AA / Istanbul / Seda Sevencan
Protests continue at colleges and universities across the United States to denounce Israel’s war against the Gaza Strip. Arrests were reported Saturday at two establishments.
At least 25 protesters were arrested at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville for trespassing after police intervened to disperse a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus.
“A pro-Palestinian protest on university grounds ended Saturday after the university and police evacuated the area following multiple and repeated violations of several university policies, including the use of tents and The resulting violent behavior and failure to comply with law enforcement instructions led to the declaration of an unlawful assembly,” the university said.
“Before Saturday’s clash with law enforcement, which resulted in 25 arrests through Saturday evening, the protest that began Tuesday was peaceful and consistent with university policies,” he added. ‘university.
In addition, around fifty people were arrested at the Art Institute of Chicago, according to the school.
“Today, a group of individuals, including some SAIC (School of the Art Institute of Chicago) students, began protesting in the North Garden of the museum and, over time, the protesters surrounded and shoved a security guard, stole museum keys, blocked emergency exits and barricaded doors. The protest also began to escalate on Michigan Avenue outside the museum,” it read. .
The university offered the protesters another location to continue their protest on campus, but they rejected it, according to the release.
“During several rounds of negotiations, SAIC student protesters were promised amnesty from academic sanctions and trespassing charges if they agreed to be relocated. The school also agreed to meet with a group of “students to discuss their demands. After approximately five hours, no agreement could be reached,” the statement said.
The arrests and repressive measures are part of a wave of protests by American students in support of Palestine that began last month, more than six months after the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip that killed more than 34 000 deaths and the blockade which plunged the besieged enclave into conditions of famine.
*Translated from English by Alex Sinhan Bogmis
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