{"id":154495,"date":"2023-05-10T11:18:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T09:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=154495"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:26:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:26:46","slug":"arrests-at-forced-end-of-protest-in-erasmus-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2023\/05\/10\/arrests-at-forced-end-of-protest-in-erasmus-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrests at forced end of protest in Erasmus building (update)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Twelve protesters were arrested during the eviction of the Occupy protest at the Erasmus building. They were dragged away by officers after ignoring a eviction order. Update Thursday, 11 May: A security guard wants to press charges against a protester who climbed up the Theil building.<\/p>\n

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One of the protesters is taken away by police towards an arrest van.<\/span><\/p>

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Most of the protesters left the hall around 7:30 pm. They did so after security guards had twice called for them to leave the premises by 7:30 pm at the latest, otherwise the \u2018social safety\u2019 of the protesters would not be guaranteed. At the previous demonstration, OccupyEUR was allowed to stay until 10:30 pm, but as of 1 April, opening hours have been changed to save energy.<\/p>\n

The twelve remaining protesters sat hunched in a circle on the ground, their faces painted to prevent facial recognition. As they were arrested one by one, they shouted once more along with the rest of the group outside their mantra: \u2018Hoe laat is het? Solidariteit!\u2019 <\/em>(\u2018What time is it? Solidarity!\u2019)<\/p>\n

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Officers are preparing to arrest the group of remaining protesters. <\/span><\/p>

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City councillor Mina Morko\u00e7 (GroenLinks) was a legal observer during the demonstration. She tried to follow closely how the police handled the students during the arrests, but she was prevented from doing so several times by security guards. Only after mediation by a police officer could she continue her work. Morko\u00e7: \u201cI find it disappointing that the university allowed the protest to be cleared so quickly, and then also by such a large number of police officers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rector Annelien Bredenoord at the Occupy protest in May. <\/span><\/p>

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The protest started in the rain, around 10.30 am at the pond and continued a little later in the hall in front of the auditorium. There, OccupyEUR organised all kinds of workshops and lectures and participants made music.<\/p>\n

Around 2pm, the Executive Board sent an email to the activists with a warning. According to the board, the protesters were not following the house rules. \u201cYou are obstructing education and even exams by your presence and the noise you produce. If this continues to be the case, we will take measures.\u201d Which exams were impacted by the protest is unclear. The board also wrote that several attempts were made to engage in conversation, but the activists were not open to it.<\/p>\n\n\t

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