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Added on the 05/04/2019 13:24:56 - Copyright : AFP EN
French police aim a water cannon at protesters dressed in black in the city of Rennes as President Emmanuel Macron signs a law raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. Police were targeted with fireworks and threw tear gas canisters toward protesters. IMAGES
Demonstrators run away from tear gas fired by police at Place de la République in Paris, on the sidelines of a rally against the French government's plan to reform the pension system. IMAGES
French police intervened to clear demonstrators from a central Paris square where a crowd of thousands had gathered in front of parliament to protest President Emmanuel Macron's government imposing a controversial pensions overhaul without a parliament vote. Lines of police with shields and batons drawn advanced towards the square, while others fired water cannon after a fire was lit in the middle of the square. IMAGES
Several dozen demonstrators gather on Place de La République in central Paris, a day after a migrant camp was violently cleared by police. Protesters demand the migrants be given shelter. IMAGES
Anti-racism protesters in the French capital defy a ban to join a weekend of global rallies against racism and police brutality. The death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in the US state of Minnesota, has brought tens of thousands out onto the streets around the world. IMAGES
Police fire tear gas to disperse demonstrators protesting against pension reform in central Paris. IMAGES