“Gilets jaunes” protests in numbers


Nov 17: Planned fuel tax hikes spark gilets jaunes (yellow vest) protests

282,000 Protesters

73 In custody

409 Wounded

Two dead, Nov 17-18


Nov 24: Clashes around Champs-Élysées

166,000

307 In custody

84 Wounded


Dec 1: Paris sees worst rioting in decades

136,000

630 In custody

263 Wounded

Two dead, Dec 1-2


Dec 8: Fourth weekend of unrest despite scrapping of all fuel tax hikes for 2019

125,000

1,220 In custody

264 Wounded


Sources: Ministère de l’Intérieur, Le Figaro, France24 
Picture: Newscom
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