Chris White on December 28, 2018 Environmentalists are threatening to sue French President Emmanuel Macron for eliminating stiff carbon taxes after a grassroots movement opposed to the measure spurred several mass protests. Greenpeace and three other organization initiated a lawsuit Dec. 18 claiming France is not doing enough to tackle climate change. The organizations are giving the government…
Protests continued in Paris this weekend for the fifth week in a row, even after President Emmanuel Macron caved to the demands of the “yellow vest” protesters. The turnout at this weekend’s protest numbered at only around 3,000, by police estimation. Last weekend was the pinnacle of the civil unrest. Over 8,000 protestors stormed upscale areas,…
Tim Pearce A French protester lost his hand after reportedly attempting to throw an active stun grenade back at police, a French news outlet reported, according to The Daily Mail. A graphic video of a man clutching his bloody arm surfaced Saturday as the “yellow vest” protests continued into a fourth straight weekend. The protests, named after…