Tag: Students
President Maduro Claims Right-Wing Plans to Privatize Education and Usurp Power
President Maduro warned about the impact of these policies in nations like Argentina, where he said that “supported by the gringos, they are destroying university education.” Related: President Maduro Rejects U.S. Law that Increases Sanctions and Calls to Defend the Homeland Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, during the commemoration of Student Day, criticized right-wing policies affecting […]
November 21, 2024
Sympathizers of Milei’s Party Attacks Argentinian Students with Pepper Spray
Argentine students and teachers from the National University of Quilmes (UNQ) in Buenos Aires reported being attacked with pepper spray on Monday, October 14, during an assembly while they decided to take the establishment in repudiation of the Government’s policies of definancing and veto the law on funding of universities. RELATED:Argentine Deputies Supports Veto of […]
October 15, 2024
Protests Return in Bangladesh: At Least 57 Dead in The Last Hours
As a result of the continuing clashes between students demanding the resignation of the Government and supporters of the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, the government has imposed an indefinite curfew in the capital and other cities that will begin today at 18:00 GTM. RELATED: New Protests Leave Two Dead and 100 Wounded in […]
August 4, 2024
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Take Over Student Services Building at California State University
Students set up a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” on May 1, calling for the university to divest from doing business with Israel On Wednesday, a group of pro-Palestinian protesters took over the student services building at California State University in Los Angeles (Cal State LA). RELATED: Gaza Strip: Civil Defense Faces Crisis, Lack of Means and […]
June 13, 2024
Iran Condemns US Court Ruling to Cease Pro-Palestinian Rallies on UC Campuses
Demonstrations have been spreading at universities across the U.S. amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza. On Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani condemned a court ruling that ordered the cessation of the pro-Palestinian protests and strikes by students and university staff. RELATED: Iran Denounces IAEA Resolution as ‘Unconstructive’ He made the remarks after an […]
June 12, 2024
University Unions in Argentina Hold New 48-Hour Strike
The unions will mobilize on Wednesday to Congress to demand that senators reject the Base Law.
June 11, 2024
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Clash With Police at University of California
“By the thousands, by the millions, we are all Palestinians,” students chanted. On Monday, pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with police at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), after establishing the third campus encampment lately. RELATED: Chileans March in the Streets Demanding a Free Palestine The protesters set up tents and barricades on the western end […]
June 11, 2024
Chileans March in the Streets Demanding a Free Palestine
Hundreds of people demonstrated this Saturday in Chile for the protection of children in Palestine and in support of the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip, an area that eight months ago is under siege by Israel. RELATED: Israel Murders More Than 200 Palestinians to Rescue 4 Captives in Gaza Attendees gathered at a specific point […]
June 8, 2024
Pro-Palestinian Students at University of Toronto Hold Rally
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators who have been camped out at the University of Toronto, Canada, for 25 days held a solidarity rally on Monday. RELATED: European Union Demands That Israel Comply With ICJ Decisions University officials issued a trespass notice on Friday ordering demonstrators to remove the encampment by 8 a.m. Monday, but the student-led demonstrators said […]
May 28, 2024
Amsterdam: Campuses Closed for Pro-Palestinian Protests
The University of Amsterdam cancelled classes and closed all campus buildings after a destructive day of pro-Palestinian protests on Monday. RELATED: Zionist Troops Have Killed More Than 630 Doctors in Gaza The board of directors of the University of Amsterdam issued a statement saying that it could not guarantee the safety of people on campus […]