Protests are still going strong in French cities after weeks of demonstrations following mandatory COVID health passes. France is in a dangerous state where social turmoil could worsen into late summer.
On Saturday, tens of thousands of people took to the street in several French cities for the fourth weekend in a row (for prior protests, read: here & here) against a coronavirus passport and other virus restrictions that continue to whittle down freedoms.
The new health passes, championed by President Emmanuel Macron, are mandatory for entry into restaurants, bars, and other public spaces. This comes as the new delta variant is spreading throughout Europe.
According to AFP News, protests are expected in 150 cities today, with some 200,000 in attendance.
The scenes in downtown Paris show thousands marching against the loss of liberties due to health passports.
NOW – Large protests are underway in #Paris and many other cities in France against vaccine passports and mandatory vaccinations.#manif7aoutpic.twitter.com/5rXloLEpWi
— Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) August 7, 2021
Paris marches again. Against mandatory vaccines & vaccination passports
The guards sent in in by Macron against his own people.
“People shouldn’t be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people”#NoVaccinePassports #Parispic.twitter.com/TogiSKAROe
— Bernie’s Tweets (@BernieSpofforth) August 7, 2021
100 000 résistants crient « Macron démission ! » à Paris !
Extraordinaire élan de résistance ! 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 #Manifs7aout #manif7aout pic.twitter.com/2EIQZo4kkc— Florian Philippot (@f_philippot) August 7, 2021
Demonstrations became violent in Toulouse, a city in France’s southern Occitanie region that sits near the Spanish border.
Battle ongoing #Toulouse where the CRS did not hesitate to gas the demonstrators with their tear gas. #PassSanitaires pic.twitter.com/zsCmIXXUow
— Anti Lockdown Alliance(GLOBAL) (@Demo2020cracy) August 7, 2021
💥‼️👇🏻 Today, August 7, 2021 mass protests in France #Toulouse France
Protest against#PassSanitaire #Impfpass #GreenPass #VaccinePass pic.twitter.com/kzIhqVgkyM
— LandoFree⏳✊ 🍀FreeJulian🇵🇸 🇸🇾🇮🇷🇷🇺☮️ (@LandoFree) August 7, 2021
La bac de #Toulouse refait des siennes et rafle au hasard #manif7aout pic.twitter.com/7b1WlXC6J4
— La dictature est là. Résistance ! φ🔻🌿 (@FranckAlbi) August 7, 2021
Thousands marched in Nice, a city located on the French Riviera.
Manifestation impressionnante à #Nice contre le #PassSanitaire. (vidéo d’un abonné) #Manifs7aout #manifestation7aout pic.twitter.com/G82YbyokOX
Article: “No Vaccine Passports” — Thousands Protest Across France Over New COVID Rules