France been engulfed by protests – again
- July 1, 2023
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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France been engulfed by protests – again
Subject: International Relations
Section: Places in news
Concept:
- A surge of protests has swept across France following the shooting of a 17-year-old teenager Nahel M. by police on Tuesday in Nanterre, a working-class town on the western outskirts of Paris.
- A few months after it witnessed massive protests over pension reforms, France is on the boil again.
- Over the last four days, protests have swept across France following the death of a young man as a result of excessive use of force by the police.
- Marseilles, the second-largest city of France after Paris, banned protests on Friday (June 30) in a bid to restore peace.
Marseille
- Marseille is situated in the Provence region of southern France, it is located on the coast of the Gulf of Lion, part of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône river. Its occupants are called Marseillais.
- Marseille is the second most populous city in France.