Gaza War/University of Amsterdam
Students and employees of the University of Amsterdam take part in a march against the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza and the University leadership after police broke up a student protest camp overnight, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 7, 2024. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Amsterdam: Staff at the University of Amsterdam have called for a walk-out on Monday, following the violent police crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters on campus last week.
Walkouts of staff will also be happened in Utecht, Nijmegen, Wageningen and Leiden.
The encampment in Amsterdam started on May 6th, with activists chanting for a free Palestine, playing the drums, and barricading access to the area.
The students are demanding the university divests from Israel linked companies and are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Protesters in Amsterdam erected makeshift barriers using bricks, desks and pallets while police in riot gear struck them with batons and tore down the barricades on May 8th.
Agencies.
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