Demonstrations in Paris on 16 January 2021

This Saturday Protected content Protected content , there will again be demonstrations and marches in Paris and other major cities to protest against the draft Comprehensive Security Law (“loi sécurité globale”).

Based on what we could pick up from the traditional and social media, the demonstrations have been called for at the following locations:

PARIS
• 2.00 pm from Place Daumesnil to Bastille

Please refer to the latest information on public transport disruptions here: Protected content

REST OF FRANCE
Outside Paris, marches and demonstrations can also be expected in the following cities:
• Protected content – 11.00 am at Théâtre Jean Vilar
• Protected content – 11.00 am at Place de la République.
• Protected content – 1.00 pm at Parvis des Droits de l'Homme.
• Protected content – 2.00 pm at Porte des Paris.
• Protected content – 2.00 pm at IGPN Protected content Emile Zola Villeurbanne.
• Protected content – 2.00 pm at Gare de Nice Ville.
• Protected content – 2.00 pm at Place Arnaud Bernard.
• Protected content – 2.30 pm at Vieux Port.
• Protected content – 10.00 am at Place de l'Opéra.
• Protected content – 2.30 p.m at Place des Quinconces.
• Protected content – 2.00 pm at Place de la République.

To follow developments on the protests in the whole of France , please consult Protected content

As before, please continue to exercise a high degree of caution when you leave your home for the purposes authorised under the prevailing COVID-19 measures. Avoid the areas listed above and other areas that may be targeted for demonstrations and protests, declared or undeclared, especially in town centres. Clashes between protesters and police, vandalism, and other violent and disruptive behaviour may occur spontaneously. Please monitor local media for the latest developments on the protests as they evolve, and heed all public safety instructions issued by your local authorities. Should you encounter groups of demonstrators and protesters, remain calm, and exit the area as quickly as you can. Do not get caught between the protesters and police.

Please also take into account disruptions to traffic circulation and public transport services and allow for more time to get from one place to another. Don’t forget to heed the social distancing and movement restrictions to curb COVID-19 transmission that are still in place.
We hope that notwithstanding the demonstrations and protests, and the necessary public health safety precautions that you need to take, you and your family would still be able to enjoy the weekend wherever you are in France.
Courtesy of the Singapore Embassy in France