Italian students occupy university for Gaza
University students in Naples occupied their university to demand a ceasefire and an end to cooperation between their university and Israeli institutions
Serbian student groups protest new state-wide exam to qualify for higher education
The Serbian government is pushing the long pending plan to introduce Državna matura, a new state-wide qualifying exam for high school students to get admission into higher educational institutes
Far-right talk at US university canceled following student protests
Alex Stein and Gavin McInnes, figures on the US far-right, fled Pennsylvania State University with police escort after being booted out by hundreds of protesters
Students protest increase in sexual violence and aggression in Belgian universities
Numerous cases of sexual harassment have recently been reported from universities in Belgium but the perpetrators remain unpunished in majority of such cases
Sri Lankan students boycott graduation to protest appointment of monk as chancellor
A section of the students and faculty members boycotted the graduation ceremony at the University of Colombo to protest the appointment of a monk as university chancellor by the Rajapaksa government
Student groups in Netherlands seek abolition of loan system
Student and youth groups in the Netherlands have demanded the government to abolish the current system of student loans that has indebted a generation of students. They have demanded a basic grant or a comparable form of universal basic financing
1976 Soweto Uprising: Youth rebellion and the burning desire for freedom
Today marks the 44th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising, a watershed moment in the anti-apartheid struggle and an event that drew much of the world’s attention to the atrocities committed by the apartheid regime in South Africa
Greeks say no to education system which only serves capitalist needs
Teachers and students in Greece observed an education strike on June 9, Tuesday, and staged protests across the country denouncing a controversial education bill proposed by the conservative New Democracy (ND) government.
Greek teachers and students hit the streets again protesting new education bill
The controversial bill presented by the Greek minister for education for public consultation on April 23 is likely to be voted on by the Greek parliament on June 10
Protests against violence in Sri Lankan university expose government’s privatization agenda
Student leaders fear that violence in the universities is a precursor to the larger scheme of privatizing the education system in the country
Thousands rally for affordable education and employment in India
Hundreds of youth associated with the Students’ Federation of India and the Democratic Youth Federation of India, were beaten up by the state police for participating in a protest to demand affordable education and employment
In response to students’ protest, Indian university closes down campus
The administration of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences shut down its Hyderabad campus after students protested fee hikes that will affect those from marginalized sections
- Google employees lead sit-ins protesting company’s complicity in genocide
- Israeli tourists attack vigil in Cusco in support of Palestine
- During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform
- German authorities’ crackdown on Palestine Conference sparks widespread outrage
- As elections approach, India’s farmers count government’s broken promises
