2024 University of California, Irvine pro-Palestinian campus occupation
On May 15, 2024, a crackdown on a pro-Palestine encampment at University of California, Irvine resulted in an occupation of the UC Irvine Science Building by the protesters.[1] UCI police put out a mutual aid call and received a response from at least 16 law enforcement agencies from around Orange County. [2]Hundreds of officers responded and forty-seven protesters, including students, UCI employees and others were arrested. Student participants were suspended for up to 14 days.[3][4][5][6]
On May 22, more students organized by the UCI Divest Coalition and Students for Justice in Palestine organized a walkout to protest the suspension.[3][7]
See also
- 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian campus occupation
- 2024 University of California, Los Angeles pro-Palestinian campus occupation
References
- ^ Faheid, Dalia; Romine, Taylor (2024-05-16). "Law enforcement detains at least a dozen protesters at University of California, Irvine as they clear encampment". CNN. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ González, David; Rand, Jory (2024-05-15). "Several protesters arrested at UC Irvine as authorities clear pro-Palestinian encampment". ABC7 Los Angeles. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ a b González, David (2024-05-23). "UC Irvine protesters stage walkout over student suspensions". ABC7 Los Angeles. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ Wolfe, Jonathan (2024-05-16). "Protesters Clash With Police as U.C. Irvine Encampment Is Cleared". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ Fry, Hannah; Vives, Ruben; Winton, Richard; Toohey, Grace; Orellana Hernandez, Angie; Ahn, Ashley; Terry, Castleman (2024-05-15). "Police arrest 47 at UC Irvine after sweeping protest camp, clearing barricaded building". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ Sarnoff, Leah (2024-05-16). "47 people arrested at UC Irvine after police, sheriff called in over protest". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ Bahnsen, Annika; Kang, Hanna (2024-05-22). "UCI Divest group says students suspended, calls for walkout after encampment protest". msn.com. Orange County Register.
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