List of pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses in 2024

List of pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses in 2024
Part of 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses and Israel–Hamas war protests
Clockwise from top:
DateApril 17, 2024 (2024-04-17) – present
(1 month, 1 week and 1 day)
Location
Global
GoalsUniversities divestment from Israel
Methods

This is a list of pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses in 2024 since protests escalated on April 17, beginning with the Columbia University campus occupation. As of May 6, student protests have occurred in 45 out of 50 states in the United States, and the District of Columbia, with encampments, occupations, walkouts or sit-ins on almost 140 campuses.[1]

Twenty encampments have been established in the United Kingdom;[2] across universities in Australia,[3] beginning with the University of Sydney;[4] and in Canada, including an encampment at McGill University.[5] On May 7, protests spread further on European campuses after mass arrests at the University of Amsterdam campus occupation,[6] including occupation of campus buildings at Leipzig University in Germany, Sciences Po in France, and Ghent University in Belgium.[7] As of May 8, protests have taken place in more than 25 countries.[8] On May 13, approximately 1,000 Dutch students and university staff took part in a national walk-out.[9]

  1. ^ Looker, Rachel (May 6, 2024). "Columbia University cancels main graduation amid protests". BBC News. Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Tait, Albert (May 12, 2024). "Birmingham University threatens pro-Palestinian students with police action". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Pro-Palestinian protesters set up encampments at universities in Australia". AP News. May 3, 2024. Archived from the original on May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
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  5. ^ Regan, Helen (May 3, 2024). "Where pro-Palestinian university protests are happening around the world". CNN. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "Pro-Palestinian student protests spread across Europe. Some are allowed. Some are stopped". AP News. May 7, 2024. Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  7. ^ Kassam, Ashifa (May 8, 2024). "Clashes and arrests as pro-Palestinian protests spread across European campuses". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "Mapping pro-Palestine college campus protests around the world". Al Jazeera. April 29, 2024. Archived from the original on May 1, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "Amsterdam: Police move in after pro-Palestinian protesters occupy university buildings". Sky News. Archived from the original on May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

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