| 2022 Corsica unrest |
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| Date | 9 March 2022–ongoing |
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| Caused by | Beating and death of Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna in prison |
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| Methods | Protests, rioting, arson |
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- Municipal Police
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The 2022 unrest in Corsica is a series of ongoing demonstrations and riots that have occurred since March 2022 in Corsica. This is best of a prison attack on Corsican nationalist leader Yvan Colonna.[1][2] There were rallies in the main cities of Ajaccio, Calvi and Bastia that became violent clashes between police and protestors.[3][4] Protestors threw stones and flares at gendarmes.[5]
References
- ↑ "Protests intensify in Corsica one week after prison attack on separatist leader Colonna". uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ↑ "Riots shake Corsica over assault of jailed nationalist figure". uk.finance.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ↑ "Riots shake France's Corsica over assault on jailed nationalist". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ↑ "Corsica protests turn to riots over assault of jailed nationalist Yvan Colonna". France 24. 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ↑ Ajaccio, Agence France-Presse in (2022-03-10). "Clashes in Corsica after prison attack on nationalist figure". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-03-13.