Tensions are rising in France after President Emmanuel Macron in his first public interview refused to compromise on the government’s controversial pension reform bill. As peaceful demonstrations turn to social unrest, police forces are picking up their batons and using them on protesters. CNRS-CESDIP research director Christian Mouhanna talks to FRANCE 24 to analyse the increase in police violence.
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