{"id":169295,"date":"2024-06-09T22:22:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T20:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=169295"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:27:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:27:23","slug":"protesters-leave-campus-in-march-university-removes-tents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2024\/06\/09\/protesters-leave-campus-in-march-university-removes-tents\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters leave campus in march, university removes tents"},"content":{"rendered":"

The occupation of Erasmus Plaza is over. Around 8.00 pm on Sunday evening, the protesters left the campus in a march towards Oostplein after the riot police demanded their departure.<\/p>\n

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The riot police advanced past the encampment, where the protesters had already departed.<\/span><\/p>

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At 6.00 pm, the ultimatum set by Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb for the protesters to relocate their tent camp to another spot on campus expired.<\/p>\n

The protesters refused to comply. In the two hours that followed, they chanted slogans almost continuously, interspersed with speeches about the situation of Palestinian prisoners and instructions on dealing with the police. The group consisted mainly of students, with a small group of staff members present until the end.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, police vans gathered out of sight at the edges of the campus. A drone buzzed overhead. Around 8.00 pm, the police vans emerged, and through a megaphone, the police announced their intention to clear the area, telling the protesters it was time to leave. A wide cordon of riot police then advanced from the sports building towards the protesters.<\/p>\n

To the surprise of many, the protesters announced that they would leave the campus in a march towards the city. Followed by the riot police, a few dozen protesters walked off the campus in a large group, heading towards Honingerdijk.<\/p>\n\n\t

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