Scene of disorder. A flag of Corsica is planted in the centre, and an image of Yvan Colonna on the right
Date
9 March – 10 April 2022 (1 month and 1 day)
Location
Corsica
Caused by
Beating and death of Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna in prison
Methods
Protests, rioting, arson
Parties
Corsican nationalists
France
National Gendarmerie
Municipal Police
Casualties and losses
25 injured
77 injured
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t
e
Corsican conflict
Operation Zara
Pietrosella attack on gendarmerie
Claude Érignac killing
2003 Nice bombing
Yvan Colonna killing
2022 Corsica unrest
2023 Corsican autonomy
In March 2022, the island of Corsica, France, saw protests in response to a prison attack on nationalist leader Yvan Colonna.[1][2] There were rallies in the main cities of Ajaccio, Calvi and Bastia that descended into violent clashes between police and protestors.[3][4] Protestors threw stones and flares at gendarmes.[5]
^Coffey, David (10 March 2022). "Protests intensify in Corsica one week after prison attack on separatist leader Colonna". Radio France Internationale. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^"Riots shake Corsica over assault of jailed nationalist figure". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^"Riots shake France's Corsica over assault on jailed nationalist". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^"Corsica protests turn to riots over assault of jailed nationalist Yvan Colonna". France 24. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^Ajaccio, Agence France-Presse in (10 March 2022). "Clashes in Corsica after prison attack on nationalist figure". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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