Half of those arrested at University of Texas protests not affiliated with institution say administrators
by The Independent
The Independent— Of the fifty-five people who were found to have ‘violated institutional rules’ during on-campus protests on Wednesday, some 26 were not staff or students, according to a statement released by the university
Honolulu Star-Advertiser—University of Texas at Austin protesters arrested on campus. Police at the University of Texas on Monday were arresting protesters at a pro-Palestinian demonstration where some were setting up tents on Austin campus.
The Guardian—Police arrest more Gaza protesters at University of Texas-Austin. Republican governor says on social media ‘no encampments will be allowed’ as videos show police using pepper sprayProtesters who returned to the University of Texas at Austin on Monday were greeted by dozens of law enforcement officers, many in riot gear. At least 43 protesters were arrested as police and campus security used pepper spray and flash-bang charges on the crowd.The Republican governor, Greg Abbott, on social media reposted video of troopers arriving on the 50,000-student campus. “No...
NPR—NYC says half of those arrested at 2 pro-Palestinian campus protests were not students. Following the mayor's claims that "outside agitators" escalated protests this week at two Manhattan campuses, city officials released data saying 134 of the 282 people arrested were not students.