Quebec students continue strike vs. tuition hike
Student leaders vowed to continue their campaign of peaceful protest, dubbed by some as the "Maple Spring."
Quebec student strike: Do you hear the noise?
Tonight, I took a casserole [saucepan] and I came timidly out into the street.
Support grows for striking Quebec students
Police repression coupled with draconian measures to limit peaceful protest have failed to stop a student strike in Quebec.
Intense protests rock Patagonian Chile
Aysen protest groups coalesced under the slogan "Aysen, your problem is my problem." The government in Santiago received their demands on February 25.
Colombia’s students defend public education, join worldwide movement
Colombian students are rejecting a government proposal aimed at privatizing public higher education. Students are demanding an alternative education that's democratic, free, and serves the great majority.
New Honduran political party weighs in against chaos and crime
Killings and crime make present day Honduras look like the former U.S. "wild west." Yet the "sheriffs" - read police and armed forces - are in cahoots with the bad guys.
Interview with Chilean student leader Camila Vallejo: They'll see that it's worthwhile
She's president of the Chilean Students' Federation, and a picture of Karl Marx hangs in her office. Camila Vallejo, 23 years old, has been instrumental in propelling Chile's student movement, mobilized now for almost six months.
Amidst global Occupy movement, Chilean students show the way
Building over five months, students there have moved from immediate demands to an overall critique of Chile's dominant political-economic system.
Justice Department cites abuses by police in Puerto Rico
A new U.S. Department of Justice report sharply criticizes the Puerto Rican Police Department for brutality, racism, corruption and violations of constitutional rights.
The student leader who put Chile’s government against the ropes
Camila Vallejo Dowling, 23, a geography student at the University of Chile and president of the Student Federation of the same university (FECH), has become the most popular and inspiring leader of the current and massive student movement there.
