For the fourth consecutive weekend, thousands of demonstrators in France took to the streets to protest against the country’s strict new COVID-19 rules, including a so-called “health pass” that restricts unvaccinated people from entering restaurants, bars, gyms, and other venues. Video footage uploaded on social media showed demonstrators marching in Paris, chanting slogans against vaccine passports and other mandates. There were some outbursts of violence in the city of Toulouse. Police officers and other security forces were seen deploying tear gas against the demonstrators. However, many protesters in the city, located near the border with Spain, appeared to be peaceful. Thousands of people were also seen marching in Nice, located on the French Riviera, and protests were held in Lille, in northern France, according to footage. With French riot police on guard, a largely peaceful crowd walked across Paris carrying banners that read “Our freedoms are dying” as well as …