‘Students in Federated Kurdistan do not leave the fields’

  • 12:43 24 November 2021
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NEWS CENTER - The actions initiated by university students regarding unpaid scholarships and bad conditions in the Federated Kurdistan Region continue.
 
In the Federated Kurdistan Region, the actions, which initiated by university students due to unpaid scholarships since 2014, poor campus and dormitory conditions, and restriction of their education rights, continue. Protests initiated by students in many centers, especially in Hewler, Duhok, Sulaymaniyah, Halabja, Kalar, Kifri, Koye and Raperin, are on their 4th day. Students who organize mass protests claim their rights.
 
Thousands of students gathered in Sulaymaniyah marched towards the Governorate of Sulaymaniyah.
 
Public order forces attacked the students yesterday
 
Public order forces attacked the students who were protesting in Sulaymaniyah yesterday. Despite the attack, the students did not leave the fields.
 
Decision to establish a commission
 
On the other hand, it was decided to establish a commission in the Federal Kurdistan Parliament to evaluate the demands of students and to investigate what happened in Sulaymaniyah. It was stated that the commission will consist of the Internal Affairs Committee, the Education Committee, the Higher Education and Scientific Research Committees.