Protesters take part in a demonstration against rising living costs and cuts to public services in Paris. (EPA Images pic)PARIS: The police in Paris on Sunday issued a ban on protests near 10 high schools and five universities, amid a blockade movement that has gone on for two months.
The order prohibits unauthorised gatherings or marches within 100m of the sites from Monday through to Friday.
High school pupils began to blockade school entrances in mid-September to protest against substandard classroom conditions.
University students joined the movement, which quickly spread around France and fed into other demonstrations by unions over inflation and the cost of living.
