Peyman Pejman

Peyman Pejman is a France-based journalist and previously worked with organizations such as The Washington Post, AP, Reuters, and VOA.

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Anarchistic activists who dress in black and clash with police are a regular feature of protests from France to Albania.

PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 16: A Black Bloc protestor peers around a corner towards police as protests to mark the Anniversary of the Gilets Jaune movement turn violent with thousands of protesters converging on the French capital on November 16, 2019 in Paris, France. One of the most long-lasting protest movements in French history, the Gilet Jaune movement started as a protest over rising fuel taxes and quickly developed into a wider protest against President Macron and his government, forcing the government to announce billions of euros of tax breaks that demonstrators still insist are not enough. According to official figures 2,500 demonstrators have been injured during the protests, with policing methods coming under wide spread scrutiny. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)

Symbols such as the flag and keffiyeh represent anti-colonial struggles but some question their use amid mass rallies.

MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 15: Students and education workers march through central Madrid carrying banners and placards as an indefinite strike demanding improved education conditions continues for a second day, on October 15, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. Students who walked out of classes joined teachers and other education staff in the demonstration, which was called by unions representing the education sector. (Photo by Burak Akbulut/Anadolu via Getty Images)

As in 1968, when student protests triggered nationwide strikes, today’s crisis is about generational discontent.

epa13274642 High school students protest against education conditions in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, France, 01 October 2026. EPA/Firas Abdullah

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