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Protesters angry over the Gaza war took to Paris' Sorbonne University on Monday, chanting 'Free Palestine' at the university's gates while some students set up tents in the courtyard. Days after ...
In Paris, students inspired by pro-Palestinian protests in the U.S. gather near Sorbonne university 04/29/2024 14:54 -0400 PARIS (AP) — Dozens of students gathered near the Sorbonne university in Paris on Monday to protest in support of the Palestinians, echoing similar demonstrations on campuses in the United States.
On 6 May, the national student union, the Union Nationale des Étudiants de France (UNEF, the National Union of Students of France)—still France's largest student union today—and the union of university teachers called a march to protest the police invasion of the Sorbonne. More than 20,000 students, teachers and supporters marched toward ...
University strikes occurred in France during 2007 and 2009. Since Valérie Pécresse was appointed Minister for Higher Education and Research, the mood had been tense in the French university system. Several reform projects had led to protest movements, including that of 2009, the longest-lasting yet since 1968, still on-going after several months.
The Pierre Mendès-France (aka Tolbiac) centre of University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, which hosts undergraduate lectures, is regularly blocked by students in order to protest reforms of the government. Lectures are then cancelled, up to several months.
Riot police stand guard on the sidelines of a rally by university students in support of Palestinian people after a makeshift campement in front of the Sorbonne University was dispersed by police ...
The new €5 (about $5.4) tourist charge, which began on April 25 and concluded on July 14, brought in more than €2.4 million (about $2.6 million), significantly more than expected, according to ...
Thousands of protesters hold demonstrations in Belgrade, Serbia against the arrest of Ratko Mladić (26 May). 2011 Portuguese anti-austerity movement (12 March) Nationwide protests across Spain (May–) Anti-cuts protest in London (26 March) Refugees of the 2011 Libyan civil war (2011–2013) Nationwide protests and strikes in Greece continue ...