Tagged: student activists

May 20, 2014

Chilean activist destroys student debt papers worth $500m

Republished from The Independent 18 May 2014 by Neela Debnath. An activist in Chile has burnt documents representing $500 million (£300 million) worth of student debt during a protest at Universidad del Mar. Francisco...

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March 28, 2014

Iran: Young Activist Receives Lengthy Jail Sentence

A LENGTHY prison sentence handed to a young student activist in Iran has raised doubts President Hassan Rowhani can deliver the political and social reforms that he promised on the campaign trail. Maryam Shafipour...