Progressive Students Federation
Solidarity march shows rising strength of student movement in Pakistan
The annual Student Solidarity March, which was held on November 26, sought the withdrawal of the ban against student unions, as well as the reversal of fee hikes and an increase in the education budget
Rights groups demand release of activist Mohammad Amin in Pakistan
The 26-year-old activist was forcibly picked up from his residence in Karachi on July 14 and remains missing. Rights groups have blamed security forces for harassing his family and demanded his immediate release
‘The desire for revolution is in our hearts’: historic students’ march in Pakistan
Students in more than 40 cities across Pakistan mobilized to demand the repeal of the ban on student unions and against privatization
“The future belongs to us”: Students’ solidarity march in Pakistan
In 1984, Pakistan’s military dictator Zia-Ul-Haq banned student unions in an attempt to suppress students resistance against the dictatorship. Today Pakistani students seek to overturn this ban