More than a dozen arrests as Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy Stanford University president’s office

More than a dozen pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested Wednesday at Stanford University, the school said, after they broke into and occupied the office of the president demanding divestment, transparency and amnesty.

More than a dozen pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested Wednesday at Stanford University, the school said, after they broke into and occupied the office of the president demanding divestment, transparency and amnesty. “A group of individuals this morning unlawfully entered Building 10, which houses the offices of the president and provost,” according to a statement from the university. “The Stanford Department of Public Safety has responded to the scene and is assessing the situation.” About 10 students were barricaded inside the building while dozens of others linked arms outside, according to the student newspaper, The Stanford Daily. It is the last day of spring classes, according to the university calendar. “We refuse to leave until Stanford Administration and the Stanford Board of Trustees meet our demands and take action to address their role in enabling and profiting from the ongoing genocide in Gaza,” a statement from Liberate Stanford. The group disavowed acts of vandalism carried out by some protesters, which include spray-painted messages and what appears to be fake blood spilled on the desk of the president. “The intentions of this movement are not to create unnecessary labor for service workers, and we refuse to have our uprising hijacked by unknown agitators,” the group said in a social media post.