VIDEO: Students maintain pressure on the government with new and massive protests across the country

Massive student protests involving between 250,000 and 400,000 participants took to the streets in major French cities, notably Paris, to maintain pressure on President Emmanuel Macron's government. The demonstrations on Tuesday demonstrated that students have no intention of easing their opposition.

Simultaneously, human rights reports highlighted ongoing severe political repression internationally, noting that Iran has executed nearly two people per week since January protests. According to figures from the exiled opposition outlet Iran Int, at least 70 individuals were executed in political and security cases between January 7 and October 5, 2026, with an additional 194 remaining under death sentences.