Title: Why the French are protesting
Headings: Yellow vests, blue vests and red scarves — Here’s why the French are protesting
Yellow vests, blue vests and red scarves — Here’s why the French are protesting
What’s going on in France?
How and why did protests start?
November 17
Why are they called Yellow Vests?
Why did protests escalate?
So, who are the Red Scarves?
What about the Blue Vests?
What has the government done about protests?
How is Macron doing?

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So, who are the Red Scarves? Yellow-vested protesters have become synonymous with anti-establishment feeling in France but the public shows signs of wearying of weekly protests, disorder and violence and a counter-protest movement has sprung up in recent weeks. Last Sunday, around 10,000 people marched against the violence seen in Paris, according to French media. The most prominent counter-violence, protest group is called the “Red Scarves of France” (or Foulards Rouges). Calling for a stop to blockades and violence, the Red Scarves group says it “aims to relay the exasperation of a silent fringe of the population confronted with the blockages and violence perpetrated on the sidelines of demonstrations.” The ‘Red Scarves’ stage a counter-protest on Sunday 28th January, calling for an end to violence that has erupted during ‘Yellow Vest’ protests. Barcroft Media | Barcroft Media | Getty Images
“We demand respect for citizen freedoms and campaign for the return without further delay of the rule of law,” the association noted in a statement ahead of last weekend’s protest. The group said it sympathized with “the malaise and suffering expressed by our compatriots” over the last two months but denounced “violent groups” that had exploited protests. What about the Blue Vests? The Red Scarves marched in Paris last Sunday in a “March for Republican Liberties” along with other allied groups