'We are effectively maiming young people' - expert questions France's response to student protests

France 24 reports: Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Ariane Bogain, Senior Lecturer in French Politics at Northumbria University, says that "there is a definite issue with violence and we need to ask why there is this unidimensional reaction which is aggressive, which is riot police, which is repressive".

A 15-year-old lost a hand on Monday picking up a police grenade amid nationwide school protests demanding better funding and classroom conditions.

This world story centres on France. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Mark Owen, Ariane Bogain and Senior Lecturer.

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Location

France · Europe

Reported by

France 24

First reported

6 Oct 2026, 01:38 IST

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Mark Owen, Ariane Bogain, Senior Lecturer, French Politics

Section

World

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