Paris changes protest route at last minute, sparking organizer fury

Paris authorities changed the route of a planned demonstration at the last minute, citing a high risk of violence, sparking fury among organizers. The prefecture banned the approved itinerary between Bastille and Nation, redirecting marchers to a more peripheral route. The new route runs from Porte d'Italie to Porte de Vincennes via Boulevard des Maréchaux, with the event time shifted to 13:00-19:00. The prefecture stated the original path was "difficult to secure" and posed risks of spontaneous, breakaway marches. Unions and student groups condemned the decision, with students vowing to gather at Bastille anyway. Organizers filed an urgent appeal with the Paris administrative court, and gilets jaunes leader Jérôme Rodrigues accused authorities of obstructing mobilization.