‘This is the beginning of a revolution’: five French students in Amsterdam on the protests in France

Hundreds of thousands of people in France protested last Saturday against government policy, the rising cost of living and the state of education. Alongside peaceful demonstrators, rioters also took to the streets. These five French students share their insights on the protests.

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