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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ashifa Kassam and Jennifer Rankin

Students across Europe hold Gaza war protests in run-up to UN vote on Palestinian statehood

a large group of riot police wearing helmets and high-vis jackets surround a group of protesters in a courtyard at the university, which is a historic brick building. One student is seen on the roof with a banner and some are holding cardboard placards; there is graffiti scrawled in red paint on the walls.
Police ended the student occupation at the University of Amsterdam by breaking through barricades. Photograph: Michael Currie/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Thirty-two people were arrested as Dutch police broke up a Gaza war protest at the University of Amsterdam, in a second day of unrest over the conflict. Police said the offences included public violence, vandalism and assault.

Video captured by Reuters appeared to show officers in riot gear striking protesters and police knocking down makeshift barricades of desks, bricks and wooden pallets that seemingly had been used to set off fire extinguishers in hopes of pushing them back. The footage appeared to also show police dragging several students away as hundreds shouted: “Shame on you!”

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