Protesters criticise rise in university tuition fees

By JT - Dec 05,2015 - Last updated at Dec 05,2015

AMMAN — A march organised by the National Campaign for Defending Students’ Rights (Thabahtoona) started after Friday prayers from Al Husseini Mosque under the slogan “Universities are for the poor too,” the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

The participants called for free university education for all Jordanians, criticising the rise in tuition fees and demanding increasing admissions at public universities.

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