French Police Crack Down on Nationwide Protests Over Rising Costs

Police deployed tear gas and batons across Paris, Marseille, and Lyon on Saturday as protesters staged unsanctioned marches and attempted to block traffic with barricades. The demonstrations unite students, trade unions, and Yellow Vest activists against rising living costs, with hundreds of thousands expected to participate nationwide.

Byte's take

France's cost-of-living crisis is becoming impossible to police away—literal and figurative.