France: "We are indeed living in a period where freedoms are being restricted"

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The French government banned "freedom convoy" vehicles from converging on the capital on Saturday, but protesters are allowed to demonstrate on foot.

AFP - JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER

By: Florent Guignard Follow

Hundreds of vehicles fined since this morning, the police have been criss-crossing Paris to prevent the blocking of the French capital by those who call themselves "freedom convoys", opposed to the vaccination pass, a collective inspired by the movement launched in Canada.

Is this a new “yellow vest” type movement?

We talk about it with our guest Michel Wieviorka, sociologist, author of the book “Metamorphosis or decline, where is France going?

» published by Rue de Seine.

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