# Clashes erupt at Argentine student protests against Milei’s austerity policies

https://mins.news/en/item/102812

- DW, 2026-10-16 09:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/clashes-erupt-at-argentine-student-protests-against-president-milei-s-austerity-policies/a-79676861?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Students and university employees rallied in Buenos Aires after President Javier Milei refused to release university funding, demanding implementation of a funding law. The largely peaceful protest saw stone-throwing clashes that injured at least eight officers; about 25 people were arrested, and police used water cannons and tear gas.

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