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

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• Protest: Europe louvre orsay picasso museums to close saturday ahead of nationwide protestsProtestsFrance22 October 2026, 20:15 UTC
• Protest: Europe france riots ice gun controlProtestsFrance22 October 2026, 19:15 UTC
• Protest: Dmitri bolt france is gearing up for another massive wave of protestsProtestsFrance22 October 2026, 18:00 UTC
• Protest: France promises massive police presence this weekend as cities impose more curfews after protest violenceProtestsFrance22 October 2026, 17:30 UTC
• Protest: Macron moves to ban protests after france riotsProtestsFrance22 October 2026, 16:00 UTC
• Protest: Smoke filled the sky british students account of violence at lyon protestsProtestsFrance22 October 2026, 15:15 UTC
• Protest: Emmanuel macron france non union protests banned saturdayProtestsFrance22 October 2026, 14:45 UTC
• Protest: Macron targets trump over french riotsProtestsFrance22 October 2026, 13:15 UTC

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