New demonstrations against the health pass and the draft law on the vaccine pass are taking place this Saturday, January 8 throughout France. This new Saturday of mobilization is part of a tense context, three days after Emmanuel Macron said he wanted “piss off” the unvaccinated. Overview of the main processions, with the France Bleu and France 3 networks.
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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
In Lyon (Rhône), there were two processions. The most important gathered 2,000 people Place Bellecour, indicates France Bleu.
AT Chambéry (Savoie), around 1 400 people demonstrated, reports France Bleu Pays de Savoie.
In Valence (Drôme), the demonstrators were more than 2,000, according to France Bleu Drôme Ardèche.
Burgundy-Franche-Comté
In Dijon (Côte-d’Or), there were 500 demonstrators, according to France Bleu Bourgogne.
Corsica
There were 250 demonstrators in Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud) and as many in Bastia (Haute-Corse), according to France 3 Corse.
Great East
In Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin), around 7,000 people were present in the procession, according to the first count of France Bleu Alsace.
In Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle) there were 600 people in the early afternoon, according to the police, reports France Bleu Sud Lorraine.
AT Reims (Marne), the demonstrators were about 200, indicates France 3 Champagne-Ardenne.
Ile-de-France
In Paris, a few thousand demonstrators opposed to the health pass left the Place du Palais-Royal, towards the Invalides, according to the franceinfo reporter. The president of the Patriots and presidential candidate Florian Philippot was in the head of the procession.
Normandy
In Caen (Calvados), protesters against the vaccine pass bill gathered in front of the theater. Some demonstrators were arrested because they were not wearing a mask, indicates France Bleu Normandie (Calvados, Orne).
A gathering was banned at Mont-Saint-Michel (Manche). While a call to demonstrate had been launched, the prefecture announced the ban on all gatherings on the spot. The authorities explain that they have not received any statement from the prefecture. The organizers of the march confirmed its cancellation.
New Aquitaine
In Limoges (Haute-Vienne), they were more than 500 to demonstrate, reports France Bleu Limousin.
In Bordeaux, more than 2,000 demonstrators gathered according to the police, report France 3 Aquitaine.
Occitania
In Perpignan (Eastern Pyrenees), they were nearly 1,000 demonstrators, indicates France Bleu Roussillon.
In Montpellier (Hérault), more than 6,000 people gathered. There were tensions in front of the prefecture, and demonstrators climbed the gate. The police responded with tear gas canisters, reports France Bleu Hérault.
In Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), the demonstrators were several thousand in the streets, according to France Bleu Occitanie.
Pays de la Loire
In Laval (Mayenne), 500 people demonstrated according to the police, indicates France Bleu Mayenne.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
In Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), there were about 3,800 demonstrators, reports France Bleu Provence. 1,500 people marched in Aix-en-Provence, according to the prefecture.
AT Avignon (Vaucluse), nearly 2,000 people gathered, according to France Bleu Vaucluse. About thirty bikers even accompanied the procession of demonstrators.