Student Protests Against Tuition Hike Turn Violent in Liège; 107 Detained

Hundreds of students took to the streets in Liège, Belgium, to protest a planned increase in university tuition fees from 835 to 1,194 euros.

The demonstrations turned violent, with some protesters committing property damage and arson. Belgian authorities detained 107 people in connection with the unrest.

Similar student protests took place in France over rising education costs. Student movements across Western Europe have been increasingly vocal about higher education affordability amid broader cost-of-living pressures.