Mario Torres was trapped inside Hamilton Hall by protesters on April 30. The father-of-two fears he will lose his job for speaking out. The Transport Workers Union plans to sue Columbia over its response
Communities across Australia face the possibility of heightened social unrest as supporters of Palestine call for an escalation in protest action. Activist group Disrupt Wars is urging demonstrators to “shut down your city for Palestine” on Wednesday to mark the 76th anniversary of The Catastrophe. Known in Arabic as The Nakba, the ethnic cleansing episode […]
Several hundred demonstrators took over the main University of Amsterdam building on the Roeterseiland campus on Monday afternoon, as the pro-Palestine protests continued. The university authorities have alerted the police and called on everyone who is not part of the protest group to leave the building. They have also closed the Maagdenhuis administration offices in the city centre as a precaution. According to broadcaster NOS, mayor Femke Halsema is currently discussing the situation with...
Protesters are demanding that the university sever its ties with Israeli universities.
The protests at the University of Amsterdam over the past few days have clearly gone too far, prime minister Mark Rutte has said on social media. “You can always demonstrate, but using violence against the police and causing damage is not okay.” “The violence in Gaza is increasingly being blamed on Jewish Dutch people but this is unfair,” he said. “It is a form of anti-Semitism that we must continue to fight loud and clear. Do not remain silent, do
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University is canceling its university-wide commencement ceremony following weeks of pro-Palestinian protests
Columbia University says it is canceling its university-wide commencement ceremony following weeks of pro-Palestinian protests.
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University is canceling its large university-wide commencement ceremony following weeks of pro-Palestinian protests that have roiled its campus and others across the U.S., but it will hold smaller school-based ceremonies this week and next, the school announced Monday. “Based on feedback from our students, we have decided to focus attention […]
Columbia University has decided not to hold its university-wide commencement ceremony that had been scheduled for May 15.
University of Chicago's president said in a message Friday that a pro-Palestinian encampment on the South Side campus' quad "cannot continue."
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) estimated that this week's pro-Palestinian demonstrations caused a cumulative total of 1.5 million euros in damage. Damage caused to municipal property and to neighboring companies and individuals was not included in this estimate, the university said. The UvA will reopen its buildings on Monday, which were closed for four days due to the protests.
Police officers ended a blockade on university grounds with hundreds of activists being moved onto a nearby square to continue protesting into the night.