London university students seek class reinstatement after suspensions for Palestine rallies
Students from a university in London are calling for the reinstatement of their classes, which were halted in response to actions supporting Palestine before and after the 7 October attack.
Last month, the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) imposed suspensions on four current students and three former students. The university cited breaches of health and safety regulations during two demonstrations in support of Palestine, which took place on 29 September 29 and 9 October.
"We started chanting on the steps of the main building where protests have always happened," one of the students told MEE, requesting anonymity.
"In the last 18 months there has been a real escalation in the way security has responded [to student protests], so in this case, they shut all the doors of the building and security officers were filming us on their phones," the student said.
"Around 20 minutes in, the fire alarm went off. Because all the doors were shut, people were unsure of what was going to happen."