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Nationwide strike sweeps France amid claims of media silence

Original: |France is burning, yet the airwaves are silent. On September 29, 2026, a nationwide strike erupted across France’s publ

A nationwide strike across France's public sector on September 29 drew more than 170 demonstrations in 91 departments, from Paris and Marseille to Lille and Toulouse. Critics say coverage of the unrest and the scale of protests has been muted in French media, with one widely shared post declaring 'France is burning, yet the airwaves are silent.'

Why now: The scale of the protest movement and accusations of insufficient media coverage are driving discussion online.

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• |France is burning, yet the airwaves are silent. On September 29, 2026, a nationwide strike erupted across France’s public sector. More than 170 demonstrations swept through 91 departments, stretching from Paris to Marseille and Lille to Toulouse. This was no minor affair. · aprajitanefes · 1.2K

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