France deploys 70,000 police and bans most rallies after last week’s violence
- • France is deploying about 70,000 police on Saturday, around 10,000 more than last weekend.
- Paris has extended a night curfew to Monday. Rallies are banned in Lyon, Nice and Montpellier.
- Police approved one union march in Paris and refused student and Yellow Vest requests. UNEF says it will march anyway.
- Amnesty International says the curbs endanger the right to peaceful protest.
Source: firstpost.com
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