"privatization debate"

#12579919

24 July 2025

Sri Lanka's doctors for free education stage a protest in front of General Hospital against education privatization and the abolition of KDU (The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 24, 2025. The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) is at the center of heated debate in Sri Lanka regarding the privatization and militarization of higher education. Several government decisions in 2025, especially the restriction of civilian and local student admissions to its medical faculty, intensify public discussion about educational equity, government policy, and the future of free education in Sri Lanka. In May 2025, KDU abruptly stops admitting fee-paying civilian students to its undergraduate medical program. This move is justified by government spokespeople as a return to KDU's original mandate to train military cadets but is met with widespread criticism from student groups, medical associations, and political leaders.

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#12579920

24 July 2025

Sri Lanka's doctors for free education stage a protest in front of General Hospital against education privatization and the abolition of KDU (The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 24, 2025. The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) is at the center of heated debate in Sri Lanka regarding the privatization and militarization of higher education. Several government decisions in 2025, especially the restriction of civilian and local student admissions to its medical faculty, intensify public discussion about educational equity, government policy, and the future of free education in Sri Lanka. In May 2025, KDU abruptly stops admitting fee-paying civilian students to its undergraduate medical program. This move is justified by government spokespeople as a return to KDU's original mandate to train military cadets but is met with widespread criticism from student groups, medical associations, and political leaders.

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#12579921

24 July 2025

Sri Lanka's doctors for free education stage a protest in front of General Hospital against education privatization and the abolition of KDU (The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University) in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 24, 2025. The General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) is at the center of heated debate in Sri Lanka regarding the privatization and militarization of higher education. Several government decisions in 2025, especially the restriction of civilian and local student admissions to its medical faculty, intensify public discussion about educational equity, government policy, and the future of free education in Sri Lanka. In May 2025, KDU abruptly stops admitting fee-paying civilian students to its undergraduate medical program. This move is justified by government spokespeople as a return to KDU's original mandate to train military cadets but is met with widespread criticism from student groups, medical associations, and political leaders.

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#12173137

19 March 2025

Protesters hold a banner that says ''Public health, welfare, EKAB, privatization, funding, staffing - the three wounds''in Athens, Greece, on march 19, 2025.

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#11442841

29 July 2024

The President of the New Left (Nea Aristera), Alexis Charitsis, is speaking to lawmakers during a debate on the new bill concerning the privatization of addiction centers and hospitality facilities at Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece, on July 29, 2024.

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#11442842

29 July 2024

Dimitris Koutsoumpas, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), is speaking to lawmakers during a debate on the new bill concerning the privatization of addiction centers and hospitality facilities at Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece, on July 29, 2024.

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#11442846

29 July 2024

The President of the New Left (Nea Aristera), Alexis Charitsis, is speaking to lawmakers during a debate on the new bill concerning the privatization of addiction centers and hospitality facilities at Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece, on July 29, 2024.

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#11442847

29 July 2024

The President of the New Left (Nea Aristera), Alexis Charitsis, is speaking to lawmakers during a debate on the new bill concerning the privatization of addiction centers and hospitality facilities at Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece, on July 29, 2024.

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#11442852

29 July 2024

The President of the New Left (Nea Aristera), Alexis Charitsis, is speaking to lawmakers during a debate on the new bill concerning the privatization of addiction centers and hospitality facilities at Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece, on July 29, 2024.

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#11442855

29 July 2024

The President of the New Left (Nea Aristera), Alexis Charitsis, is speaking to lawmakers during a debate on the new bill concerning the privatization of addiction centers and hospitality facilities at Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece, on July 29, 2024.

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#11442856

29 July 2024

The President of the New Left (Nea Aristera), Alexis Charitsis, is speaking to lawmakers during a debate on the new bill concerning the privatization of addiction centers and hospitality facilities at Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece, on July 29, 2024.

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#11442859

29 July 2024

The President of the New Left (Nea Aristera), Alexis Charitsis, is speaking to lawmakers during a debate on the new bill concerning the privatization of addiction centers and hospitality facilities at Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece, on July 29, 2024.

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#11442848

29 July 2024

The President of Plevsi Eleftherias, Zoi Konstantopoulou, is speaking to lawmakers during a debate on the new bill concerning the privatization of addiction centers and hospitality facilities at Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece, on July 29, 2024.

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#11442858

29 July 2024

The President of Plevsi Eleftherias, Zoi Konstantopoulou, is speaking to lawmakers during a debate on the new bill concerning the privatization of addiction centers and hospitality facilities at Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece, on July 29, 2024.

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#11442861

29 July 2024

The President of Plevsi Eleftherias, Zoi Konstantopoulou, is speaking to lawmakers during a debate on the new bill concerning the privatization of addiction centers and hospitality facilities at Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece, on July 29, 2024.

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#11197808

1 May 2024

Deputies German Martinez, Cecilia Moreau in Argentina are debating the basic law at the Congress of the Argentine Nation in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 30, 2024. The rule has been generally approved with 142 votes in favor. They are also approving the powers delegated to the president, the reform of the State, and privatizations. The session is taking place consecutively, without an intermission, and the voting is occurring by chapter.

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