A quarter of a million French people demonstrated against vaccine passports

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Published 9 August 2021 at 08.32

Abroad. For the fifth week in a row, people around France demonstrated this weekend against the requirements for vaccine passports. This time, as many as 237,000 participants were reached, according to official government figures.

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Of the protesters, 17,000 are said to have gathered in the capital Paris, reports Connexion France.

The demonstrations took place in 198 towns and cities, and also in Réunion, Martinique and Guadeloupe – where vaccine passes are also required even though they are islands.

In Marseille, firefighters led the protests:

Firefighters also took part in the demonstration in Paris:

The number of participants in the demonstrations in France has increased rapidly from week to week, according to Interior Ministry figures:

July 14: 17,000
July 17: 114,000
July 24: 160,000
July 31: 204,000
August 7: 237,000