Democracy, the US style (updated)

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Over 700 protesters angered by the Israeli war on Gaza have been arrested during rallies on college campuses across the United States since mid-April, US media estimated.

A growing number of US students have been frustrated by Washington’s support of Israel’s actions in Gaza as a humanitarian disaster continues unfolding in the besieged Palestinian enclave.

A fresh wave of student activism was triggered by the arrest of at least 108 protesters at Columbia University in New York last week, The New York Times said. Police officers and university administrations have clashed with student activists in several states across the country in recent days.

Since April 17, 44 students have been arrested on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut; 93 people were held at University of Southern California in Los Angeles; 118 at Emerson College in Boston; 102 at Northeastern University in Boston; and 69 at Arizona State University in Tempe, among others.

ICYMI (In case you missed it): Police assaulted, arrested Emory University economics professor 

Footage shows Caroline Fohlin being violently assaulted by state police at the university campus whilst joining students protesting in support of Gaza. 

Protestors were reportedly targeted with tear gas and rubber bullets after having accused the university of being “complicit in genocide and police militarization” – referring to the police training center being constructed outside Atlanta.

Georgia state trooper brings away a Pro Palestine protestor … like a bag of potatoes.

Professor and Philosophy Chair Noelle McAfee, seen in handcuffs in the video.

Pro-Palestine protesters arrested on campus — as more college demonstrations in the US are broken up.

Detentions of journalists who dared to film protests of students and teachers in one of the US universities.

The United States sets an example for democratic treatment of members of the press. Now you know how to democratically deal with journalists who film something you don’t like.

Freedom of speech, US university style

Footage from Ohio State University shows the rapidly escalating violence students are facing for expressing their opinions, with at least 41 arrested in last night’s wave of clashes with cops. 

Washington loves to brag about its glorious constitution… When it suits them.


And in . . . Germany: Freedom of expression, German style. Watch the hatred, hands over the mouth.

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