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The young students protesting are against the education policies of the Chilean government. Schools and universities in Chile were closed for many months due to these protests. Photo taken by francisco_osorio, published on Flickr (CC BY 2.0)  

Many rounds of talks between the student leaders and the government of Chile failed as the student demands were not met. Photo taken by francisco_osorio, published on Flickr (CC BY 2.0)  

Students protest in London (2011) against public sector cuts in the education sector. Social media was extensively used to mobilize the protests. Photo taken by Billy Rowlinson, published on Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Sorry No Future! It is too expensive…. Manchester Student Protests. New government policies are fueling student protests in many countries. Photo taken by Stuart Grout, published on Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

The human rights groups in UK are condemning Birmingham University for the ban on ‘occupation-style’ protests. Birmingham University had obtained a high court injunction banning all occupation-style protests in the campus for one year. Read more