FILE PHOTO: Students organize a blockade as they protest in front of the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest, Hungary, September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo/File Photo
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Thousands of students from Hungary's University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE) and other universities marched in Budapest on Friday in a protest against what they see as moves by the nationalist government to undermine academic freedom.
The students have been blockading their university for weeks, saying a government-appointed board will deprive the school of its autonomy. They have declared a "Students' Republic" and vowed to hold out until their demands are met.
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