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More than 700 students detained in the US over pro-Palestinian protests

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More than 700 people have been detained over the past week at student rallies in support of Palestinians in the United States, according to The New York Times (NYT), which analyzed all official statements by police and departments, UNN reports .

Details

According to the newspaper, the wave of student activism was triggered by the detention of 108 people by police during the dispersal of a tent camp at Columbia University in New York on April 19. As a result, hundreds of students have been arrested across the country over the past week.

118 people were detained during the dispersal of a tent camp at Emerson College (Boston, Massachusetts), 102 more at Northeastern University (Boston), and 93 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Dozens more students were detained at the University of Texas, Indiana University (Bloomington), Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia), and Arizona State University. Detentions also took place at Princeton, Yale, New York University, the University of Minnesota, and the Ohio State University.

Context

The war in the Gaza Strip has been going on since October 7, when the Palestinian movement Hamas attacked Israel's border regions, simultaneously launching massive rocket attacks and taking hostages. In response, Israel declared war on Hamas and launched a ground operation in the Gaza Strip.

Пропалестинські правозахисники подали у суд проти Колумбійського університету США через арешти протестувальників26.04.24, 16:28

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