For almost three months in late 2014, what came to be known as the Umbrella Movement amplified Hong Kong’s bitter struggle for the democracy its people were promised when China assumed control of the territory from Britain in 1997.…
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Clashes in Mexico protest over students
Protesters clash with riot police in Mexico City amid anger over 43 missing students believed to have been killed. Protersters have clashed with riot police near Mexico City’s international police at the start of another day of demonstrations as the…
Students challenge Mexican authority
Mexico’s radical left is challenging state and federal authorities over the disappearance of 43 college students who were turned over to a drug gang following their arrest in Iguala, in the state of Guerrero. Around 50 student groups, unions and…
University of Birmingham suspends two students for nine months after peaceful protest
The University of Birmingham has suspended two students for their involvement in a peaceful protest at the university last year. Simon Furse and Kelly Rogers were among students…
Student leader warns of civil disobedience if ‘referendum’ ignored
A student leader warned yesterday that at least 1,000 people could «occupy» public buildings or roads in the city centre if officials refuse to give a positive response to Occupy Central’s unofficial «referendum» on June 20-22. Federation of Students’ secretary…
CHILE: Student Protests Spread Throughout Region
In support of Chile’s ongoing student protests, and voicing their own demands, thousands of people took to the streets in more than a dozen cities in Latin America Thursday demanding quality public education. The Latin American March for Education…
Chilean girls stage ‘occupation’ of their own school in education rights protest
Sleeping on a tiled classroom floor, sharing cigarettes and always on the lookout for police raids, the students of Carmela Carvajal primary and secondary school are living a revolution. It began early one morning in May, when dozens of…
Swaziland: University Students Boycott Classes Over Allowances
Mbabane — Swaziland’s only university has reopened a month late for the new academic year, but the nearly 6,000 students are boycotting classes over cuts in their allowances, which the government says will only be paid in a few…
Chile’s Commander Camila, the student who can shut down a city
Camila Vallejo’s call for better and cheaper education has seen student protests transform into a two-day nationwide shutdown Chilean student leader Camila Vallejo sits among a peace sign created from empty teargas canisters used by police against protesters. Photograph: Roberto…
Chile police clash with protesters during student march
Clashes have erupted in the Chilean capital, Santiago, as thousands of students marched to press their demands for changes to the education system. Masked protesters fought pitched battles in the city centre with police who fired water cannon and tear…