Protesters arrested amid crackdown on pro-Palestine student rallies across US campuses


by The Guardian

The Guardian— At least 34 arrested at University of Texas in Austin and 50 more detained at University of Southern California while House speaker jeered at Columbia UniversityDozens of protesters were arrested on Wednesday while participating in pro-Palestine demonstrations across US college campuses.At least 34 protesters, including a member of the media from a local news station, were arrested during protests at University of Texas in Austin and at least 50 more were detained by police at University of...

ABC11 Raleigh-Durham—UNC Palestine Protest: After arrests, pro-Palestinian protesters remove US flag, put up Palestinian flag on campus quad. 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 Guardian—More than 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested across US campuses. Police arrest more than 200 students at UCLA as law enforcement clears camp at Dartmouth, arresting more than 90 studentsMore than 2,000 people have now been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests across dozens of US college campuses in recent weeks.Police arrested more than 300 pro-Palestinian demonstrators on college campuses on Wednesday night into Thursday morning, pushing the total past 2,000, according to an Associated Press tally. Continue reading

TheJournal.ie—Classes cancelled and college students arrested as pro-Palestinian protests spread across US. Over 100 students were arrested last Thursday when police moved in to clear a protest encampment. The protests have only grown in size since.