About 100 protesters were arrested at Northeastern University on Saturday morning amid a pro-Palestine protest, according to the university.
Northeastern University he said The school’s police department, along with local authorities, began clearing an “unauthorized encampment” on the university’s Boston campus Saturday morning.
The camp was set up in the school’s Centenary Common this week. Protesters were told to leave.
Massachusetts State Police began arresting non-student protesters and tearing down some camps early Saturday morning.
“What began as a student demonstration two days ago was infiltrated by professional organizers with no affiliation to Northeastern,” the school said in a statement. Saturday Declaration on social media platform X.
“As part of the site cleanup, approximately 100 people were detained by police,” the school said.
The institution stated that students “who presented a valid Northeastern identity card were released” and will face “disciplinary proceedings within the university, and not legal action”.
“Those who refused to disclose their affiliation were arrested,” the school added.
Northeastern is one of many colleges across the country that has dealt with pro-Palestinian protests on its campuses, with students protesting the Israel-Hamas war and pressuring schools to disclose their investments.
The school said it took action to clear protest camps after “virulent anti-Semitic slurs” were incorporated into the protests.
“We cannot tolerate this type of hate on our campus,” the school statement said.
Huskies for a Free Palestine, the student organization leading the protest, said Saturday that the administration “quickly provided false narratives” regarding the camp.
“We are here because our university refuses to even address the catastrophic humanitarian crisis that the genocide against the Palestinians has created,” the group said. he said On Instagram. “The Northeast refuses to cut ties with weapons manufacturers who do business with the Israeli military.”
Videos posted by the group on Instagram show protesters chanting “Free Palestine, free” and police present on campus in riot gear.
Northeastern said in an update that Centennial Common was “fully secured” and that campus operations had returned to “normal.”
“We want to thank NUPD, our Student Life team, and the university’s external partners for their flawless execution this morning,” the school said. he said in X.
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