{"id":8477,"date":"2021-01-12T14:49:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T14:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stuff2move.co.uk\/?p=8477"},"modified":"2021-01-12T14:49:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T14:49:39","slug":"humiliating-arrests-of-french-students-following-exam-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stuff2move.co.uk\/?p=8477","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Humiliating\u2019 arrests of French students following exam protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"frameInner\" class=\"sc-pscky fUkoyW sc-pzMyG flrnRv sc-ptUam QNhqv\">\n<article class=\"sc-oVeeF gbFCeu\" data-is-sensitive=\"false\" data-is-premium=\"false\" data-is-commercial=\"false\" data-is-best=\"false\">\n<header id=\"articleHeader\" class=\"sc-qPmtr ewtYi\">\n<div class=\"sc-pkSdh fLdBSi\">\n<nav class=\"sc-qXUgY jNhTSK\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Europe<\/a><\/nav>\n<div class=\"sc-pbXnS hMNvht\">\n<h1 class=\"sc-prQTI jEQnXs\">&#8216;Humiliating\u2019 arrests of French students following exam protests condemned by politicians<\/h1>\n<p>Students forced to kneel with hands behind their\u00a0heads outside school in western Paris suburb\u00a0as demonstrations against proposed exam changes spread through country<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-pbMuv eSJQXh sc-qQKPx fdmyUd\">\n<div class=\"sc-pkgFA aqpE\"><a class=\"sc-pBmid fsBMsu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/author\/elian-peltier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elian Peltier<\/a><span class=\"sc-qYUgX bxgvQc\">,<\/span><a class=\"sc-pBmid fsBMsu\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/author\/megan-specia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Megan Specia<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-psDXd iBA-dpN\"><time 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