A new investigation has uncovered 54 organizations and organized movements linked to the riots and civil unrest in France over the past few weeks. These include communist and socialist groups, labor unions, Palestinian solidarity organizations, and others. The riots that allegedly began as education protests have turned into massive violence with city halls torched and burned to the group and thousands arested.
An investigation from Fox News identified 54 groups that are backing and leading the violence. 16 of the 54 groups identified are student or youth organizations, including a Muslim group and four communist and socialist youth groups involved both directly in the unrest and in supporting those undertaking it: Communist Youth of Greece, La Jaunesse Communists, Le Poing Leve, and Union de la Jaunesse Communiste.
Among the remaining 12 student and youth groups are Muslim Students of France, the Federation of General Student Associations, the Student Trade Union Federation, High School renewal, and Solidaires Students.
Some of the student and youth groups were seen directly participating in the unrest, while others were seen coordinating mobilization efforts and organizing demonstrations.
The outlet identified 11 adult-led communist, Marxist, Trotskyist, and revolutionary-socialist organizations involved, including the New Anticapitalist Party, the French Communist Party, France Unbowed, the Socialist Equality Party, Permanent Revolution, and the International Communist League.
Additionally, 12 unions have been identified as participating in or providing support for the unrest: CGT Education, the General Confederation of Labour, the National Confederation of Labour, Peasants' Confederation, Workers’ Force, SUD Education, and Solidaires Trade Union.
Other well-known organizations have been linked to the unrest, including Amnesty International France and Extinction Rebellion, as well as two groups that Fox News reported is part of the “Communist Singham Network”: BreakThrough News and Indian Alliance Paris. Neville Roy Singham is a Marxist tech tycoon linked to a number of far-left organizations. The Singham groups connected to France’s unrest are said to have amplified it.
Additionally, 28 communist and socialist youth groups and organizations are organizing a coordinated strike across Europe on November 20. The effort is expected to reach 12 countries under the slogan “Fight for Our Future, Not Their Wars!” Among those groups pushing for the November effort is Counterfire in the UK, International Socialist Alternative, the Socialist Party in the UK, International Youth Stike Coalition, and Socialist Students in the UK.
