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Photo report | Day two of pro-Palestine demonstrations and occupations at the UvA

Sara Kerklaan,
8 mei 2024 - 13:14
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The ‘solidarity demonstration’ announced on Tuesday morning turned into an occupation of the Binnengasthuisterrein. This is a chronological overview of the day in photos.

The week began with a demonstration on Roeterseiland, which escalated overnight. Dissatisfied with the police action on Monday night, another demonstration was announced for Tuesday afternoon. The crowd gathers around 2.30pm at the Roetersstraat, and expands soon. After an hour, the crowd moves from Roetersstraat to Weesperstaat with drumming and chanting. Here, the demonstrators are stopped by the police, and later the ME. The crowd walks in front of the ME towards the Nieuwe Keizersgracht and reaches the Binnengasthuisterrein via a detour.

 

Here, protesters occupy the former Academic Club and build barricades of furniture, bulky waste and fences. Demonstrators and bystanders also chant pro-Palestinian slogans outside the barricades. Around 11pm, it is announced that the UvA will not press charges and the police cannot intervene as a result. A number of occupiers set up tents and spend the night in the occupied area. The night passes peacefully.

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15:46 Pro-Palestine protesters surround a police van and drive it off campus.
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16:02 Slogans such as ‘No-one is free until Palestine is free’ are chanted.
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17:02 Protesters walk with drums from Roeterseiland to Sarphatistraat.
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17:13 The crowd of around a thousand people reaches Weesperstraat.
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17:23 Police try to stop the procession.
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17:25 Meanwhile, the ME is lined up in four vans so the crowd cannot walk towards the city centre.
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18:20 The crowd has reached the Oudemanhuispoort.
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18:44 The protesters occupy the Academic Club and shout slogans.
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19:48 The occupiers take out bricks to reinforce the barricades.
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20:13 Protesters reinforce the barricades with bricks.
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20:13 With the sun setting, protesters wait to see if the police will intervene.
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20:13 Supporters watch the protesters.
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23:10 Meanwhile, the occupiers are silent and wait to see if the police will intervene.
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8:44 On Wednesday morning, the occupiers continue to build the barricades.