Swedish activist Greta Thunberg defends the French student protests, calling out the “racist and fascist media and politicians” for spinning a narrative that demonizes the “young people who are demanding their basic rights.” She also condemned the “extreme” police brutality deployed against the students in order to “protect business as usual.” Thunberg joined student protesters outside Paul Eluard High School in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis on Tuesday. Protests against austerity and public education cuts have rocked France for weeks. Students are demanding urgent measures to address the critical situation across schools nationally: staff shortages, oversized classes, and dilapidated buildings – particularly in working-class areas.

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