On Saturday, January 22, mass protests were held in many French cities against the introduction of vaccine passes. In total, almost 40,000 people took to the streets, Agence France-Presse reports.
More than 5,000 French people took to the streets in Paris to protest. According to the information of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country, about 170 actions took place in different cities of France. Most were peaceful, but two officials from Perpignan in southern France said they were attacked by an anti-vaccination group.
“More than 250 people went to their office and started banging on the windows. When the local deputy from the ruling Republic on the March party, Romain Grau, and the parliamentary adviser to the head of the Ministry of Justice, Guillem Gervilla, went out to talk to people, aggressive citizens began to insult them and hit them several times, after which they broke the window in the deputy’s office,” writes AFP.
Recall that on January 16, the French Parliament approved a bill, according to which COVID-passes will be introduced for visiting cafes, theaters, museums and other public places. A vaccine pass will only be issued if the full course of vaccination has been completed. The new law is expected to take effect on January 24.