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![A year on, the gilets jaunes have lost 24 eyes and five hands â?" and made a deep mark on French society A year on, the gilets jaunes have lost 24 eyes and five hands â?" and made a deep mark on French society](https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2021/09/gettyimages-1188202922-scaled.jpg)
A year on, the gilets jaunes have lost 24 eyes and five hands â?" and made a deep mark on French society
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Protesters take part in an anti-government demonstration called by the "gilet jaune" (yellow vest) movement in Paris, France, on February 2, 2019. The 'Yellow Vest' (Gilets Jaunes) movement in France originally started
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Yellow Vests protester wear a eye patch bandage on his eye depicting French Gilet Jaune movement leader Jerome Rodrigues with an eye injury shot by French Police , on the sidelines of
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France's violent 'yellow vest' protests are about much more than a fuel tax. But is President Macron listening?
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