Hundreds of Brown U faculty call on university to drop charges against student protesters

Nearly 200 Brown University faculty members are calling for charges to be dropped against 20 students who were arrested for trespassing during a pro-Palestine protest last week. Yet, as of Monday afternoon, the charges had not been dropped.

The students, who were arrested the night of Nov. 8 during a peaceful sit-in at University Hall, were part of a group called BrownU Jews for Ceasefire Now, and called not only for the divestments but for their school to promote an end to the war.

Read more from The Providence Journal.

Categories:

Most Popular