| France convoy protest | |||
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| Part ofCOVID-19 protests in France | |||
| Date | February 11, 2022 (2022-02-11) | ||
| Location | Paris, France | ||
| Caused by | COVID-19 pandemic in France,vaccine mandates in France | ||
| Methods | Convoy | ||
| Status | Ended | ||
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The French convoy protestle Convoi de la Liberté ("the liberty convoy") was a protest inParis inspired by theCanadian convoy protests. They were protesting COVID-19 restrictions as well as presidentEmmanuel Macron.[1][2][3][4]
Officials inParis andBrussels banned protests relating to the Freedom Convoy, following information from organizers of a similar event opposed toFrance's Health Pass that five convoys from acrossFrance are due to reach Paris between February 11 and 14.[5][6]
French Police intercepted hundreds of vehicles and issued hundreds of fines in response to the protest.[7] Riot police employedtear gas against protesters and arrested 44 people on February 12. The protesters had been armed with weapons, including "slingshots, hammers, knives, gas cans and protective equipment."[8]
In addition to the convoy's influence from theFreedom Convoy in Canada is the reminiscence of the Yellow Vest protests which erupted in France in late 2018.Sorbonne University professorJean-Francois Amadieu reports "They are not only anti-vaccine pass (oranti-vax). There are other grievances on the subject of individual liberties, as well as echoes of the Yellow Vest calls for a 'citizen's initiative referendum' [to allow citizens to vet government policy proposals] and more general demands involving purchasing power."[9]
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