France Protests

Teachers, hospital workers and other public employees joined transport workers on Tuesday for the third big day of marches since the dispute began on December 5

The interior ministry put the number of protesters at 50,000

Frustration over fuel prices sparked the protest, but it has extended to protests against inequality in French society

More than 1,400 people have been injured since the protests began on November 17

Clashes broke out in several citiesduring a fourth weekend of protests against rising living costs and President Emmanuel Macron.

Macron had previously vowed to stay the course in his bid to shake up the French economy

Over 100 high schools were blockaded across the country and students clashed with police in cities including Bordeaux and Limoges as the protested the government's education reform.