Student protest

Student protest

Police officers in riot gear clash with demonstrators during nationwide protests in Paris, France, October 8, 2026, to demand better school conditions. Photo: REUTERS/Pedro Nunes/File Photo

French policing under scrutiny as student protest injuries mount

A surge in student protest injuries has intensified scrutiny of French police tactics, with a watchdog investigating 24 cases and the government suspending stun grenade use after a teenager lost...

Masked protesters react in a street amid clashes during a protest by high school students near the Lycee Berthelot high school in Aubervilliers near Paris as part of nationwide protests to demand the hiring of substitute teachers, increased resources and better learning conditions, as more than 400 schools remain closed following days of student protests that have escalated into violence in some places, France, October 2, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo

Why are French high school students protesting?

French CRS riot police charge protesters amid clashes at Place de la Nation during a demonstration by high school and university students, supported by teachers' union and school parents, in Paris as part of a nationwide day of demonstrations and blockades, voicing anger over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and dilapidated school buildings, which students blame on years of underinvestment, France, October 6, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman

School protests sweeping France cause 'heaviest toll in decades'

Masked protesters react in a street amid clashes during a protest by high school students near the Lycee Berthelot high school in Aubervilliers near Paris as part of nationwide protests to demand the hiring of substitute teachers, increased resources and better learning conditions, as more than 400 schools remain closed following days of student protests that have escalated into violence in some places, France, October 2, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo

High school students in Paris' deprived suburbs spark national protest movement

Students protest at Sylhet Engineering College, demanding separation from the Directorate of Technical Education and affiliation with Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), on 28 September 2026. Photo: TBS

Sylhet Engineering College teachers confined for second day as students protest

Cuet students protest demanding the reinstatement of the vice-chancellor. Photo: TBS

Cuet teachers, students demand reinstatement of VC

Police personnel deploy water cannons to disperse student protesters in Ranchi today, 10 August 2026. Photo: Hindustan Times

Indian police use tear gas, water cannons against job seekers in Jharkhand

A new billboard installed on Rajshahi University’s Paris Road after images of individuals convicted of crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War were removed from the previous one last night. Photo: TBS

RU removes images of Nizami, Sayeedi and other executed war crimes convicts from billboard after student protests

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File photo: Hindustan Times

Modi calls for forgiving 'misguided youth' over Jantar Mantar protests

Abhijeet Dipke, the face of India’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). Photo: Reuters

'Just the beginning, long way to go': Abhijeet Dipke reflects on CJP movement after protest victory

Khulna University campus. File Photo: BSS

Administrative activities resume at KU after three days

A protestor carries a poster with a message in Hindi which translates as 'Save Our Constitution' as he participates in a protest movement led by Cockroach Janta Party, in New Delhi, India, on 22 July 2026. Photo:AP

India's 'Cockroaches' movement emerges as major youth-led challenge to Modi government

People walk near a mural featuring images of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and leader of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, on a street in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iranian students begin new university term with protests