Protest rally against draft bill for higher education staged in Athens

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UPDATED: 09:40, March 09, 2007

Greek youth clashed with police Thursday when they held a rally to protest against the government's framework bill for higher education, which erupted into violence as the final vote on the bill began in the Greek Parliament ...

Taking part in the protest were students and teachers at all levels of the education system, in addition to other labor groups and workers.

Protestors stressed that they would continue mobilizations if the bill was passed until it was finally withdrawn ...

Source: Xinhua
http://english.people.com.cn/200703/09/eng20070309_355903.html


Greek police, youths clash over education reforms
08 Mar 2007 18:03:41 GMT
Source: Reuters

... "The way the government has passed this law, it is no surprise that we have this kind of violence. Students have no other way to react but this," teacher Manolis Grigoriadis, who took part in the rally and watched the clashes, told Reuters.

Students and teachers say it does not address serious issues such as under-funding but instead does away with university asylum, an emotive issue since the 1967-1974 junta violently put down a student revolt with tanks, killing many in 1973.

After months of protests, hundreds of university departments still remain shut, taken over by students opposing the reforms ...

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L08678240.htm