Greta Thunberg joins Paris protests after calling for student support

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has joined demonstrators in Paris after encouraging her social media followers to attend protests that later turned violent, Fox News reported. Thunberg posted a video to her Instagram calling on followers to step up and support French students who she said were facing extreme police brutality while asking for basic rights. [1]

Fox News reported that Thunberg joined a network of 54 organizations involved in the demonstrations. The protests originally began over education grievances before devolving into clashes involving rioters, law enforcement, and local business owners, according to Fox News. News24 also reported that Thunberg joined the activist movement surrounding the student protests in Paris. [1][2]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, Thunberg joined French student protesters outside a blockaded high school near Paris on October 13, 2026. Students across France have been demonstrating against dilapidated school buildings, poor classroom conditions, and teacher shortages. French authorities previously recorded 1,949 arrests on October 1, 2026, during nationwide walkouts that involved up to 500 high schools. [7][8]

Thunberg is a Swedish activist who gained global attention in 2018 at age 15 after launching a school strike outside the Swedish parliament, which inspired the Fridays for Future movement. She was named Time magazine's Person of the Year in 2019 after delivering high-profile speeches at the United Nations General Assembly and the World Economic Forum. [3][5]