Student protesters to stage kiss-in, night carnival
Colombian students across the country plan a night carnival for Thursday, to culminate in a kiss-in, as part of their ongoing protest against higher education reforms. The festivities will begin…
Colombian students across the country plan a night carnival for Thursday, to culminate in a kiss-in, as part of their ongoing protest against higher education reforms. The festivities will begin…
Public deliberation about education reform should take place in Congress and not in the streets, President Juan Manuel Santos said Wednesday, in response to nationwide student protests. “The road to…
Tens of thousands of students took to the streets in several Colombian cities Wednesday to protest against a planned reform of the country’s higher education. According to local media, the…
A group of hooded people hijacked a bus and set it ablaze Tuesday during student protests at the Technological University of Pereira, central Colombia. According to Colonel Gonzalo Londoño Portela,…
A nation-wide student strike against higher education reform costs Colombia $5.6 million each day, said the country’s education minister Thursday. “The cost of the strike is enormous because one day…
Students in Bogota lay down their paint bombs and angry protest signs, and instead bring their partners for a half hour of smooching in the latest creative expression of their…
Colombia’s Federation of University Students called on Thursday for the withdrawal of Law 30, the government’s proposal for higher educational reform. Federation spokesman Jairo Rivera told radio station Caracol that…
Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon called for a dialogue between the government and students over proposed reforms to higher education. According to media reports, Garzon asked the presidents of the…
Student protests against education reform in three Colombian cities left 22 people injured Wednesday, W Radio reported. Hundreds of students took to the street, clashing with authorities in Cali, Neiva…