The news agency said that the main student association in the state of Saxony, where Leipzig is located, the KSS, called on the university to break up the occupation. The association’s spokes…
A man is carried away by police officers during a pro-Palestinians demonstration by the group “Student Coalition Berlin” in the theater courtyard of the ‘Freie Universität Berlin’ university in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
The organizers said the protests were made up of students from various Berlin universities and other individuals.In recent days, students have held protests or set up encampments in Finland, Denmark, Italy, Spain, France and Britain, mirroring protests at U.S. campuses. Amsterdam police said on the social media platform X that their action was “necessary to restore order” after protests turned violent. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
A crowd that swelled to some 3,000 demonstrators, including students and academic staff, some wearing keffiyeh scarves, gathered Tuesday afternoon near the location of the dismantled camp, chanting slogans including, “Palestine will be free!” and “Cops off campus!” The University of Vienna and the main Austrian Union of Students distanced themselves from the protest. The union said “antisemitic groups were among the protest’s organizers,” which the protesters denied.
In Denmark, students set up a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Copenhagen, erecting about 45 tents outside the campus of the Faculty of Social Sciences. The university said students can protest but called on them to respect the rules on campus grounds.
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