Curfews will have ‘no impact’ on French protest movement, Yellow Vests lawyer says

 Overnight curfews imposed in France following violent protests will not deter the Yellow Vests movement from returning to the streets Saturday, a lawyer representing the movement said.

"This will have no impact on the movement, since demonstrations take place in the morning or afternoon," David Libeskind said in a written statement to Anadolu.

The restrictions took effect Monday night in Paris, barring people from streets around Place de la Republique and Les Halles between 10 pm and 6 am local time.

In parts of central Lyon, the curfew begins an hour earlier.

Nice imposed restrictions on minors in city-center streets from 9 pm to 6 am, while unaccompanied minors in parts of Gironde face a 10 pm to 7 am curfew through Oct. 26.

Libeskind said curfews generally targeted minors, although restrictions in Paris and Lyon also apply to adults.