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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Alanna Tomazin

24 hours in: students remain chained to couch in pro Palestine protest

Students have been chained to a couch on campus at the University of Newcastle for more than 24 hours in protest for Palestine. Pictures by Jonathan Carroll

FOUR students remain chained to a couch on campus, clocking more than 24 hours since security attempted to remove their pro Palestine encampment at the University of Newcastle.

The university's Students for Palestine group locked themselves onto a seat shortly after 6am on Tuesday morning, July 16 following guards packing up tents that were set up in protest of the institution's ties with Israel and weapons manufacturers.

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