Students going on strike around the world -

University and high school students are among the most common protesters. In their young age, they are finding the causes close to their hearts for the first time. Many of these students walk out of classes to protest the high cost, poor conditions, or extreme danger of their schools. 

Click through to take a look at student activists skipping out on school to try and change the world.

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Bogotá, Colombia - Paint covers the police shields behind a Colombian demonstrator, who waves her stuffed toy in the name of better education.

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Rome, Italy - University students use their protest signs as shields against tear gas as they protest cuts to post-secondary funding.

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London, UK - Students make their displeasure known after Parliament decided to raise tuition for university students.

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Paris, France - President Emmanuel Macron's university reforms didn't go down well with these Sorbonne University students.

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San Salvador, El Salvador - University students take part in an anti-government protest, opposing the militarization of the country.

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Mexico City, Mexico - This woman marks a solemn 29 months since 43 students disappeared on a school trip. 

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Durban, South Africa - Durban University of Technology students take part in a national movement to make university free in the country.

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Marseille, France - High school students don masks and light flares against labor law changes.

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Strasbourg, France - The labor law changes sparked nationwide protests. 

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New Delhi, India - The student wing of the national ruling party in India protest against anti-nationalistic rhetoric. 

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New Delhi, India - Freedom of expression protests gripped student campuses in India after a student was arrested for sedition. 

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Manila, Philippines - Ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, student protesters gather outside the American embassy to have their voices heard.

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Cape Town, South Africa - Students occupy the street in response to a planned tuition hike by the South African government. 

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Asunción, Paraguay - Demanding better education, high school students gather outside Paraguay's Ministry of Education in the rain.

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Tokyo, Japan - Students Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy rally against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's increased investment in the military. 

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Washington, D.C., US - Anti-gun activists walk out of school in protest of mass school shootings in the country.

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Washington, D.C., US - Called the March For Our Lives rally, hundreds of thousands of protesters rallied for stricter gun laws.

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Missouri, US - Howard University students in Ferguson, Missouri march with their hands in surrender after a white police officer was not convicted for the shooting death of black student Michael Brown.

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Canberra, Australia - Australian National University students join those around the country to call for more affordable universities.

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Hong Kong - Leader of the Hong Kong student uprising, Joshua Wong chants pro-democracy sayings as he's carried away by police.

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Hong Kong - Pro-democracy student protest leader Joshua Wong makes a symbol of defiance at a rally against integration with China.

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Santiago, Chile - Demanding education reform, these protesters take to dancing in front of riot police.

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Santiago, Chile - Putting their hands up in a makeshift classroom, students occupy a school in protest of the state of education. 

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Santiago, Chile - A high school student rails against changes to the public school system.

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