The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) demonstrated in Tokyo on Friday, calling for tuition-free programs for Korean schools, the Korean Central News Agency reported Saturday.

Chongryon staff and students, along with teachers from Korean schools and Japanese civic activists participated in the demonstration, criticizing the Japanese government for a “discriminatory” policy excluding high school students from Korean students from tuition exemptions.

The KCNA reported that participants submitted a written request addressed to the Japanese prime minister and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, requesting the immediate cancellation of the policy, which they said also