French Senate approves bill making rioters liable for damage costs

The French Senate passed a bill allowing authorities to withhold housing aid from families of rioters and to hold individuals in violent crowds jointly liable for property damage, responding to recent cost-of-living protests that escalated into the country's worst unrest in years. The measure is a legislative response to civil disorder, but its implementation and constitutional challenges remain uncertain. It signals a tougher state stance on protest-related damage, potentially affecting social welfare and civil liberties debates.

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