
Paris police ban protests linked to French 'Freedom Convoy'
CNN
Police in Paris have announced a ban on protests linked to the so-called "Freedom Convoy" that is scheduled to arrive in the French capital from Friday.
Following the "Freedom Convoy" in Canada -- which has seen truckers protesting against vaccine mandates, Covid-19 restrictions and the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau -- demonstrators in France have launched a similar initiative against the country's vaccine pass, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.
One convoy of around 100 people left Nice on Wednesday morning bound for Paris, according to BFMTV.

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