33 protesters were arrested at George Washington University as police cleared a tent encampment – PBS | MORE at EcoSearch
33 protesters were arrested at George Washington University as police cleared a tent encampment – PBS | MORE at EcoSearch
Dozens reportedly arrested as police clear George Washington university encampment
The school’s student paper reported arrests as hundreds of Washington DC police dismantled the impromptu tent village
www.theguardian.comBreaking News: Police officers arrested protesters and cleared a tent encampment at a pro-Palestinian demonstration at New York University. The action followed arrests Monday morning at Yale and last week at Columbia. Follow live updates.
Students at N.Y.U. and Yale were arrested on Monday as administrators on more campuses moved to shut down pro-Palestinian demonstrations amid growing concerns for the safety of Jewish students.
www.nytimes.comAnd now add GW to the list of university administrations unwilling to find a peaceable answer to pro-Palestinian encampments: "33 arrested as D.C. police clear George Washington University encampment" wapo.st/3UuDmkF
Police moved on the encampment hours before the D.C. mayor and police chief were set to testify on Capitol Hill about it. The hearing has since been canceled.
wapo.stUPDATE: At Indiana University in Bloomington on Saturday, state police removed the tents of a Gaza solidarity encampment and more than 20 protesters were arrested, Indiana Public Media reported.
Hundreds of students have been arrested for participating in pro-Palestinian protests in recent days. And some schools, like Columbia and GW, have given them deadlines to dismantle their encampments.
www.npr.orgHeavy police presence at McGill University as counter-protesters assemble opposite pro-Palestinian encampment
A heavy police presence was at McGill University on Thursday morning, as counter-protesters assembled opposite the pro-Palestinian encampment at the school.
montreal.ctvnews.caAt least 200 people were arrested overnight at UCLA, bringing the nationwide total of arrests to more than 2,000 at dozens of college campuses since police cleared an encampment at Columbia University in mid-April.
Thursday morning’s law enforcement effort comes after officers spent hours threatening arrests over loud speakers if people did not disperse.
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“Police storm encampment of pro-Palestine students at George Washington University in the US capital. Organisers say at least 30 students and activists were arrested and accused officers of using pepper spray.”
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