Activist Greta Thunberg joins French student protests

Thunberg arrives at Paul Eluard high school in the heart of the movement in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis.

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg speaks with students as they prepare to take part in a blockade at the Lycee Paul Eluard in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, on October 13, 2026, as part of a nationwide student mobilisation [AFP]

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has joined the French student protests as more demonstrations calling for better conditions at education facilities are expected nationwide.

Thunberg arrived at Paul Eluard high school in the heart of the movement in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis on Tuesday morning and stood among the students demonstrating.

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“Young people are not being included in the conversation. Our future is being robbed away from us,” Thunberg told the AFP news agency.

Lawyers in robes had also formed a human chain to protect teens following numerous allegations of police brutality at demonstrations.

The protests started late last month as students demanded improvements on a range of issues, including the state of school buildings, a lack of teachers, crowded class schedules and other problems in the education system.

Students have piled up bins and erected security barriers outside hundreds of schools across the country.

Last Thursday, more than 70,000 people took to the streets in the latest major protest event.

Tuesday’s demonstration, backed by unions and a left-wing opposition party, France Unbowed, is expected to include a march through Paris and marches in other cities.

The university student union, l’Union, said on X: “They’re not listening to us, so we’re going to them.”

Education Minister Edouard Geffray said on France Inter on Tuesday morning that about 200 schools were closed, which was “fewer than last week”, adding that some near protest routes were closing to avoid damage.

The Ministry of National Education also said eight members of teaching staff were injured on Monday, mostly in the Paris region and cities of Bordeaux and Lyon, due to the protests.

On Monday, a 19-year-old graphic design student in Paris, Leo, told AFP that “Students aren’t being heard enough … not their proposals to authorities and elected officials.”

He added that the protesters, many being minors, were “disturbed by the level of repression never before seen for a student movement”.

Tuesday’s demonstrations supporting the students are expected to be followed on Saturday by wider public rallies against the rising cost of living.

On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters at a car show that he urged protesters to exercise restraint.

“These are issues that deserve time, consultations, discussion and respect,” Macron said.

According to the Ministry of Justice, more than 6,800 people, mainly minors, have been taken into police custody over the course of the protests.

Police have also opened investigations into 24 allegations of brutality against demonstrators.

桑伯格抵达位于巴黎郊区圣丹尼斯的保罗·艾吕亚高中，这里是环保运动的中心地带。

2026年10月13日，瑞典活动家格蕾塔·通贝里在巴黎郊区圣丹尼斯保罗·艾吕亚中学与学生们交谈，学生们正准备参加封锁行动，这是全国学生动员的一部分。[法新社]

瑞典气候活动家格蕾塔·通贝里加入了法国学生的抗议活动，预计全国各地将出现更多呼吁改善教育设施条件的示威活动。

周二上午，桑伯格抵达位于巴黎郊区圣丹尼斯运动中心地带的保罗·艾吕亚高中，并站在示威学生们中间。

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被盗的雷诺阿画作在法国警方逮捕后被发现藏于墙后（共3幅），以下为第2幅。

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“年轻人没有被纳入对话。我们的未来正在被剥夺，”桑伯格告诉法新社。

在多次示威活动中发生警察暴力执法事件后，身穿法袍的律师们也组成人链保护青少年。

抗议活动始于上个月底，学生们要求改善一系列问题，包括学校建筑状况、教师短缺、课程安排拥挤以及教育系统中的其他问题。

全国数百所学校外，学生们堆放垃圾桶并设置安全屏障。

上周四，超过 7 万人走上街头，参加了最新一次大规模抗议活动。

周二的示威活动得到了工会和左翼反对党“不屈法国”的支持，预计将包括在巴黎的游行以及其他城市的游行。

大学学生会 l'Union 在 X 电视台表示：“他们不听我们的，所以我们去找他们。”

教育部长爱德华·热弗雷周二上午在法国国际广播电台表示，约有 200 所学校关闭，比上周“有所减少”，他还补充说，一些靠近抗议路线的学校关闭是为了避免造成破坏。

法国国民教育部还表示，周一有八名教职员工因抗议活动受伤，其中大部分发生在巴黎地区以及波尔多和里昂等城市。

周一，巴黎一名 19 岁的平面设计专业学生 Leo 告诉法新社：“学生们的声音没有得到足够的重视……他们向当局和民选官员提出的建议没有得到重视。”

他还补充说，抗议者中有很多是未成年人，他们“对学生运动中前所未有的镇压程度感到不安”。

周二声援学生的示威活动之后，预计周六将爆发更大规模的公众集会，抗议生活成本上涨。

周一，法国总统马克龙在车展上告诉记者，他敦促抗议者保持克制。

马克龙说：“这些问题值得花时间、磋商、讨论和尊重。”

据司法部称，在抗议活动期间，已有超过 6800 人被警方拘留，其中大部分是未成年人。

警方还对24起针对示威者的暴力执法指控展开了调查。