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Video caption: 'Yellow vests' protests: Demonstrators return to streets of Paris Police in Paris clash with demonstrators reviving the anti-government protests.
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Video caption: 'Yellow vest protests reflect decades of pressure' Politics had a failure of connecting with people beyond the metropolitan centres, says Mr Attal.
By Hugh Schofield
BBC News, Paris
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Video caption: Footage of Paris police officer punching protester Prosecutors investigate after a video posted online shows a man being repeatedly hit in the face.
Why is there a backlash against climate policies?
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Video caption: A year on from the 'gilets jaunes' protests, are environmental policies in trouble? A year on from the 'gilets jaunes' protests, are environmental policies that seek to tackle climate change in trouble?
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Video caption: Protests turn violent as France's pension strikes continue On the first day of France's union strikes against pension reforms, several people have been arrested amidst clashes between police and protesters.
By Lucy Williamson
BBC Paris correspondent
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Video caption: Yellow vest protests: Huge police response in Paris Amid fears of potential violence in Paris, 7,000 police were deployed and 39 arrests made.
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Video caption: Police fire tear gas as Paris May Day protests turn violent Clashes broke out between police and protesters as 'yellow vests' and labour unions held a march.
Why I left the yellow vests
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Video caption: Leïla has decided to stop protesting with the Gilets Jaunes movement Leïla has decided to stop protesting with the Gilets Jaunes movement.











