“The French President said that all healthcare and retirement home staff would need to get jabbed by September 15 ... Macron also announced that a ‘Covid pass’ system would be extended to bars, restaurants and other public venues from August. From August, anyone wanting to go out to a bar or restaurant, visit a shopping centre or attend a festival, theatre show or cinema screening will need to show either proof of vaccination or a negative test.”
https://www.the-sun.com/news/3269914/macron-covid-jabs-health-workers/

“Those violating the obligation to hold the health pass in a place where it is required would face a six-month prison sentence and a fine of 10,000 euros.”
https://www.express.co.uk/news/worl...nch-police-covid-19-health-pass-protests

“Two French vaccine centres were vandalised ... The first in Lans-en-Vercors, Isère, was set on fire ... A second vaccine centre was also set on fire in Urrugne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques ... almost 114,000 people protested ... an MP was kicked out of the party Libertés et territoires for urging protestors to ‘invade’ MPs’ constituency offices ... encouraged protestors to ‘beseige MPs’”
https://www.connexionfrance.com/Fre...tack-and-set-on-fire-two-vaccine-centres

“Hundreds of thousands of French protesters took to the streets yesterday to express their anger over President Emmanuel Macron’s latest COVID-19 ‘health card’ plans ... took place across the country. They called on Mr. Macron to resign and threatened to boycott the health pass ... The rallies turned violent in some cities ... police used tear gas to disperse the protesters ... a vaccination center was ransacked ... In response, Emmanuel Macron lowered part of the rules of the health pass by revising its use in shopping centers. Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday that passes will now only be required to enter shopping centers with an area of ​​over 20,000 square meters.”
https://www.fr24news.com/a/2021/07/...of-health-pass-after-protests-world.html

Unfortunately for the French, they’re still less free than they were prior to these measures being announced. The French didn’t tolerate these authoritarian measures in full, but will they now celebrate this victory and submit to what remains? Or, will the French now stand emboldened by their success, and loudly demonstrate their convictions that this isn’t good enough - freedom isn’t negotiable.