Iran Press/ Europe: More than 2,800 people have been arrested throughout the unrest.
Some 20 suspects appeared before the court in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. Most of them were teenagers or young adults with no previous history of criminality.
Five suspects were on trial for rebellion, violence against police officers, and damage to property. All five pleaded their innocence, but after only 15 minutes of deliberation, three were handed prison sentences, one was given a warning, and one was acquitted, the French newspaper Le Monde reported.
The most severe sentence was given to a 22-year-old identified as Amaury I., who threw stones at police officers from a housing project rooftop.
More court cases followed, with the France Info radio station reporting on Sunday that three protesters in the southeastern city of Grenoble had been sentenced to between three and four months in prison. The court in Grenoble heard a total of 30 cases on Sunday morning, France Info reported.
Primarily instigated by youths from immigrant backgrounds, the protests broke out after police shot and killed a teenager in Nanterre.
The protests quickly became violent and spread across the country.
It is worth noting that France's protests have shed light on the West's exploitation of media hegemony.
The West glorifies rioters on foreign soil while demonizing protesters on its own, even when the circumstances are as similar as can be, which reflects its double standards and hypocrisy.
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