The CR47 union (Coordination rurale 47) Paris-bound tractor convoy is blocked by the police in Sully-sur-Loire, near Orleans, on January 31, 2024, on their way to block the Rungis market, on the outskirts of Paris. Photo: AFP
French police arrested dozens of people on Wednesday as tensions escalated to new levels at protests by farmers in search of better conditions that have spread to other European countries.Defying warnings by the authorities, some farmers converged on the Rungis wholesale market outside of Paris where almost 80 people were arrested when some individuals penetrated...
