Gallery: Police confront protesters at VCU; arrests made
Police arrive at a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
Demonstrators and law enforcement officers clash during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
Demonstrators and law enforcement officers clash during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
A demonstrator yells at law enforcement officers during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
VCU student Sereen Haddad asks demonstrators to disperse during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU on April 29. The night ended with a violent confrontation between police and protesters, 13 arrests and dozens of injuries.
Demonstrators wait for police to arrive at a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
A law enforcement officer holds a shield during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
A demonstrator yells at law enforcement officers during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
Law enforcement officers holds a shield during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
Demonstrators and law enforcement officers clash during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
A demonstrator preparing for police to arrive stands behind a sign during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU on April 29.
Demonstrators and law enforcement officers clash during a pro-Palestine rally at VCU, Monday, April 29, 2024.
On Monday night, VCU, Richmond, and Virginia State police officers in riot gear assembled outside the James Branch Cabell Library and declared an unlawful assembly, ordering the protesters to disperse.
In Virginia over the past three days, protests at Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Mary Washington were busted up by police.Â
We've always tended to overstate America's embrace of dissent, as if those police dogs, fire hose blasts and tear gas cannisters aimed at protesters were somehow an aberration.Â
Pro-Palestine protest organizers on Thursday afternoon gathered at VCU and called for university President Michael Rao’s resignation or removal on the heels of Monday’s violent showdown between police and demonstrators.
