In Warsaw, students fight for the right to study, through occupation

Many students in Poland cannot afford rent and canteen fees, and many are forced to work and study at the same time.

This, the students explain, has major repercussions on their mental health. Their goal is to make occupation a normal and accepted form of protest and to get the authorities to pay attention to their struggle.

@vdnews_ita‬ traveled from Milan to Warsaw to talk to the students for their series on youth protests in Europe.

This shortdoc is part of our “Stories Breaking Borders” series. To watch other films in the series, check out our channel.

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