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'Deeply regressive': How the French government plans to make protesters pay for riots and looting

Published October 29, 2026 2:15 pm • Updated October 29, 2026 2:15 pm •
'Deeply regressive': How the French government plans to make protesters pay for riots and looting
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As France continues to pick up the pieces after riots and looting broke out on the fringes of nationwide peaceful demonstrations on October 17, the government is pushing forward a bill that would make protesters have to pay up to €10,000 in reparations for damage caused during public unrest – even if they were not directly responsible for the vandalism.

As France continues to pick up the pieces after riots and looting broke out on the fringes of nationwide peaceful demonstrations on October 17, the government is pushing forward a bill that would make protesters have to pay up to €10,000 in reparations for damage caused during public unrest – even if they were not directly responsible for the vandalism.

Source: France 24 — Original report ↗

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