Students Renew Education Protests as Confrontations Erupt Near Les Invalides
PARIS, FRANCE — OCTOBER 13, 2026 — High-school and university students demonstrated in Paris during a nationwide mobilisation demanding better conditions in education. Protesters denounced teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and deteriorating school buildings. Confrontations broke out near Les Invalides towards the end of the gathering. www.reuters.com
Andrea Luis Hernandez’s photographs document crowds marching through central Paris, handwritten protest signs, riot police deployments and demonstrators amid water cannon spray and smoke.
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Published in: FRANCE – PARIS STUDENTS RENEW EDUCATION PROTESTS