France to witness a 'crossroads of anger' as mass protests expected on Saturday

PRESS REVIEW – Friday, October 16: French papers look ahead to Saturday's call for mass protests, which will bring together a number of social movements. Next, climate change has devastating consequences on communities in Afghanistan. Also, Libération publishes a special edition written in the style of Georges Perec. Finally, this year's animal of the year has been named. Protests are planned across France for Saturday, October 17. L'Humanité headlines with "Crossroads of anger" and features a photo of the Yellow Vests on its front page. Le Parisien's front page shows Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez meeting with seven young people. They discussed police behaviour during the student protests, and the meeting was organised in the hope of creating dialogue after three weeks of protests. Le Figaro has a double-page spread on the student movement. It says that a police union has filed a complaint against the French state for "endangering the lives of others", meaning those of the police officers. Meanwhile, left-leaning news site Mediapart says that while most of the French media is focusing on violence, the student protests are also a place where joy and partying are political acts. Th...