Gilets jaunes leader hit in eye during protest 'will be disabled for life'
Jérôme Rodrigues's lawyer says he was injured by 'flash-ball' riot police weapon.
Mounting anger in France after police use increased force, specialized weapons against 'Yellow Vest' protesters
French police's use of specialized weapons which shoot golf ball sized rubber bullets at protesters is being criticized after people have...
Numbers down but united: Yellow Vests join unions in pension reform protests
Yellow Vest protesters on Saturday joined trade unions in Paris to march against the government's pension reforms in an unusual show of...
Les gilets jaunes: The real victims of France’s ‘yellow vest’ revolution
“Most of us who've lost an eye were hit near the cheekbone or temple,” says Jérôme Rodrigues, “at which point, that section of your skull...
Yellow vest protester seriously wounded in Paris during 11th week of marches
Jerome Rodrigues, a self-described pacifist, was injured in his right eye by a projectile hurled towards him, allegedly by police.
'The embers remain': One year since its inception, what has the Gilets Jaunes movement achieved?
It would just take one mistake from the government for the fire to resume," says Jerome Rodrigues, who said he lost his sight in one eye in...
Yellow Vest leader hit in eye during protest 'handicapped for life', says lawyer
A prominent French anti-government Yellow Vest activist, badly injured in the eye at a protest, was struck with one of the controversial rubber bullets used by...
Yellow Vest protests persist, three months on
Thousands of "yellow vest" protesters marched across France Saturday, three months since the movement began and in a week that has seen growing international...
France gilets jaunes’ backed by mass strike action
The 'gilets jaunes' (yellow vests) movement in France is by no means over. Saturday 2 February saw 'Act 13' of the series of weekend...
Mouvement des "gilets jaunes" : un procès criminel ordonné contre un policier accusé d'avoir éborgné Jérôme Rodrigues en 2019
L'un des leaders du mouvement des "gilets jaunes" a perdu son œil après avoir été visé par une grenade à main de désencerclement lors d'une...
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High-profile protester known for being injured in demonstrations became a prominent symbol of protest-related injuries.