Paris shopkeepers brace for protests

NPR | By Rebecca Rosman

Published October 23, 2026 at 4:24 PM EDT

Thousands of businesses have been vandalized or looted in violent anti-government protests this month. Shopkeepers in Paris are bracing for the next big protest, due to take place on Saturday.

Rebecca Rosman

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