I’ve been seeing from the statuses of some of my friends on Facebook, that the students of the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras (UPR) have called a 48 hour strike which began approximately at midnight. The strike is over an increase in the amount per semester students have to pay back their loans.

As far as I can tell, there is no English language news coverage of what is happening including student barricades and what has been described as aggressive UPR security, private security brought likely hired by the University, and police. At least four students have been injured.

According to reports on Primera Hora, there are two factions of students : students who are against the fee and are for the strike, and students who are against the fee but want for the UPR to stay open.

The students of the Aguadilla Campus have approved a 48 hour strike and in Cayay, a 36 hour strike was approved in support and solidarity with the students in Rio Piedras.

Both Primera Hora and You Tube has videos that media and students themselves are taking.

You will remember that over the summer, strikes in Puerto Rico unleashed violence against the students by police.