10月7日，列日讯——受邻国法国教育领域动荡局势的启发，数百名比利时学生走上列日市的街头。据当地媒体报道，近期共有107人因参与抗议活动而被捕。
LIEGE, Oct 7 - Hundreds of students, inspired in part by educational unrest in neighbouring France, have taken to the streets of the Belgian city of Liège, with local media reporting 107 arrests in recent days.
目前尚无法联系到当地当局以核实上述逮捕情况。据比利时通讯社报道，被捕者涉嫌破坏公物及纵火等违法行为。
Local authorities could not immediately be reached to confirm the arrests, which the Belga news agency reported were linked to offences including property damage and arson.
这些学生抗议的对象是比利时的法语教育体系，他们指出当前教育成本不断攀升、教室拥挤不堪且获取学习资料极为困难。
Students have protested over Belgium's French-language education system, citing rising education costs, overcrowded classrooms and difficulties accessing study materials.
抗议者举着各种标语牌，上面写着“现状一团糟，我们争取的是权利而非特权！”以及“我选择求学，而不是参加‘饥饿游戏’！”。
They held signs with slogans including "It's a mess, we are fighting for a right! Not a privilege!" and "I chose education, not the hunger games!!".
此次抗议活动是在今年6月布鲁塞尔爆发的针对教育改革的冲突之后发生的。当时，比利时法语区的多数学生需缴纳的学费从835欧元上涨至1,194欧元（约合1,280美元）。
The unrest follows June clashes between protesters and police in Brussels over education reforms, including a tuition increase for most students in Belgium's French-speaking Community to €1,194 ($1,280) from €835.
近日流传于社交媒体的视频显示，列日市出现了玻璃碎裂、火光四起的场面，现场还有大量年轻抗议者；另有视频记录了警察封锁道路的情景。在周三的抗议活动中，警察还检查了学生身上是否携带武器。
Videos circulating on social media in recent days showed shattered glass, fires and hundreds of mostly young protesters in Liège, while other footage showed police blocking roads. During Wednesday's protest, police were seen checking students for weapons.
与法国学生保持联系：部分学生向路透社透露，他们一直与法国的同龄人保持联系。
IN TOUCH WITH FRENCH STUDENTS Some students told Reuters they were in touch with French counterparts.
19岁的学生阿尔弗雷德表示：“我们互相支持，因为我们面临的问题几乎一模一样。”
"We support each other because we're facing pretty much the same issues," 19-year-old student Alfred said.
同样19岁、正在接受教师培训的阿米莉亚·迪萨尔夫说，比利时的学生运动始于今年早些时候，而在看到法国的抗议活动后再度兴起。
Amelia Di Salve, also 19, who is studying to become a teacher, said Belgium's student movement began earlier this year and was reignited after students saw the demonstrations in France.
她补充道：“当我们发现仅靠呼吁无法改变现状时，便决定发起抗议……法国的行动确实对我们产生了一定影响。”
"When we saw nothing was changing without protests, we decided we would start ... France did influence us a little," she said.
列日市市长威利·德梅尔在接受比利时RTBF电视台采访时称，他希望局势能尽快恢复平静，“希望各方能展开对话，让年轻人以和平方式表达诉求，也希望他们的呼声能被倾听。”
Liège mayor Willy Demeyer told Belgian broadcaster RTBF he hoped calm would return and "that dialogue can be established and that the young people can express their grievances in a peaceful way and, if possible, have those concerns heard".