France's November 28 protests left 62 police officers injured.
Local media outlets say police officers detained 81 protesters, including 46 in Paris.
Following the Interior Ministry's official data, more than 133 thousand people gathered in protest across the country, with 46 thousand - in Paris.
Organizers say the total number of demonstrators was about half a million people.
The protesters threw bottles and stones at the police. In turn, the police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.
Loi sécurité globale: à Paris, les forces de l'ordre utilisent des canons à eau pour disperser la foule pic.twitter.com/4QUrrgzhTC
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Protesters oppose Article 24 of the bill on security, noting that it "opens the door for police aggression."
The 24th article of the bill "On global security," adopted by the French National Assembly this week, expands the powers of police officers and provides for punishment of up to one year in prison and a fine of 45 thousand euros for distributing "an image of a face or other an element of identification "of a police officer or gendarme" with the apparent purpose of harming their physical or mental integrity. "
Protesters say the initiative poses a threat to media freedom.
