Argentina Anti-Government Protest: Thousands Rally Against Milei Over University Funding Cuts
Thousands of students, teachers and university workers protested in Argentina against President Javier Milei’s austerity measures, demanding implementation of the university funding law, higher salaries and increased budgets for public education as clashes with police erupted in Buenos Aires
Demonstrators hold signs as police use a water cannon to disperse them during an anti-government protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
Police walk towards an anti-government protesters during a demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
Demonstrators cover as police use a water cannon to disperse them during an anti-government protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
Demonstrators are detained during an anti-government protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
A demonstrator is detained during an anti-government protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
Police fire rubber bullets at demonstrators during an anti-government protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
Police fire rubber bullets at demonstrators during an anti-government protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
Anti-government protesters clash with police during a demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
A demonstrator reads during an anti-government protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
An anti-government protester holds an Argentine flag as police use a water cannon to disperse demonstrators in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
Anti-government protesters rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. | Photo: AP/Cristian Kovadloff
Students hold classes outdoors at a public university as part of a protest demanding increased funding for public education in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. | Photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd
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