Takeaways from France's 'Block Everything' protests: 'A lot of anger is building up around issues of social injustice'

Our reporters Aline Leclerc, Emeline Cazi, Sofia Fischer, Jonathan Parienté and Benjamin Keltz, who covered the protest movement on the ground, answered questions from Le Monde readers.

‘Block Everything’: A hashtag that turned into Macron's big political crisis

The ‘Block Everything’ movement has leapt from social media to the streets deepening France’s political crisis and testing President Emmanuel Macron

‘Block everything’: Nationwide protests set to disrupt travel across France on Wednesday

"Block everything" is the rallying call for a protest movement in France that is expected to cause chaos and disruption for thousands of travellers on Wednesday 10.View on euronews

French police arrest dozens as ‘Block Everything’ campaign causes widespread disruption

Members of the ‘Block Everything’ movement said they considered the political system was no longer fit for purpose

'Block Everything': French intelligence anticipates unrest on September 10 but no 'tidal wave'

The 'Block Everything' movement could count up to 100,000 participants, with strong turnout expected in left-wing and radical left strongholds such as the Nantes, Rennes and Lyon regions.

'Block Everything': Amorphous Protest Movement Adds to Macron's Political Woes

"Block Everything" has drawn comparisons with the 2018 "Yellow Vest" movement, which began as motorists' protests against diesel taxes before morphing into anger over high living costs and inequality. Billions of euros in tax cuts helped quell the uprising after six months, but some residual anger still animates the "Block Everything" movement.
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