The gilets jaunes movement , by its own description, is motivated by broad discontent over shrinking incomes and rising living costs in France. However, the demonstrators in yellow jackets have rallied around one particular government policy: a looming hike in fuel taxes….

Yellow Vest protesters find love online Aa Aa You can find love in the most unexpected places, but for some, they’re hoping it may be at a protest. Members of France’s ‘gilets jaunes’ (yellow vests) protest movement believe they may be able…

Theresa May is having a tough old time of it. Still, in the last few weeks she might have occasionally glanced across the Channel and felt for Emmanuel Macron . The angry “cheveux blancs” on her backbenches is nothing compared to the…

Although the banners and chants of the gilets jaunes voiced a variety of grievances, most expressed anger at a President perceived to be oblivious, or even antagonistic, to the underprivileged. On Saturday morning in Paris, the Arc de Triomphe was surrounded by…

Aa Aa French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation on Monday amid widespread unrest as the gilets jaunes protesters took to the streets yet again over the weekend. Euronews’ Emmanuelle Saliba spoke to 32-year-old Leila, who until recently, was an administrator of…

A "gilets jaunes" protester near Paris’s Arc de Triomphe on Dec. 1.Kiran Ridley/Getty Images Antigovernment protests have raged across France for four weeks now, effectively shutting down the nation’s capital at times as rioters sporting yellow vests ( gilets jaunes ) wage…

The Verso blog has translated a piece by Antonio Negri analyzing the novelty and transformative potential of the gilets jaunes (“yellow vest”) uprising in France. As Negri writes, the movement has so far rejected any political mediation by established parties from both…

Proposals for the men and women in the struggle Some consider that if you are involved in a movement against a tax (supposed, in theory at least, to redistribute wealth) rather than for higher wages, say (in the broad sense, including social…

Egyptian authorities restricted the sale of yellow reflective vests amid fears opponents might attempt to copy French gilets jaunes protesters during next month’s anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak . Security officials and retailers said industrial safety equipment dealers…

Share this article Aa Aa Members of France’s “gilets jaunes” (yellow vests) movement have been taking to the streets in recent weeks, rallying against rising living costs in the country. The movement has galvanised people across different ages, regions and professions, with…