Law enforcement is breaking up a large demonstration at the University of Southern California after students began camping out on campus to advocate for Palestine. The protest, "Gaza Solidarity Occupation," is part of a larger, nationwide trend of college demonstrations to support Palestinians in the Israel-Hamas War.Around 5 p.m., LAPD officers arrived on campus and issued a dispersal order. They ordered all protesters to move or face arrest. At least four people were arrested. While many...
Pro-Palestinian protesters removed the American flag from UNC's quad on Tuesday afternoon and replaced it with the Palestinian one in what was the latest disruptive incident on campus.
(The Center Square) – A pro-Palestine protest led to arrests at the Tempe campus of Arizona State University on Friday. Protesters who set up an encampment were taken into custody by police. There were some pro-Israel counter-protesters as well. “Israel is a terrorist state,” protesters were shouting at one point, according to a video from ABC15. The outlet reported that the list of the protester's demands ranged from cutting any ties between...
DURHAM — Police took action to remove and arrest pro-Palestinian protesters
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 30, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The University of Utah says order has been restored to the U of U campus after 17 protesters were arrested on a variety of charges stemming from Monday’s pro-Palestine demonstration on Presidents Circle. Word of the arrests came by way of an online statement posted […] The post Update: 17 arrested during pro-Palestine protest at University of Utah first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
After the arrests, then-President Novice Fawcett released a statement that said the police action was appropriate and in line with university policy.
One of the activists painted "divest from genocide" on the wall of Trinity College's chapel
Authorities told students they could face criminal trespass charges if they didn’t disperse. The arrests come amid
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Law enforcement officers on Wednesday handcuffed and removed at least 10 people participating in a student protest on the University of Texas at Austin campus in support of Palestine amid the Israel-Hamas war.
UNC Students for Justice in Palestine, the group that organized the demonstration, has been calling on the university to disclose any investments and divest from any companies connected to Israel as well as end any study abroad programs in Israel.
The Palestinian Solidarity Committee of Austin is organizing a protest in support of Gaza on Wednesday, directing students to walk out of class and "occupy" the South Lawn of UT's campus.
As colleges around Oregon and the US stage occupation-style demonstrations, a library takeover at Portland State University prompts calls for protesters to leave peacefully, amid threats of prosecution. by Courtney Vaughn This story has been updated to note Tuesday's campus closure. College campuses across the US are seeing sit-in style protests against the war in Gaza, and Portland is no exception. A few hours after a rally...