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On October 7, hundreds of students in Liège protested against high education costs, overcrowded classrooms, and difficulties accessing study materials. The protests led to 107 arrests for offenses including property damage and arson. Students chanted slogans like "It's a mess, we are fighting for a right! Not a privilege!" and held signs criticizing the education system. These demonstrations were partly inspired by similar unrest in France and followed earlier clashes in Brussels over tuition hikes from €835 to €1,194 for most students in Belgium’s French-speaking community.
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Belgian students protested in Liège over rising education costs, inspired by similar movements in neighboring France. The protests, which began on October 7, saw hundreds of students take to the streets, holding signs with slogans like "It's a mess, we are fighting for a right! Not a privilege!" and "I chose education, not the hunger games!!". Local media reported that 107 arrests had been made due to property damage and arson. The unrest was fueled by concerns over increasing tuition fees to €1,194 ($1,280) from €835 for most students in Belgium's French-speaking community, as well as overcrowded classrooms and difficulties accessing study materials. Liège mayor Willy Demeyer called for calm and dialogue, hoping the young people could express their grievances peacefully.
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Belgian students rally over education costs in protests echoing France
LIEGE, Oct 7 -
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Hundreds of students, inspired in part by educational unrest in neighbouring France, have taken to the streets of the Belgian city of Liège, with local media reporting 107 arrests in recent days.
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Local authorities could not immediately be reached to confirm the arrests, which the Belga news agency reported were linked to offences including property damage and arson.
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Students have protested over Belgium's French-language education system, citing rising education costs, overcrowded classrooms and difficulties accessing study materials.
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They held signs with slogans including "It's a mess, we are fighting for a right! Not a privilege!" and "I chose education, not the hunger games!!".
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The unrest follows June clashes between protesters and police in Brussels over education reforms, including a tuition increase for most students in Belgium's French-speaking Community to €1,194 ($1,280) from €835.
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Videos circulating on social media in recent days showed shattered glass, fires and hundreds of mostly young protesters in Liège, while other footage showed police blocking roads.
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During Wednesday's protest, police were seen checking students for weapons.
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IN TOUCH WITH FRENCH STUDENTS
Some students told Reuters they were in touch with French counterparts.
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"We support each other because we're facing pretty much the same issues," 19-year-old student Alfred said.
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Amelia Di Salve, also 19, who is studying to become a teacher, said Belgium's student movement began earlier this year and was reignited after students saw the demonstrations in France.
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"When we saw nothing was changing without protests, we decided we would start ...
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France did influence us a little," she said.
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Liège mayor Willy Demeyer told Belgian broadcaster RTBF he hoped calm would return and "that dialogue can be established and that the young people can express their grievances in a peaceful way and, if possible, have those concerns heard".
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