Students, Artists Protest Government's Takeover Of Famed Hungarian Film School

Hundreds of students, celebrities, and faculty of Hungary's University of Theater and Film Arts (SZFE) protested outside the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) in Budapest on October 19. They urged the government to restore the autonomy of SZFE following last month's imposition of a government-appointed board of trustees. Letters of support for the autonomy of the university were read outside the ministry, which manages the Hungarian higher education institutions.