1/24/2013

Hungarian Student Protesters Face Punishment, Keep Fighting


In December 2012, Hungarian university and high school students united to protest against the significant cutbacks in higher education admission quotas. Their fight for tution-free slots continues. (GV coverage is here, here, and here.)

The rose is a reference to Rózsa Hoffmann, the state secretary
 for education, and the sign of this student protester says:
“I don't have money for a normal banner.” 
Many students were threatened with being expelled if they wanted to protest. Students dared to share their stories with the journalists only anonymously, as they feared being held back from taking their high school final exams.

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