PARIS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 27th January, 2019) About 10,000 people gathered in Paris for the Republican March for Freedom organized by the so-called red scarves movement, which oppose violence during anti-government yellow vest rallies, local media reported on Sunday, citing police.
According to France Info broadcaster, red scarves protesters gathered at about 2 p. m. local time (13:00 GMT) at the Place de la Nation in Paris. The crowd chanting "end the violence" and "respect our institutions" then proceeded to the Place de la Bastille. Participants of the march were thanking local police officers for securing order during protests.
The wave of the so-called yellow vest rallies, which have been marked by public disorder and violence, started in France in mid-November last year and have been ongoing ever since.
While the government decided not to raise diesel taxes � which triggered the rallies in the first place � and introduced other measures to improve the country's socioeconomic situation, the yellow vest protesters refuse to stop their anti-government demonstrations and regularly march both in capital and in other cities across the country.
