Good on the #Amsterdam for refusing to accept police violence against students. Heard in an interview “we are not American, we believe in international law and the fundamental freedom of protest, the #Netherlands is a free country.”
What started as a peaceful walkout this morning by hundreds of university staff, professors, lecturers in protest against police violence against students last week is now developing and escalating once again.
The riot police are here, hundreds of them are blocking the entrance to the university. After the university staff finished their rally, the students went in and they have built some tents right into the main hall.
The police are now coming in and [the students] are trying to block the police. They managed for a few minutes but now the police car van is driving towards the entrance and everyone here is very much hoping that the same scenario that happened last week is not repeated here.
The protests are against the war in Gaza and they’re also demanding the university to cut ties with Israeli universities but also to protest against police violence and what they say is a violation of their rights to demonstrate.
So far I’ve only seen peaceful protesters and the police is coming in and of course, there’s a lot of trauma after what happened last week so the situation is quite agitated.
IT SEEMS LIKE I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE
IT SEEMS LIKE I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE
IT SEEMS LIKE I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE
IT SEEMS LIKE I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE #HetFunenpark#Amsterdam
Even over Amsterdam with all its light pollution, we could see the faint glow of the Northern Lights last night. Quick picture take out of my window with a phone. #amsterdam#northernlights#iphoneography#solarstorm
@ErikJonker Als je als demonstrant niet verkeerd geframed werd en je met deze demonstraties niet juist heel kwetsbaar in de media kwam daardoor, zouden deze demonstranten er net zo over denken, Erik.
Police officers remove a pro-Palestinian protester outside the University of Amsterdam during a protest in #Amsterdam, Netherlands. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Yesterday, #Amsterdam had a violent crack down on #StudentProtests as there has been in Germany and America. Today, the Dutch took to the streets to actually object to the beating of their students. What a difference when the community cares:
Show up in large numbers, the community, students and all staff are welcome to stand against the university's decision to brutalise their own students. No complicity in genocide, and all power to those who resist.
