French city of Lyon bans ‘all protests’ on October 24
The Hindu – International
You are logged in
Loading…
You don’t have any Active Subscription.
Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one.
Your active subscription(s)
Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials,
Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription
Products you’ve access to
Additional Subscription Benefits
Account Settings
Need help with your subscription?
Weather News October 22, 2026 e-Paper
The View From India
Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective.
First Day First Show
News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming.
Today's Cache
Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day.
Science For All
The weekly newsletter from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in!
Data Point
Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers
THEdge
At the cutting edge of education and careers
Health Matters
Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there
Gender Agenda
Stories from beyond the binary.
The Hindu On Books
Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features.
Weather News October 22, 2026 e-Paper
Published – October 22, 2026 03:47 pm IST – Lyon
A man throws a plastic traffic cone through a burning barricade amid clashes during a day of demonstrations in France. File
| Photo Credit: Reuters
Officials have banned “all protests” in France’s third-biggest city of Lyon on Saturday (October 24, 2026), ahead of nationwide demonstrations that day following rallies last weekend that descended into widespread street violence.
The prefecture for the Rhone region said on Thursday (October 22, 2026) in a statement to media that, “given the events of October 17, the prefect has decided to ban by decree all protests in the city of Lyon this Saturday, October 24”.
Lyon, like Paris and other French cities, suffered clashes and looting when masked youths took to city centre streets on the sidelines of mass rallies protesting high inflation.
Clashes and fires break out as protesters rally across France, joining students
France students plan fresh protests as UN flags concern over violence
Hundreds of schools to shut on October 5 as student protests rock France
‘Like we had a war’: France counts cost of violent protests
The mayor of Lyon, Gregory Doucet, has said that his city experienced hours of “chaos” during the riots, with between 150 and 200 shops looted and a tourist office torched. Police arrested some 200 people.
The organisers of the rallies, the Yellow Vest movement and unions, have called for another round of nationwide demonstrations over the cost of living on Saturday (October 24, 2026), and a general strike and demonstrations on November 5.
French officials who found themselves unable to contain last weekend’s violence this week ordered three nights of curfews in parts of Paris, Lyon and some other cities to protect shopping districts.
Published – October 22, 2026 03:47 pm IST
Copyright© 2026, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved.
BACK TO TOP
Terms & conditions | Institutional Subscriber
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.
We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.
Fonte: The Hindu – International
