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Students and teachers in Brussels join trade union protest against cuts

Inspired by the recent wave of demonstrations in France, hundreds of students and teachers joined the national protest in Brussels on Friday, October 9, in response to the budget cuts planned by the federal government and against the educational policies of the French-speaking part of the country. Although the march took place peacefully, there were riots between the police and hundreds of young people near the central station in Brussels.

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Direct Paris and the incorporation of 3,000 teachers as student protests continue

In France, student protests calling for improvements in the education system, more teachers and the adequacy of academic facilities, among other demands, continue to spread. In recent hours, the Minister of Education, Édouard Gefry, announced the recruitment of 3,000 substitute teachers, that is, teachers who have not approved the competition to access a place as full teachers. Our journalist Erika Olavarría extends the details of the new measures, the reactions of the students and the progress of the demonstrations.

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France: second day of mass student demonstrations in one week

The mobilization of high school and university students in France took up the streets again, two days after a day of demonstrations that led hundreds of thousands of people to protest for improvements in the education system. The Minister of Education, Edouard Gefry, announced that 3,000 teachers will be deployed.

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Report from Paris: Trade unions and universities join student demonstrations

Protests by lycées students spread in France. Young people from public institutions have been joined by students from private, periphery and university schools, as well as educational staff unions. While the Government claims that the movement is losing strength, protesters claim that the authorities are trying to buy time waiting until the end of the month to make concrete announcements. Our journalist Erika Olavarría reports.

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Student demonstrations in France: how has the Government responded?

University and high school students show up for the fourth day on October 8 on the streets of the main French cities. Among slogans and banners, they demand more funding and better educational conditions. The tension during the protests is increasing in the face of reports of police repression. The mobilizations have left hundreds of people in detention and wounded. In the meantime, the Government calls for conciliation meetings and denies that the police have been ordered to suppress the protests.

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Live: clashes in Nantes, tear gas in Paris and thousands of protesters in Marseille

This Thursday, October 8, is the fourth day of mobilization convened by French secondary and university students to demand more funding and better educational conditions, with the support of several teaching unions. In Nantes there were clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement, while in Paris, the police launched tear gas in front of Hélène Boucher. In Marseilles, about 3,900 people marched. The Minister of National Education, Édouard Gefry, plans to receive student representatives this afternoon.

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France: Executive announces that it will maintain police force against student demonstrations

With hundreds of thousands of students mobilized in the streets, hundreds of closed schools and, after more than two weeks of protests, the French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, recognized on Wednesday, October 7, that "the anger of young people does not come out of nowhere." While the demonstrations are being held and new mobilizations are being convened, the Executive announces that it will maintain a strong police presence, but for young people. Violence against them is another cause for inconvenience.

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France calls the Iranian ambassador for "disinformation" about student protests

The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened the Iranian ambassador on Wednesday, 7 October, to protest against a "misinformation campaign carried out by the Iranian authorities" regarding the student protests that have shaken France. The measure took place one day after Tehran called the French ambassador for the treatment of the demonstrators in France.

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"The anger of young people does not come from nothing": the French Prime Minister tries to appease the protests

The French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, said on Wednesday October 7 that "the first decisions of the government" to respond to the student protests "will be presented at the end of October." The petition platform opened by the Ministry of Education amounts to over 40,000 recommendations. Students call more demonstrations for Thursday, with the support of several educational unions.

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Students rely on social media to organize protests

Social networks have become the means for protesters to report on the state of the protests and the points of concentration. Students have taken over the streets of France and have used the Internet and networks to irrigate the voice and encourage mobilizations, supporting photographs, videos, blogs and content generated with artificial intelligence.

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