2022 Corsica unrest
| 2022 Corsica unrest | |||
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| Part of Corsican conflict | |||
| Date | 9 March – 10 April 2022 (1 month and 1 day) | ||
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| Caused by | Beating and death of Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna in prison by a Cameroonian inmate for "disrespecting Muhammad" | ||
| Methods | Protests, rioting, arson | ||
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In March 2022, the island of Corsica, France, saw protests in response to a prison attack on nationalist leader Yvan Colonna. There were rallies in the main cities of Ajaccio, Calvi and Bastia that descended into violent clashes between police and protestors. Protestors threw stones and flares at gendarmes.