Mexico
Mexico: anger grows over Iguala massacre
The number of mass graves found in Guerrero keeps swelling, as does anger at political violence and corruption across Mexico's political spectrum.
Tag: student protests
Mexico
Mexico: mass graves may hold missing students
Student demonstrations swept Mexico to mark the anniversary of a 1968 massacre and to protest a new one, which left six dead and 43 missing.
East Asia
Hong Kong: dissent spreads to mainland
Dozens of activists across the People's Republic have been detained for posting online statements in support of the Hong Kong protests, and even raising placards in public.
Mexico
Mexico: police kill Guerrero students, again
For the second time in three years, Guerrero state police have killed students from a local teachers' college. This time they also targeted a soccer team.
East Asia
China bars online images as Hong Kong explodes
Instagram was blocked in mainland China in an evident attempt to stop images of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong as street clashes entered their third day.
Southern Cone
Chile: students restart marches for school reform
Chileans have a center-left president now, but students don't intend to let up the pressure on the government to reform the educational system
East Asia
Taiwan gets a Maidan movement?
Hundreds of students remain barricaded in Taiwan's legislature in protest of the ruling party's push for a Cross-Strait Trade Agreement with the People's Republic of China.
Southern Cone
Chilean anarchists to speak in New York City
Two Chilean anarchists, Gabriel and Pablo, are touring the US East Coast and will speak in New York City Jan. 25, on "Struggling to Win: Anarchists Building Popular Power in Chile."
Mexico
Mexico: massacre commemoration turns violent
Hooded youths attacked police, journalists and other protesters at a march commemorating the 45th anniversary of the government's massacre of striking students.
Southern Cone
Argentina: students occupy to protest ‘reform’
Students in Buenos Aires have been occupying their high schools to protest the mayor’s plan to “modernize” education by restricting curriculum choices.
Greater Middle East
Turkey: protest movement gets another martyr
A young protester was killed by police in Antakya, as demonstrations re-mobilize across Turkey—this time in response to a new highway development in Ankara.
Palestine
Israeli forces clash with al-Quds student protesters
Israeli forces fired tear-gas and rubber bullets to break up protests by Palestinian students at al-Quds university in Jerusalem, with eight students hospitalized.