In Paris, students from La Cocarde are dismantling a barricade in front of the René-Cassin campus
On Thursday, October 1, 2026, activists from the Cocarde étudiante attempted to clear the entrance to the René-Cassin campus in Paris, which had been blocked by protesters using trash cans. At the request of the university’s security department, the group eventually left the scene, but classes could not resume, according to a report in the *Journal du dimanche*.
A Barricade at the Campus Entrance
Several dozen people, some of whom were hooded, were blocking access to the faculty building on Thursday morning. Students from La Cocarde, a right-leaning student union, arrived and began dismantling the makeshift barricade. The protesters then attempted to keep the entrance blocked, notably by forming a human chain, according to videos cited by the JDD.
Livio, secretary-general of La Cocarde, states that calls to participate in efforts to clear the blockade had been circulating for several days in student groups. He notes that university security asked the activists not to intervene and to go home.
A Green Party elected official and political reactions
Zoé Salaris, a Green Party city councilmember for the 13th arrondissement, was among the protesters, according to the JDD. Livio criticizes her for having been present alongside them. The UNI, another right-wing student union, also called out the 13th arrondissement city hall on social media regarding her presence.
Members of parliament from La France Insoumise, for their part, reacted to La Cocarde’s intervention. Thomas Portes denounced the incident on social media as an attack on a picket line. Raphaël Arnault called on students not to remain isolated in the face of the activists, whom he described as “fascists.”
The activists left at the request of security
The students who had come to clear the entrance eventually left after being asked to do so by security. Livio defended their action, asserting that the campus must remain a place of study and that the slogans heard were directed at the far right. He also believed that the blockaders were seeking to disrupt classes rather than advance specific demands.
The blockade is part of a protest movement affecting high schools and universities across France. According to the JDD, the initial demands focused on the lack of resources in the French national education system.
Source: All the latest news from the Journal du dimanche (www.lejdd.fr)
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Author: Baudoin Moucadel
