When: April. Source: Ethiopiantimes. Police Clamp Down on student protest at Mizan-Tepi University Minneapolis, MN – Reports from Mizan-Tepi University in southern Ethiopia indicate a massive crackdown on student protesters. Mizan-Tepi University is one of the thirteen newly constructed public Universities in Ethiopia. Mizan-Tepi University borders the towns of Tepi and Mizan Teferi in Bench […]
04.28.2011
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When: April. Source: News One. Thousands of university students protest in Algeria. Report Algiers, April 13 (IANS) Thousands of Algerian university students protested here Tuesday seeking improvement of their social and educational status, Xinhua quoted the official APS news agency as stating.
04.12.2011
Categories: Egypt | Comments Off on Egypt
Source: www.almasryalyoum.com When: April 2011. University students continue protests across Egypt University students in Cairo and elsewhere continued their protests on Monday, demanding the removal of senior administrative staff and the reduction of tuition costs.
04.05.2011
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Students protest in South Africa universities (March 2011) What happened: Students protest at UKZN (IOL news). …and the police reaction: Police brutality at UKZN (Signalfire).
04.03.2011
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Sources: Le Devoir and The Globe and Mail. When: March 2011. Article: Hausse des droits de scolarité. 2000 étudiants ont pris d’assaut le centre-ville de Montréal. Article: At least three people arrested in Montreal as students protest tuition fees.
04.03.2011
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Source: Press TV. When: April 2011. South Korean students protest rise in tuition fees Sat Apr 2, 2011 2:32PM Frank Smith, Press TV, Seoul Tuition increases at universities in South Korea brought thousands of students out in protest. Flanked by liberal opposition lawmakers, the country’s young people drove home their concerns with a series of skits […]
When: February 2011. Source: Global Voices. Gabon: Students Protest, Army Deployed Gabon’s political crisis reached new heights on Thursday, as students protested at Omar Bongo University in the capital city, Libreville. Whereas protests last week involved mostly opposition members, the unrest appears to be developing into a wider social conflict.