Tag: Students

Ecuador’s President Noboa Faces First Protests of Second Term Over Controversial Laws
The new laws promoted by right-wing parties represent a setback for labor and social rights. ttOn Friday, President Daniel Noboa faced the first wave of social unrest since beginning his second term in May, as labor and civil society groups marched Friday recently approved laws backed by the ruling party’s majority in the National Assembly. […]
July 11, 2025

Deadly Explosion Hits Bangui School During Exams, Killing at Least Ten Students
At least ten students were killed and dozens injured after a transformer exploded during national exams at a high school in Bangui, exposing critical infrastructure failures in the Central African Republic.
June 26, 2025

Italian Police Crack Down on Students Protesting Against Genocide in Gaza
They reject ‘the war economy’ imposed by Giorgia Meloni’s ‘reactionary and militaristic’ administration. On Friday, police clashed with Italian students protesting in Turin during a general strike against the policies of far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. RELATED: France, Germany and Italy Call on the EU to Act Quickly to Prevent Economic Decline “We are against […]
December 13, 2024

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 […]