5000 students in Palermo set fire to their voting cards in protest

01/20

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Students protest against Prime Minister Monti's austerity cuts, an exorbitant costs to meet the school fees. One protester carried a placard with 'Money can't buy life'.

02/20

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A large student demonstration crosses the streets of Palermo. About five thousand students responded to the call of Coordination "Studenti Medi Palermo.".

03/20

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A large student demonstration has now crossed the streets of Palermo. About five thousand male and female students responded to the call of Coordination "Studenti Medi Palermo.".

04/20

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A large student demonstration has now crossed the streets of Palermo. About five thousand male and female students responded to the call of Coordination "Studenti Medi Palermo.".

05/20

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The march behind the banner "crisis and austerity, schools and take back the city," paralyzed the entire city center.

06/20

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Twenty days before the start of school students are back to demonstrate and announce the resumption of the season of protests against the crisis generated by the Monti government.

07/20

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A large student demonstration crosses the streets of Palermo. About five thousand students responded to the call of Coordination "Studenti Medi Palermo.".

08/20

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Solidarity expressed by two pensioners.

09/20

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The march of students respond with joy to the solidarity expressed by two pensioners.

10/20

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Fronte Gioventù Comunista against the school for the rich.

11/20

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Gesip workers, members of the union USB, wanted to express solidarity with the students affected by the crisis of the Monti government.

12/20

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A large student demonstration crosses the streets of Palermo. About five thousand students responded to the call of Coordination "Studenti Medi Palermo.".

13/20

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The march behind the banner "crisis and austerity, schools and take back the city," paralyzed the entire city center.

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The march behind the banner "crisis and austerity, schools and take back the city," paralyzed the entire city center. A flare goes up in the demonstration.

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The march behind the banner "crisis and austerity, schools and take back the city," paralyzed the entire city center.

16/20

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The march behind the banner "crisis and austerity, schools and take back the city," paralyzed the entire city center.

17/20

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In front of the headquarters of the Presidency of the Region, including the applause of thousands of students have been burned a hundred pieces election under the banner of "No confidence in caste.".

18/20

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A bonfire was lit of electoral ID cards during the protest.

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A bonfire was lit of electoral ID cards during the protest.

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Three weeks before the regional elections, students, burning voting cards, so they wanted to denounce "the recent scandals that have inguaiato regional politicians" not only in Sicily.

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In Palermo, with just three weeks to go prior to regional elections in Sicily, students set up an electoral ID card bonfire in front of the Sicilian regional administration's offices after a march through the city.