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Macron bans ‘illegitimate’ protests in France

The crackdown comes amid nationwide unrest, with even legally organized demonstrations facing new restrictions

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a crackdown on public demonstrations, ordering authorities to ban protests deemed “illegitimate” and restrict even officially organized marches as nationwide unrest over soaring living costs and deteriorating public services continues.

The restrictions, announced Thursday following an emergency meeting with intelligence chiefs and senior ministers, come ahead of another wave of demonstrations planned for Saturday, after some of France’s worst street violence in years.

Macron said local authorities would prohibit gatherings organized by individuals or groups deemed to lack legitimate authority, while demonstrations arranged by recognized organizations, such as trade unions, would be considered for approval but could be forced onto alternative routes.

“The general recommendation is that there should be no demonstrations in the coming days,” Macron declared, insisting the measures were necessary to restore calm and protect businesses and public buildings.

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“Last Saturday we had political and seditious acts by ultra-left groups whose aim is to bring down the Republic,” he claimed, accusing organized radicals of orchestrating violence and looting.

The announcement significantly tightens restrictions on public gatherings in a country where the right to protest is constitutionally protected. Under French law, authorities can prohibit demonstrations on public-order grounds, although such decisions must be proportionate and can be challenged in court.

A Paris administrative court overturned a police ban on a student demonstration on Thursday, allowing thousands of protesters to gather despite official objections. The rally proceeded peacefully under heavy police presence, according to AP.

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Police clash with protesters during a demonstration amid a nationwide mobilization over rising living costs, fuel prices and education funding in Paris, France, on October 17, 2026
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However, authorities have already prohibited Saturday’s demonstrations in central Lyon, where hundreds of businesses were ransacked last weekend. Similar restrictions have been imposed in Marseille, Nice and Toulon. In Paris, one authorized march has been diverted away from the city center, while another involving students and members of the Yellow Vest movement has been banned.

France has been gripped by escalating unrest since protests over teacher shortages and deteriorating school conditions spread into a broader movement against rising prices, inequality and cuts to public services.

Around 550,000 people joined demonstrations last Saturday, which descended into clashes with police, arson and widespread looting. Nearly 2,500 people have since been arrested, while approximately 1,000 police officers and gendarmes were injured, according to figures reported by French media.

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Cost-of-living protests in Paris, France, October 17, 2026.
Macron’s ‘incompetence’ fueled France riots – opposition leaders

Opposition leaders have blamed Macron’s policies and failure to maintain order for the crisis. National Rally leader Marine Le Pen described him as a president “without credibility or authority” who has “lost all touch with reality,” while left-wing leader Jean-Luc Melenchon accused his government of undermining public services over the past decade.

Even police unions have turned against the administration. Alliance Police Nationale announced plans to sue the state, accusing officials of abandoning officers during the riots and failing to provide adequate equipment and clear instructions.

Macron has also clashed with US President Donald Trump, who blamed France’s turmoil on uncontrolled immigration and radical groups. The French leader dismissed comments by foreign politicians about the unrest as “stupid” and “unacceptable.”

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The president is expected to chair another emergency defense council meeting on Friday to decide whether further restrictions are needed ahead of Saturday’s protests.

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Macron bans ‘illegitimate’ protests in France

The crackdown comes amid nationwide unrest, with even legally organized demonstrations facing new restrictions

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a crackdown on public demonstrations, ordering authorities to ban protests deemed “illegitimate” and restrict even officially organized marches as nationwide unrest over soaring living costs and deteriorating public services continues.

The restrictions, announced Thursday following an emergency meeting with intelligence chiefs and senior ministers, come ahead of another wave of demonstrations planned for Saturday, after some of France’s worst street violence in years.

Macron said local authorities would prohibit gatherings organized by individuals or groups deemed to lack legitimate authority, while demonstrations arranged by recognized organizations, such as trade unions, would be considered for approval but could be forced onto alternative routes.

“The general recommendation is that there should be no demonstrations in the coming days,” Macron declared, insisting the measures were necessary to restore calm and protect businesses and public buildings.

Read more
FILE PHOTO
France to deploy ‘massive’ force against riots

“Last Saturday we had political and seditious acts by ultra-left groups whose aim is to bring down the Republic,” he claimed, accusing organized radicals of orchestrating violence and looting.

The announcement significantly tightens restrictions on public gatherings in a country where the right to protest is constitutionally protected. Under French law, authorities can prohibit demonstrations on public-order grounds, although such decisions must be proportionate and can be challenged in court.

A Paris administrative court overturned a police ban on a student demonstration on Thursday, allowing thousands of protesters to gather despite official objections. The rally proceeded peacefully under heavy police presence, according to AP.

Read more
Police clash with protesters during a demonstration amid a nationwide mobilization over rising living costs, fuel prices and education funding in Paris, France, on October 17, 2026
French police to sue state over riots

However, authorities have already prohibited Saturday’s demonstrations in central Lyon, where hundreds of businesses were ransacked last weekend. Similar restrictions have been imposed in Marseille, Nice and Toulon. In Paris, one authorized march has been diverted away from the city center, while another involving students and members of the Yellow Vest movement has been banned.

France has been gripped by escalating unrest since protests over teacher shortages and deteriorating school conditions spread into a broader movement against rising prices, inequality and cuts to public services.

Around 550,000 people joined demonstrations last Saturday, which descended into clashes with police, arson and widespread looting. Nearly 2,500 people have since been arrested, while approximately 1,000 police officers and gendarmes were injured, according to figures reported by French media.

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Cost-of-living protests in Paris, France, October 17, 2026.
Macron’s ‘incompetence’ fueled France riots – opposition leaders

Opposition leaders have blamed Macron’s policies and failure to maintain order for the crisis. National Rally leader Marine Le Pen described him as a president “without credibility or authority” who has “lost all touch with reality,” while left-wing leader Jean-Luc Melenchon accused his government of undermining public services over the past decade.

Even police unions have turned against the administration. Alliance Police Nationale announced plans to sue the state, accusing officials of abandoning officers during the riots and failing to provide adequate equipment and clear instructions.

Macron has also clashed with US President Donald Trump, who blamed France’s turmoil on uncontrolled immigration and radical groups. The French leader dismissed comments by foreign politicians about the unrest as “stupid” and “unacceptable.”

READ MORE: Macron targets Trump over French riots

The president is expected to chair another emergency defense council meeting on Friday to decide whether further restrictions are needed ahead of Saturday’s protests.

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VIDEO: Reportero abandona cobertura para salvar a conductor atrapado en vehículo hundiéndose

Preview Will Murray, reportero australiano de ABC, y un transeúnte identificado como Daniel Hainey, intervinieron cuando un conductor quedó atrapado en un vehículo que se hundía durante una inundación en Buchanan Road, en Morayfield, Australia. Los hombres nadaron hasta la camioneta y sacaron al chofer del auto antes de que este quedara completamente sumergido en el agua.
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UK museum removes Egyptian mummies over lack of ‘consent’

The decision by Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum has sparked accusations of “woke madness”

A British museum has removed ancient Egyptian mummies from public display, citing a lack of “consent” from the deceased and drawing accusations of excessive political correctness.

The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, is one of the country’s most popular cultural attractions, drawing more than 1.3 million visitors annually. Its collections include Egyptian antiquities and mummified remains that have been exhibited for years.

Among the items taken off display were a painted coffin containing the remains of an Egyptian priest named Nekht, a mummified male head, a right foot, and a right hand recovered from the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt, the Glasgow Times reported on Thursday.

My daughter has a book on the ancient Egyptians and has been quite animated by it so we took her to Kelvingrove Museum to see their mummy. Except, it’s no longer there. All ‘human remains’ gone with the following sign up in place of exhibits that have been there for years. https://t.co/DKGOx4VjpR

— Jonny McFarlane (@jonnyrmcfarlane) October 17, 2026

The changes came to public attention after a visitor said he had taken his daughter to see an Egyptian mummy, only to discover that it was no longer there. He shared a photograph on X of a museum notice stating that the remains had been removed “as a mark of respect.”

Mummies have been removed from display at the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow because of a 'lack of consent from the deceased individual'. A Glasgow Life spokesman said: ‘The removal of human remains from display at Glasgow Life museums reflects contemporary museum practice. ‘The International Council of Museums’ revised Code of Ethics, published in June 2026, states that museums “should uphold the inherent dignity of human remains and promote respect for their significance”. ‘The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Afrikan Reparations 2025 report, “Laying Ancestors to Rest”, also raises ethical concerns about the display of ancient Egyptian human remains due to the consistent disregard of the potential wishes of the ancestors and the intention of the communities that originally laid them to rest.

— UNN (@UnityNewsNet) October 22, 2026

Glasgow Life, which operates the museum, said the move reflected contemporary museum practices, citing revised ethical guidelines published by the International Council of Museums in June. The guidelines call for human remains to be treated with dignity and respect.

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The organization’s draft policy proposes that such exhibits should be displayed only with documented, informed consent from the deceased or, where appropriate, their descendants.

“In the absence of such consent, we believe removing ancient Egyptian human remains from display is more respectful to the deceased individuals,” a Glasgow Life spokesperson said.

The decision drew criticism from Scottish Conservative politician Murdo Fraser, who described it as “woke madness.”

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“Even Egyptian mummies are now being cancelled by a society so obsessed with modern sensibilities that it has lost all sense of perspective,” said Fraser.

Chris McGovern, chairman of the Campaign for Real Education and a former adviser to the British prime minister’s policy unit, also condemned the move as “virtue-signaling, woke nonsense.”

“It is not possible to seek permission from those who died thousands of years ago,” he said, adding that museums in Egypt continue to exhibit mummified remains.

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FILE PHOTO: Otzi the Iceman seen during an examination, Bolzano, Italy, 27 March 1998.
Scientists bake bread with yeast from 5,300-year-old mummy

Egypt itself has defended the display of its antiquities in foreign museums. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, said last year that thousands of artifacts legally exported to Britain serve as the “best ambassadors of Egypt,” attracting international visitors to the country. Cairo has nevertheless continued to demand the return of looted treasures, including the Rosetta Stone held by the British Museum and the bust of Nefertiti in Berlin.

Glasgow Life said it is also working to remove further archaeological human remains from Kelvingrove and plans to remove a coffin and mummified remains from the nearby St Mungo Museum afterward.

The controversy follows a similar decision by Manchester Museum, which removed the 2,700-year-old mummified remains of an Egyptian woman named Asru in September after more than two centuries on public display.

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UK museum removes Egyptian mummies over lack of ‘consent’

The decision by Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum has sparked accusations of “woke madness”

A British museum has removed ancient Egyptian mummies from public display, citing a lack of “consent” from the deceased and drawing accusations of excessive political correctness.

The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, is one of the country’s most popular cultural attractions, drawing more than 1.3 million visitors annually. Its collections include Egyptian antiquities and mummified remains that have been exhibited for years.

Among the items taken off display were a painted coffin containing the remains of an Egyptian priest named Nekht, a mummified male head, a right foot, and a right hand recovered from the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt, the Glasgow Times reported on Thursday.

My daughter has a book on the ancient Egyptians and has been quite animated by it so we took her to Kelvingrove Museum to see their mummy. Except, it’s no longer there. All ‘human remains’ gone with the following sign up in place of exhibits that have been there for years. https://t.co/DKGOx4VjpR

— Jonny McFarlane (@jonnyrmcfarlane) October 17, 2026

The changes came to public attention after a visitor said he had taken his daughter to see an Egyptian mummy, only to discover that it was no longer there. He shared a photograph on X of a museum notice stating that the remains had been removed “as a mark of respect.”

Mummies have been removed from display at the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow because of a 'lack of consent from the deceased individual'. A Glasgow Life spokesman said: ‘The removal of human remains from display at Glasgow Life museums reflects contemporary museum practice. ‘The International Council of Museums’ revised Code of Ethics, published in June 2026, states that museums “should uphold the inherent dignity of human remains and promote respect for their significance”. ‘The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Afrikan Reparations 2025 report, “Laying Ancestors to Rest”, also raises ethical concerns about the display of ancient Egyptian human remains due to the consistent disregard of the potential wishes of the ancestors and the intention of the communities that originally laid them to rest.

— UNN (@UnityNewsNet) October 22, 2026

Glasgow Life, which operates the museum, said the move reflected contemporary museum practices, citing revised ethical guidelines published by the International Council of Museums in June. The guidelines call for human remains to be treated with dignity and respect.

Read more
FILE PHOTO. The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities
Egypt reclaims ancient treasures from UK and Germany (PHOTOS)

The organization’s draft policy proposes that such exhibits should be displayed only with documented, informed consent from the deceased or, where appropriate, their descendants.

“In the absence of such consent, we believe removing ancient Egyptian human remains from display is more respectful to the deceased individuals,” a Glasgow Life spokesperson said.

The decision drew criticism from Scottish Conservative politician Murdo Fraser, who described it as “woke madness.”

Read more
RT
Switzerland returns ancient golden mask to Egypt (PHOTOS)

“Even Egyptian mummies are now being cancelled by a society so obsessed with modern sensibilities that it has lost all sense of perspective,” said Fraser.

Chris McGovern, chairman of the Campaign for Real Education and a former adviser to the British prime minister’s policy unit, also condemned the move as “virtue-signaling, woke nonsense.”

“It is not possible to seek permission from those who died thousands of years ago,” he said, adding that museums in Egypt continue to exhibit mummified remains.

Read more
FILE PHOTO: Otzi the Iceman seen during an examination, Bolzano, Italy, 27 March 1998.
Scientists bake bread with yeast from 5,300-year-old mummy

Egypt itself has defended the display of its antiquities in foreign museums. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, said last year that thousands of artifacts legally exported to Britain serve as the “best ambassadors of Egypt,” attracting international visitors to the country. Cairo has nevertheless continued to demand the return of looted treasures, including the Rosetta Stone held by the British Museum and the bust of Nefertiti in Berlin.

Glasgow Life said it is also working to remove further archaeological human remains from Kelvingrove and plans to remove a coffin and mummified remains from the nearby St Mungo Museum afterward.

The controversy follows a similar decision by Manchester Museum, which removed the 2,700-year-old mummified remains of an Egyptian woman named Asru in September after more than two centuries on public display.

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Así entrena Rusia para defender el Ártico: flota enemiga hundida y tropas eliminadas (VIDEO)

Preview La Flota del Norte de la Armada de Rusia llevó a cabo un ejercicio de protección de infraestructura militar en el Ártico. Según el guion, un enemigo convencional se disponía a hacerse con el control de varias instalaciones en la isla Tierra de Alejandra, pero fue 'destruido' en los accesos. El sistema de misiles costero Bastión se desempeñó con lanzamientos virtuales de proyectiles contra un grupo de buques, mientras que un escuadrón antiterrorista eliminó la tropa desembarcada.
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