French students protest poverty conditions after self-immolation

November 13, 2019 By La rédaction de Mediapart

For the third day running, French university students continued to mount protests on Wednesday over poor living conditions, prompted by the self-immolation of a student in Lyon who had cited his financial problems as the reason for his act.

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Demonstrations have taken place in several French cities in solidarity with a 22-year-old who set himself alight to highlight student poverty, reports The Guardian.

French students protest poverty conditions after self-immolation

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