1 / 7
Following France and Belgium, students in Greece have also taken to the streets. In the capital, Athens, a large number of university and high school students, mostly supporters of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), protested the insufficiency of funding allocated to public education.
2 / 7
Despite the rainy weather, the students gathered in Syntagma Square and set up tents in the square.
3 / 7
Stating that student support services are inadequate and that students are facing housing shortages, the students said they would spend the night in the square and continue their actions in the coming days.
4 / 7
"Education is a right, not a privilege"
The students carried banners reading "Allocate Funding for Student Housing" and "500 Euro Monthly Student Housing Support." Other banners, prepared in Greek and French, featured messages of solidarity with high school and university students participating in the demonstrations in France, with slogans such as "Education is a Right, Not a Privilege."
5 / 7
The protesters chanted slogans including "Allocate funding for health and education, not for NATO's death machines," "Students are not customers," and "From Greece to France, we want public and free education."
6 / 7
The demonstrators then marched from Syntagma Square to the Ministry of Finance and requested a meeting with an authorized official to deliver a list containing their demands. Unable to secure a meeting, the students pasted their demands onto the windows of the ministry.
7 / 7
They then returned to Syntagma Square to spend the night. The protesters stated that they would not give up on their demands and announced that they would organize new actions in the coming days. The protest, which saw no police intervention, took place in a peaceful atmosphere.
News Source : İHA
