The demonstrators on Thursday barricaded high school entrances across Paris, piling trash cans at front doors. Some 150 students also marched on the streets from the Place de la Nation Square.
The protest comes three weeks after a young environmentalist identified as Remi Fraisse, lost his life during a demonstration in southern France.
The 21-year-old environmental activist died under unclear circumstances on October 26 amid clashes between riot police and demonstrators who were protesting against the construction of the Sivens Dam in the commune of Albi, the prefecture of France’s Tarn department in the country’s southwest.
An investigation has been launched into the death of Fraisse, with an autopsy finding that some kind of blast caused a large injury on his back.
His death triggered outcry in several cities in France, including the capital city of Paris, Brest, Marseille and Lyon, and finally forced local authorities to suspend the dam project.
Fraisse’s family has filed a murder complaint against the police, but apparently the French government has unanimously sided with the cops, even after facing criticism for waiting more than 48 hours to express condolences or regret over the death of the young activist.
Tarn residents and environmental activists have been protesting against the deforestation of the dam area for months, with some people staging hunger strikes.
Violent clashes between police and protesters, and the use of tear gas by the French riot police, are quite common in the country.
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