Students hold new protest wave as Thunberg joins French demonstrations
October 13, 2026 at 10:59 AM · Updated 3d ago
9 reports · 6 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 10 hours
'If we don't scream, they won't listen to us': Student protesters speak to BBC in Paris
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ناشطة المناخ السويدية جريتا تونبرج تنضم لاحتجاجات الطلاب فى فرنسا
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اشتباكات في احتجاجات طلبة فرنسا ضد أوضاع التعليم
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200 مدرسة محاصرة.. احتجاجات في فرنسا تدخل يومها الخامس
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احتجاجات طلابية جديدة في فرنسا وسط مطالب بتحسين التعليم
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‘Our future is being stolen’: Greta Thunberg joins students protesting in Paris
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Activist Greta Thunberg joins French student protests
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انطلاق موجة جديدة من احتجاجات الطلاب في فرنسا والحكومة تأمل في التهدئة
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احتجاجات طلابية تهز فرنسا.. وغريتا تونبرغ في قلب المشهد
(opens the publisher’s site)Greta Thunberg joined French students Tuesday as a new wave of nationwide protests over education conditions began, with the government expecting the movement to recede.
- Thunberg joined students at the Lycée Paul Éluard in Saint-Denis, saying young people "are not being included in the conversation."
- The student union said on X: "They're not listening to us, so we're going to them," as groups demand a meeting with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu.
- Education Minister Édouard Geffray said about 200 of France's 3,700 high schools were fully closed on Tuesday.
- Macron urged restraint on Monday, saying the issues "deserve time, consultations, discussion and respect."
- As protests entered their fifth day, Education Minister Édouard Geffray said mobilization had declined compared to earlier days.
- Some student participants consider Tuesday's protests a turning point in the movement that began in mid-September.
- The government reported that more than 96% of high schools were open on Friday, while disruptions continued in Paris and other major cities.
- Protests continued in Paris as two marches converged near Les Invalides demanding more education funding and better study conditions.
- Police fired tear gas after clashes with masked black bloc groups during the demonstrations.
- President Emmanuel Macron condemned the vandalism at the protests and called for dialogue.
- Students cited old buildings, teacher shortages and overcrowding as reasons for their ongoing action.
- Paris students told the BBC they will keep protesting until change is made, saying stopping now would be seen as defeat.