Amsterdam university cancels classes after violence erupted at a pro-Palestinian rally
7 months, 1 week ago

Amsterdam university cancels classes after violence erupted at a pro-Palestinian rally

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE — The University of Amsterdam canceled classes Tuesday and shut buildings for two days after the latest pro-Palestinian demonstrations over the war in Gaza turned destructive. “They called in the police after people wouldn’t remove their face coverings but the police came in balaclavas,” political science professor Enzo Rossio told The Associated Press, describing Monday’s events. According to the University of Amsterdam, the peaceful protest was “hijacked by violent elements” who left behind “wanton destruction.” Higher education institutions in the Netherlands published guidelines on Tuesday for student protests. In a statement, Amsterdam Student Encampment, which is organizing some of the demonstrations, said it was concerned about outside elections causing destruction, saying it “overshadowed” the protests.

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We won't break our ties with Israel, Dutch universities say
6 months, 2 weeks ago

We won't break our ties with Israel, Dutch universities say

Dutch News  

The rectors of the Netherlands’ 15 universities have written an open letter to Trouw explaining why they do not plan to break their links with Israeli institutions, despite the student protests. “As universities, we have a duty to give a platform to all existing views within the academic community regarding the conflict,” the rectors said. But engaging in open, academic …

Drexel threatens to clear encampment as arrests linked to Israel-Hamas war protests exceed 3,000
7 months ago

Drexel threatens to clear encampment as arrests linked to Israel-Hamas war protests exceed 3,000

Associated Press  

Drexel University in Philadelphia threatened to clear an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters on Monday as arrests linked to campus demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war surpassed the 3,000 mark nationwide. Drexel President John Fry said the encampment had disrupted campus life and “cannot be allowed to remain in place.” Fry called on protesters to leave immediately but said in a statement …

Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment at Drexel University
7 months ago

Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment at Drexel University

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment at Drexel University in Philadelphia over the weekend, prompting a lockdown of school buildings, a day after authorities thwarted an attempted occupation of a school building at the neighboring University of Pennsylvania campus. “This demonstration already has proved intolerably disruptive to normal University operations and has raised serious concerns about the …

Amsterdam University shuts for two days after more protests
7 months, 1 week ago

Amsterdam University shuts for two days after more protests

Dutch News  

The University of Amsterdam will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday in an effort to head off further trouble after riot police were again called in to clear protesters on Monday. The university authorities said in a statement on Monday evening that they could not “take responsibility for the safety of everyone on campus”. The UvA authorities said they were …

University of Amsterdam no longer negotiating with protesters
7 months, 1 week ago

University of Amsterdam no longer negotiating with protesters

NL Times  

The University of Amsterdam will no longer enter into discussions with activists after new disturbances at the university yesterday, Geert ten Dam, chairman of the UvA executive board, told NOS. “We will continue the discussions, but we will do so with our own people and within our normal, regular consultation structure,” Ten Dam told the broadcaster. The board wasn’t present, …

Pro-Palestine protests erupt at multiple Dutch universities
7 months, 1 week ago

Pro-Palestine protests erupt at multiple Dutch universities

Dutch News  

Several hundred demonstrators took over the main University of Amsterdam building on the Roeterseiland campus on Monday afternoon, as the pro-Palestine protests continued. We gaan beginnen pic.twitter.com/txeM6keayj — Eelco Hiltermann May 13, 2024 Some tents have been set up in the main entrance hall and groups of students, some masked, chanted and banged on drums. Protests have been ongoing at …

Pro-Palestine protests erupt at multiple Dutch universities
7 months, 1 week ago

Pro-Palestine protests erupt at multiple Dutch universities

Dutch News  

Several hundred demonstrators took over the main University of Amsterdam building on the Roeterseiland campus on Monday afternoon, as the pro-Palestine protests continued. We gaan beginnen pic.twitter.com/txeM6keayj — Eelco Hiltermann May 13, 2024 Some tents have been set up in the main entrance hall and groups of students, some masked, chanted and banged on drums. Protests have been ongoing at …

Emergency debate in Amsterdam about Gaza-support protests, police response atuniversity
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Emergency debate in Amsterdam about Gaza-support protests, police response atuniversity

NL Times  

On Friday, the Amsterdam city council will discuss the pro-Palestinian protests in the capital this week and the actions of the police. The riot police also intervened in the other protests earlier this week and there are at least two videos showing riot police officers striking demonstrators, including with batons. That is no longer a demonstration and then the police …

Police break up pro-Palestine protests in Amsterdam, Utrecht
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Police break up pro-Palestine protests in Amsterdam, Utrecht

Dutch News  

Riot police were again drafted in to break up protests by pro-Palestine supporters in Utrecht and Amsterdam on Wednesday night. In Utrecht, some 40 people were picked up at the university location on the Drift and moved to a new location by bus, but were not arrested, police said early on Thursday morning. The university later issued a statement saying …

Police break up another protest by pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Police break up another protest by pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam

Associated Press  

AMSTERDAM — In sometimes violent confrontations, police broke up a protest by pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam Wednesday in a second straight day of unrest over the war in Gaza. After police ended a blockade on university grounds, hundreds of demonstrators moved to a nearby square to continue protesting late into the evening, demanding an end to the …

Student protests against Israel’s war on Gaza spread across Europe
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Student protests against Israel’s war on Gaza spread across Europe

Al Jazeera  

Students at various European universities, inspired by the continuing pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campuses in the United States, have been occupying halls and facilities, demanding an end to partnerships with Israeli institutions because of Israel’s war on Gaza. Several hundred protesters resumed a demonstration around the University of Amsterdam campus in the Netherlands where police were filmed baton-charging them and smashing …

Pro-Palestinian student protests spread across Europe. Some are allowed. Some are stopped
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Pro-Palestinian student protests spread across Europe. Some are allowed. Some are stopped

Associated Press  

AMSTERDAM — Campus protests by pro-Palestinian activists spread across Europe on Tuesday as some called for a break in academic ties with Israel over the war in Gaza, while schools increasingly faced the question under debate in the U.S.: Allow or intervene? Most covered their faces with medical masks and draped keffiyeh scarves around their heads, shouting slogans such as …

Police break up pro-Palestine protests at Berlin, Amsterdam campuses
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Police break up pro-Palestine protests at Berlin, Amsterdam campuses

Al Jazeera  

Police dismantle encampment at Berlin’s Free University and more than 100 activists arrested at University of Amsterdam. Police have broken up a protest by several hundred pro-Palestinian activists who occupied a courtyard at Berlin’s Free University, the latest such action by authorities as protests that have roiled campuses in the United States spread across Europe. Most had covered their faces …

Belgian and Dutch students protest against Israel’s war on Gaza
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Belgian and Dutch students protest against Israel’s war on Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Students in Belgium and the Netherlands have joined the wave of protests around the world against Israel’s war on Gaza. Footage shared on social media shows students surrounded by tents chanting “Hey hey, ho ho, the occupation has to go” in one university building. Several UGent employees and professors have signed an open letter supporting the protest and condemning the …

25 arrested at University of Virginia after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters
7 months, 2 weeks ago

25 arrested at University of Virginia after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters

Associated Press  

Twenty-five people were arrested Saturday for trespassing at the University of Virginia after police clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters who refused to remove tents from campus, and demonstrators at the University of Michigan chanted anti-war messages and waved flags during commencement ceremonies. Protesters chanted “Free Palestine,” and university police said on the social platform X that an “unlawful assembly” had been …

Striking deals to end campus protests, some colleges invite discussion of their investments
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Striking deals to end campus protests, some colleges invite discussion of their investments

LA Times  

Pro-Palestinian supporters rally outside a building at New York University last month. In a statement, Chancellor Francine Conway noted protesters’ request for divestment from companies doing business with Israel and for Rutgers to cut ties with Tel Aviv University. She said the request is under review, but “such decisions fall outside of our administrative scope.” Protesters at Brown University in …

Student protests take over some campuses. At others, attention is elsewhere
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Student protests take over some campuses. At others, attention is elsewhere

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Boston College students held a protest rally against the Israel-Hamas war last week. “It’s just not the vibe at this school,” said Emmett Carrier, a junior studying biology at Boston College, a Jesuit institution with an enrollment of 15,000. “I don’t think they’re as committed to it here as they are at other schools.” Boston College faculty and …

Pro-Palestine student protests spread in second week of demonstrations
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Pro-Palestine student protests spread in second week of demonstrations

Al Jazeera  

Large-scale demonstrations take place in US universities and on European streets amid arrests and clashes with police. Gabby Aossey, a student organiser at the CUNY protest told Al Jazeera the mobilisation of young pro-Palestinian people in the US is “beautiful to see”. At Columbia University, where more than 100 pro-Palestinian activists were arrested by armed police officers on campus about …

Students resume pro-Palestinian protests at a prestigious Paris university after police intervention
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Students resume pro-Palestinian protests at a prestigious Paris university after police intervention

The Hindu  

Students at a prestigious university in Paris resumed pro-Palestinian protests on Friday, inspired by Gaza solidarity encampments at campuses around the United States, two days after French police broke up another demonstration. Dozens of students at the Sciences Po blocked an entrance to a campus building in central Paris with trash cans, a bike, pieces of metal and wooden platforms. …

Students at prestigious Paris university occupy campus building in pro-Palestinian protest
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Students at prestigious Paris university occupy campus building in pro-Palestinian protest

Associated Press  

PARIS — Students in Paris inspired by Gaza solidarity encampments at campuses in the United States blocked access to a campus building at a prestigious French university Friday, prompting administrators to move all classes online. The pro-Palestinian protest kicked off a day of drama at the Paris Institute of Political Studies, known as Sciences Po, which counts President Emmanuel Macron …

Students at prestigious Paris university occupy campus building in pro-Palestinian protest
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Students at prestigious Paris university occupy campus building in pro-Palestinian protest

LA Times  

Students at the Paris Institute of Political Studies blocked access to a campus building during a pro-Palestinian protest on Friday. Students in Paris inspired by Gaza solidarity encampments at campuses in the United States blocked access to a campus building at a prestigious French university, prompting administrators to move all classes online. The pro-Palestinian protest kicked created a day of …

Police arrest 14 climate activists while clearing out University of Amsterdam building
1 year, 7 months ago

Police arrest 14 climate activists while clearing out University of Amsterdam building

NL Times  

On Tuesday evening, the police arrested 14 people while clearing out a University of Amsterdam building. The activists occupied the hall to demand that the university break ties with the fossil fuel industry. Earlier this year, there was also a climate protest at a University of Amsterdam building. Last week, there were climate protests at Utrecht University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, …

Police break up University of Amsterdam climate protest, 30 arrested
1 year, 11 months ago

Police break up University of Amsterdam climate protest, 30 arrested

NL Times  

The police arrested 30 people while breaking up a climate protest in a building belonging to the University of Amsterdam. The riot police started removing activists from the building shortly after 8:30 p.m. People were arrested inside and outside of the former Academic Club, a police spokesperson said. “That is why it has been decided to clear them out.” A …

Student protestors refuse to leave Groningen university building due to housing crisis
3 years, 3 months ago

Student protestors refuse to leave Groningen university building due to housing crisis

NL Times  

A group of students occupied the Academy Building of the University of Groningen on Thursday, following a demonstration on city streets about the lack of available student housing. A spokesperson for the Groningen action group Shelter Our Students says that there are about 75 to 100 students in the building. Groningen alderman Roeland van der Schaaf and Hans Biemans from …

Students protest in Amsterdam against online lectures
4 years, 2 months ago

Students protest in Amsterdam against online lectures

NL Times  

Students are protesting on Museumplein in Amsterdam on Friday afternoon demanding more access to in-person education. The student organizations are concerned about the quality of education because of all the online lectures since the start of the coroanvirus crisis. Education Minister Ingrid van Engelshoven said on Friday that she understands the students are frustrated, adding that her ministry is looking …

Students take protest against online education to the Museumplein on Friday
4 years, 2 months ago

Students take protest against online education to the Museumplein on Friday

Dutch News  

Students are staging a protest at the Museumplein in Amsterdam on Friday against online studying and the lack of government initiative to use empty buildings as lecture theatres instead. According to Lyle Muns, chairman of the national student union LSVb, the education ministry, although positive to begin with, has not taken up the students’ suggestion that use external sites, such …

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