France sends anti-riot force to Martinique
France sends anti-riot force to Martinique as thousands defy bans on protests
France has sent a group of special anti-riot police that’s been banned for 65 years to the French Caribbean island of Martinique, where protesters have gathered despite the government barring demonstrations in parts of the island.
Thousands defy bans on protests in Martinique
Thousands took to the streets in Martinique Saturday night in defiance of the government's ban on demonstrations and curfew, following violent protests last week.
France Sends Controversial Anti-Riot Police to Martinique Amid Protests
France has deployed a special anti-riot police unit to Martinique, sparking controversy. Despite bans on protests due to violent demonstrations over the high cost of living, large peaceful gatherings have continued.
Martinique's authorities ban demonstrations after violent protests
PARIS - Authorities in Martinique are banning demonstrations in four municipalities after violent protests over rising living costs led to the imposition of a curfew earlier this week, according to a statement issued on Saturday.
Long-forbidden French anti-riot force sent to Martinique as thousands defy bans on protests
The French government has sent a special anti-riot police unit that’s been banned for 65 years to the French Caribbean island of Martinique.
Martinique bans demonstrations after violent protests
Authorities are banning demonstrations in four municipalities after violent protests over rising living costs led to the imposition of a curfew earlier this week.
NBC New York1d
French anti-riot forces sent to Caribbean territory as thousands defy bans on protests
Martinique's leaders requested the forces amid the recent protests in an historic shift for the island, and one met with ...
France24 (Video) on MSN3d
What's behind violent protests in France's Martinique?
French authorities on Thursday grappled with a new spike in violence in the country's overseas territories, ordering a curfew ...
Gunfire injures six police officers in Martinique during protests over living costs
Officials in the French Caribbean island of Martinique say at least six police officers have been injured by gunfire during violent protests over the high cost of living.
U.S. News & World Report18d
Free Things To Do in Martinique
High on a hill in southwest Martinique are 20 white stone effigies, silently facing Diamond Beach and the Caribbean Sea. They commemorate an 1830 catastrophe when a slave ship failed to properly ...
France24 (Video) on MSN3d
Protests over rising costs of living turn violent in French Caribbean island of Martinique
Protests have erupted on the French Caribbean island of Martinique over the high cost of living, sparking violent clashes with police and the destruction of property. At least six police officers were ...
Al Jazeera English on MSN2d
Violence rocks France overseas territories in challenge for new PM Barnier
Curfew in Martinique after protests over high cost of living while two killed in Pacific island of New Caledonia.
U.S. News & World Report10d
Martinique Neighborhoods
At 425 square miles, Martinique is the largest of the Windward Islands, or the southern islands in the Lesser Antilles archipelago. It's located approximately 25 miles south of Dominica and 25 ...
France 24 on MSN2d
‘Unacceptable poverty’: Protests continue in Martinique
Cab drivers in Martinique joined a protest movement against the high cost of living, blocking major highways on Thursday before a 9pm government-imposed curfew. The French Caribbean island has been ...