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Pro-Palestinian protesters gather in front of the Travis County Jail to support those arrested during protests at the University of Texas earlier in the day, April 24, 2024 in Austin, Texas.
"Today, our University held firm, enforcing our rules while protecting the Constitutional right to free speech," Hartzell said in the letter. "Peaceful protests within our rules are acceptable.
Colleges around the U.S. implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday, as police made more arrests at the University of Texas and ...
Controversy relating to the pro-Palestine movement began at the University of Texas at Austin almost immediately after the October 7 attack on Israel. [30] The University quickly increased security around Jewish organizations in the West Campus neighborhood, where a mural near the Texas Hillel had been vandalized by graffiti, fueling fears of antisemitic activity. [31]
Less than 2 miles away at the University of Texas at Austin, pro-Palestinian groups and college faculty members and students peacefully gathered in the shadow of the UT Tower for a May Day protest.
On May 5, 2023, protests took place across the city, including locations such as the Broadway-Lafayette Street station, the Washington Square Park, and outside the Manhattan district attorney's office, calling for criminal charges to be brought. [206] Protests were again held on May 6, 2023, at various locations in Manhattan. [207]
The right to assemble is recognized as a human right and protected in the First Amendment of the US Constitution under the clause, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of ...
Lisa Valenzuela, a sophomore at University of North Texas, dances to the chants in support of Palestine for the Campus Wide Walkout for Gaza at the campus Library mall on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.