An account from our reporter in Marseille
Submitted by alibi on Mar 18 2006 18:47
An account of the day's events from our reporter in Marseille as a red and black flag flies over city's Town Hall.
Photos from Tulle demonstrations
Submitted by alibi on Mar 18 2006 18:31
7,000 people marched against the CPE in Tulle, a town of just 15,500.
CGT union says 1.5 million demonstrate against CPE
Submitted by alibi on Mar 18 2006 17:03
Le Figaro is now reporting the CGT trade union as counting 1.5 million demonstrating across France.
Police say 35,000 protest in Lille
Submitted by alibi on Mar 18 2006 16:50
Tens of thousands take to the streets in Lille and across Brittany against the new CPE labour laws.
Unions: over one million demonstrating against CPE across France
Submitted by alibi on Mar 18 2006 15:49
Le Figaro is reporting that unions believe well over a million are now demonstrating against the CPE labour reform on the streets of France.
130,000 protest against CPE in Marseille
Submitted by alibi on Mar 18 2006 15:17
Organisers of the Marseilles anti-CPE demonstration have given figures of 130,000 on the streets of the port city according to Le Figaro.
Up to 50,000 protesting in Toulouse
Submitted by alibi on Mar 18 2006 14:42
Contradicting earlier reports of 22,000-33,000 demonstrators in Toulouse, Le Monde is now reports the figure to be up to 50,000.
Up to 15,000 pack the streets of Pau
Submitted by alibi on Mar 18 2006 14:10
Pau, capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the South West of France saw between 9,500 and 15,000 march against labour casualisation earlier today.
10,000 demonstrate in Poitiers
Submitted by alibi on Mar 18 2006 13:56
Poitiers, a city in west central France with a population of just 78,000 saw some 7000-10,000 join anti-CPE protests, Le Monde is reporting.
Lyon, Rennes and Toulouse protest against casualisation
Submitted by alibi on Mar 18 2006 13:49
First reports from Liberation on this mornings demonstrations.
