Thousands of anti-government demonstrators took to the streets of Montreal on Saturday to protest against a contentious law, which restricts their right to march. Quebec’s government introduced the ruling to try to curb months of student protests.
Around 700 people were arrested overnight in the Canadian cities of Montreal and Quebec after thousands of demonstrators hit the streets in an ongoing protest against a planned hike in student tuition fees, a police spokesperson said on Thursday.
Student protests in the Canadian province of Quebec are now into their fourth month. Hundreds were arrested at marches to mark 100 days since the protests began. Students are demonstrating against an 80% rise in tuition fees in Quebec, the Canadian province that has until now enjoyed the country's lowest rates for higher education.
We start in Canada, where peaceful protests turn riotous as students take to the streets to voice their opposition to government plans to hike university tuition fees. Next, in the US, we look at a case that has touched a nerve among gay rights activists - a man is jailed for 30 days for filming his college roommate's gay kiss. Finally, we get up close with Hawaii's lava hunters - a few intrepid tourists in search of Hawaii's active volcano Kilauea.
Thousands took to the streets of Montreal Tuesday to mark the 100th day of student protests over tuition hikes. What began as a student cause has now gained the support of Quebec's bar association, trade union leaders, and others.
Student protests in Quebec. Environmental activists launch a campaign against marine pollution in Cannes. And web users pay tribute to singer songwriter Robin Gibb, who died on Sunday.
Students protesting in Canada against rising tuition fees won high-profile support over the weekend as demonstrations continued against a new law aimed at curbing the three months of protests. 180 people were arrested on Sunday night.
This show is made up entirely of amateur images. We've seen time and time again how images captured by ordinary citizens then uploaded onto the Web can change history, or at least shift the balance of power. This week, we take a look back at some of those moments.
The Canadian province of Quebec passed an emergency law on Friday to contain a three-month student movement against tuition hikes. Opponents said the law, which restricts demonstrations and closes some universities, was a threat to civil liberties.
Quebec's Education Minister Line Beauchamp resigned Monday amidst deadlocked negotiations to end almost 14 weeks of student strikes over a 82% hike in school fees, saying that she had "lost confidence in the goodwill of student leaders."
