Saturday, May 4, 2019

YELLOW VESTS WEEK 25:  LOWER NUMBERS AFTER MASSIVE MAY DAY PROTESTS


By the numbers the government in France said 18,900 Yellow Vests protesters today while the Yellow Vests came in with 40,291 estimated protesting at 155 locations.

"The Yellow Number" on Facebook says its counts comes from the "streets and roundabouts (traffic circles)".

1460 protesters estimated by the police in Paris today.   The procession wrapping up at the Place de la Nation.    The full "Sputnik" video from Paris.......SPUTNIK PARIS YELLOW VESTS WEEK 25

In Lyon today protesters in Yellow Vests joined by a youth protest demanding action on "climate change".    This video from Lyon shows some Yellow Vests but also includes police and protesters not wearing Yellow Vests in a confrontational mode......CENTER OF LYON WEEK 25 YELLOW VESTS-POLICE OTHERS

Here is the full video from the Yellow Vests protest in Toulouse today lasting over four hours.....YELLOW VESTS TOULOUSE WEEK 25

A video of the Yellow Vests Week 25 in Montpellier today......3) Gilets jaunes (Yellow Vests) acte 25 Montpellier

The Yellow Vests carried on Marseille today as well.....YELLOW VESTS WEEK 25 MARSEILLE

The nationwide protests continued in Bordeaux for the 25th Week......GILETS JAUNES BORDEAUX ACTE 25

Rouen has been a consistent protest site and this Saturday May 4th was no different.....YELLOW VESTS WEEK 25 ROUEN

And the protest called on social media and not declared to the authorities as is required under law came off in La Roche-sur-Yon, a small city in Loire region south of Nantes.

It was here that there was a fight between protesters and police....LA ROCHE-SUR-YON PROTEST CONFRONTATION


The Yellow Vests protests continued overall more peacefully in the aftermath of last Wedensday's massive May Day confrontation between police and anarchists which saw the false accusation of demonstrators attacking a hospital.   The 32 arrested were  released after they provided testimony and video to explain their beating on the doors was about getting away from police tear gas and charges.

Also the Inspector General of the National Police investigating three incidents of alleged police wrongdoing last Wednesday including this one when a CRS riot policeman is show throwing a piece of pavement at protesters......VIDEO LINK


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