Chants of “disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest” are reverberating across the globe.
President Joe Biden speaks from the White House about the ongoing protests that have roiled college campuses across the country saying students and others have a right to voice dissent, but not breaking the law.
Pro-Palestine demonstrations have been spreading across the U.S. and police have dismantled protest encampments at colleges. The post More Than 2,000 Arrested so Far at Pro-Palestinian Protests on U.S. College Campuses: AP first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
The drums have been beating for nearly a fortnight at Manhattan's Columbia University, the noise reverberating around the campus of one of America's most prestigious seats of learning.
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. The number of protest encampments at university campuses is growing in Canada. Tents have been pitched at the University of Toronto’s downtown campus to call on the institution to cut ties with Israel over the ongoing war in Gaza. Quebec’s premier called for an end to the pro-Palestinian encampments at McGill University, saying he expected […]
If there’s a leftist cause, a protest is bound to follow — no matter how little those protesting understand why or what they're protesting in the first place. This is especially the case after Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel. Pro-Palestinian protesters have now taken over college campuses across America, from Columbia University in New York to the George Washington University in D.C. and Cal Poly Humboldt in California. The protesters spent the past weekend setting up autonomous zones...
Arrests, suspensions, canceled commencements. What should have been a season for celebrating the waning academic year is being overshadowed by a tug-of-war between college students who oppose Israel’s military actions in Gaza and university administrators cracking down on widespread protests. More than 2,600 students have been arrested across the U.S. in recent weeks, The Associated Press reported, as universities that were once havens for free speech contend with escalating campus unrest,...
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.
Students have set up encampments in universities across continent as they call for ceasefire in Israel-Gaza warSee all our Middle East crisis coverageStudent protests demanding that universities sever ties with Israel over the Gaza war have spread across Europe, sparking clashes and arrests as new demonstrations broke out in the Netherlands, Germany, France, Switzerland and Austria.Students at various European universities, inspired by ongoing demonstrations at US campuses, have been occupying...
CHICAGO (AP) — Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago on Tuesday after administrators who had initially adopted a permissive approach said the protest had crossed a line and caused growing concerns about safety. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email University President Paul Alivisatos acknowledged the school’s
Pro-Palestinian protesters set up an encampment on and around the Pomona College commencement stage and are vowing to remain in place and block graduation activities.
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