France braces for national day of school protests after injuries and mass arrests

Image source, ReutersImage caption, More than 500 schools were partially or totally closed by protests on Monday, the French education minister said.

• Riot police clash with students as education protests rage in FrancePublished3 days ago.

France is braced for major protests on Tuesday, after organisers called for a nationwide day of action in support of students demanding more investment in education.

Isso acontece depois de uma semana de manifestações, que viram estudantes bloqueando centenas de escolas, pelo menos 190 estudantes feridos e mais de 5. 000 pessoas detidas.

Um estudante teve a mão arrancada durante uma confrontação na segunda-feira, enquanto outro teria sido atingido na cabeça por uma granada de gás lacrimogêneo na semana passada.

France's prime minister said the government had announced measures to address their demands, but the Union Syndicale Lycéenne (USL), a major organiser of the protests, said the government had offered "nothing concrete.

The organisation called on people to join their mobilisation on Tuesday in the face of "this political deadlock and what we describe as unprecedented repression of the movement.

Algumas outras organizações também demonstraram seu apoio aos estudantes, com o sindicato dos professores SNES‑FSU instando seus membros a participar do protesto de terça-feira.

The radical-left La France Insoumise (LFI) party leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon described the protests as the "most powerful high school and university student youth movement" since 1968 - a year of major unrest, which saw millions of workers go on strike.

The wave of demonstrations began in September in Paris and has spread across the country, with students protesting over a range of issues, including overcrowded classrooms, run-down buildings, and a lack of teachers.

As protestas foram iniciadas por estudantes do ensino médio, que mais tarde foram acompanhados por estudantes universitários.

Image source, ReutersImage caption, Some protesters launched fireworks during clashes with police in the streets near Paris on Monday.

No domingo, o Primeiro-Ministro francês Sébastien Lecornu anunciou uma série de medidas para 'address the difficulties faced by secondary school students and education staff', prometendo 'visible changes' nas escolas.

However, he also said: "We will make no concessions to violence. We stand by students and staff who have been assaulted, as well as police officers and gendarmes who have been injured.

The unrest has not only seen schools blockaded, but also rubbish bins set on fire. Education Minister Édouard Geffray said 24 schools had been "burned and ransacked" since the start of the protests.

Violent clashes between students and the police have led to some serious injuries throughout the course of the protests so far.

On Monday, a 15-year-old boy's hand was blown off during a confrontation near a school in the northern city of Lens. The student was transferred to a nearby hospital and his injury is not life-threatening, according to officials.

Fonte da imagem, Reuters Legenda da imagem Manifestantes incendiaram materiais rodoviários como barricadas.

Na semana passada, Eden, 14, ficou gravemente ferido em Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône depois de supostamente ter sido atingido na cabeça por uma granada de gás lacrimogêneo.

The student suffered "a double jaw fracture" and had to undergo "extremely major surgery", according to his lawyer.

Speaking at a news conference on Monday, Eden's mother said her heart was "shattered.

É vergonhoso, é revoltante, é violento, é horrível," relatou a BFMTV, a mídia francesa, que ela disse.

This should not happen. They are dealing with children who are asking for better conditions in which to study.

Among the 5,060 people arrested since the start of the movement, 87% were minors and 13% were adults, according to France's justice ministry, external.

Fourteen people have reportedly been placed in pre-trial detention, while 1,802 people are facing prosecution, including 319 adults and 1,483 minors.

A USL acusou a polícia de usar força excessiva contra os manifestantes. Respondendo a essa alegação na semana passada, o Ministro do Interior Laurent Nuñez disse que as manifestações foram policiadas de “uma maneira extremamente proporcional”.

Image source, ReutersImage caption, Masked protesters took to the streets near Lycée Berthelot in Aubervilliers.

While France's next presidential election is still months away, the protests and the response by French authorities have been heavily politicised.

O governo e políticos de extrema direita culparam a extrema esquerda por alimentar as protestos. Lecornu disse que o LFI estava sendo “irresponsável” ao pedir que o movimento se expandisse.

The leader of the hard-right National Rally, Marine Le Pen, has also criticised the left for its response.

This is no longer about high school student protests. It is about riots organised by professionals and overseen by deputies from La France Insoumise," she said, calling for a new anti-rioting law to be passed.

Meanwhile Mélenchon, the LFI's party's presidential candidate, has been blaming the police for "abuses of power", calling on people to take to the streets to "protect the youth demonstrations.

O prefeito de esquerda de Marselha, Benoît Payan, condenou a "violência inaceitável" em sua cidade. Enquanto os jovens estavam "legitimamente preocupados" com seu futuro e com os serviços públicos, eles devem se expressar com calma, disse ele.

Protestos nas escolas fazem arrepiar a espinha do governo francês.

Teenager's hand blown off during confrontation between France school protesters and police.

Assista: Por que estudantes na França estão protestando.