for 11th Week, Call Out Police Brutality
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In France, "yellow vest" protests took place Saturday for the 11th
straight weekend, as the movement shows no signs of slowing down. A
number of unions have joined the yellow vest movement, calling for
solidarity in their struggles for social justice.

Meanwhile, violence on the part of police and certain protesters has
been called out. An estimated 10,000 people marched in Paris wearing red
scarves, protesting vandalism and various acts of violence associated
with the yellow vest marches.

French police have come under increasing fire for the use of excessive
force, including rubber bullets, which protesters say have caused
serious injuries. A lawyer for prominent yellow vest protester Jérôme
Rodrigues said he will be disabled for life after being hit with a
rubber projectile on Saturday. Last week, the interior minister
announced that riot police would have to start wearing body cameras.


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