19/12 #France - On the ninth consecutive day of protests, French farmers' mobilizations and blockades continued, successfully blocking more than 100 roads and highways. Yesterday, thousands of farmers and supporters took to the streets with tractors and blocked highways and other major roads, building barricades with hay bales and other materials. Tensions with the police erupted when some gendarmerie officers attempted to prevent farmers from blocking the Boulou toll in the Pyrenees. Protests a

French police fired tear gas at Covid rule protesters in Paris on Saturday. Inspired by the Canadian trucker protests, hundreds of vehicles trying to enter the city were intercepted by police. https://bbc.in/3gG0yc6 | BBC News