With public universities under threat, massive protests against austerity shake Argentina
Associated PressBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Raising their textbooks and diplomas and singing the national anthem, hundreds of thousands of Argentines filled the streets of Buenos Aires and other cities on Tuesday to demand increased funding for the country’s public universities, in an outpouring of anger at libertarian President Javier Milei’s harsh austerity measures. A veterinary student Agustina Aguirre holds a sign that reads in Spanish “Education and art liberate, they do not indoctrinate” during a march demanding more funding for public universities and against austerity measures proposed by President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Students march to Congress to demand more funding for public universities and against austerity measures proposed by President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Students march to Congress demanding more funding for public universities and protesting against austerity measures proposed by President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. People march to demand more funding for public universities and against austerity measures proposed by President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
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