2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses: Difference between revisions

On the morning of April 25, police arrested demonstrators at an encampment at [[Emory University]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blinder |first1=Alan |last2=Betts |first2=Anna |last3=Bogel-Burroughs |first3=Nicholas |title=Emory in Atlanta Is Latest University to Crack Down on Protests |work=The New York Times |date=25 April 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/us/emory-atlanta-university-protests-israel.html |access-date=25 April 2024 |agency=The New York Times}}</ref> Students had established the encampment that morning in solidarity with the people of Gaza as well as in protest of [[Cop City]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Raymond |first1=Jonathan |last2=Jones |first2=Dajhea |title=Protest encampment set up in support of Palestinians on Emory campus; school says it was 'trespass,' law enforcement respond |url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/emory-university-protest-encampment-police-response-gaza-palestine-protests/85-f9dc9631-ceb6-4e27-b9c3-7eb29b4b7ff0 |access-date=25 April 2024 |agency=11 Alive}}</ref> [[Georgia State Patrol]], [[Atlanta Police Department|Atlanta Police]] and University Police began clearing the encampment within three hours of its establishment. Tasers and tear gas were used to arrest at least 20 students.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Raymond |first1=Jonathan |last2=Jones |first2=Dajhea |date=2024-04-25 |title=Protest encampment set up in support of Palestinians on Emory campus; school says it was 'trespass,' numerous protesters detained |url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/emory-university-protest-encampment-police-response-gaza-palestine-protests/85-f9dc9631-ceb6-4e27-b9c3-7eb29b4b7ff0 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=11Alive.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Olivier |first1=Madi |last2=Friedland |first2=Spencer |last3=Rutherford |first3=Jack |last4=Davis |first4=Sarah |last5=Davis |first5=Madi Olivier, Spencer Friedland, Jack Rutherford and Sarah |date=2024-04-25 |title=Emory community 'ashamed' after police detain students at pro-Palestine encampment |url=https://emorywheel.com/emory-community-ashamed-after-police-detain-students-at-pro-palestine-encampment/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=The Emory Wheel |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-25 |title=Video appears to show handcuffed protester being tased at Emory |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/video/video-appears-to-show-handcuffed-protester-being-tased-at-emory-209705541974 |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=www.nbcnews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Yen |first=Amanda |date=2024-04-25 |title=Arrests Get Violent as Cops Deploy Tasers and Tear Gas on Campus Protesters |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/arrests-get-violent-as-cops-deploy-tasers-and-tear-gas-on-campus-protesters |access-date=2024-04-25 |work=The Daily Beast |language=en}}</ref> The[[Caroline Fohlin]], the chair of Emory's philosophy department, was one of the arrested.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stieb |first=Matt |date=2024-04-25 |title=Cops Tase Students in Violent Arrests at Emory |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/cops-tase-students-in-violent-arrests-at-emory.html |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Intelligencer |language=en}}</ref>