New York City officials and medical records from the April 30 arrests at Columbia University present conflicting accounts regarding injuries sustained by pro-Palestinian student protesters. While NYC Mayor Eric Adams and the police reported no injuries, no violent clashes, and minimal force used during the arrests, medical records, photographs, and interviews with protesters indicate otherwise. At least nine protesters sustained injuries beyond minor scrapes and bruises.
POLICE ATTACK PROTESTORS AT NAKBA DAY MARCH IN BROOKLYN https://t.co/gAZEEnKYbK
New York Pro-Palestine Protest Turns Violent: NYPD And Demonstrators Engage In Brawl | VIDEO https://t.co/qelCya5ik3
Bay Ridge is home to the largest Palestinian community in NYC. There has been a Nakba Day demonstration here every year for the past decade without incident. I saw no evidence of actions by protestors today that warranted such an aggressive response from NYPD. More later.
Violence erupted when a large number of police officers tried to push 200 or more marchers, waving Palestinian flags, onto the sidewalk in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. https://t.co/Bs8T9UdDhu
🇺🇸🇦🇪 NYPD pounds a Pro Palestine protestor in the face in Brooklyn @probablyreadit https://t.co/bZXWRzZvE9
Protesters being beat up in NYC for protesting genocide in Israel https://t.co/AvXmC2f61x
Anti-Israel protesters arrested in clash with police in Brooklyn https://t.co/S3PLcyWbir https://t.co/f4kavQlsC2
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn — Riot suspects were arrested by the NYPD at the violent Gaza direct action today. https://t.co/FDUVj5vt37
NYPD officers rushed to the Pro-Palestine march and grabbed people out of the crowd randomly and started punching them. https://t.co/CvKUb0gbdK
BREAKING| NYPD brutally attack and arrest pro-Palestine protesters. At least one journalist has been reportedly detained. https://t.co/1EKZ2clGyO
NYPD officer PUNCHES out of control anti-Israel protester after they resisted arrest. Scuffles broke out as protesters became aggressive as police moved in to make arrests. https://t.co/6Ltjhnrlv5
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn — NYPD arrest rioters at the violent Gaza direct action that shut down the streets today. https://t.co/XCBvOggJqJ
Happening Now Violent pro-Hamas protesters are clashing with police in Bay Ridge, New York. Since the demonstrators refused to clear the street, police have begun to make arrests. https://t.co/MpqJJ1BODi
NOW: As pro-Palestine protesters reached an intersection, officers rushed in and grabbed people out of the crowd seemingly at random Officers tackled multiple protesters to the ground and then proceeded to punch them https://t.co/fyPfA8emyM
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn — NYPD take down a criminal suspect at the illegal Gaza direct action that shut down the streets of Brooklyn again. https://t.co/wO9c0ncThG
In Bay Ridge for @WOLPalestine’s Flood Brooklyn for Gaza Nakba Day. NYPD is preventing the crowd from rallying against genocide in the street so they can stand around on their phones in the street. https://t.co/jyJKYQJZx3
Pro Palestine Protestor arrested for attack at local congressional office - https://t.co/5jIoXOJQD4
After the arrests of student protesters occupying a Columbia University building, New York City officials said there were “no injuries.” But at least nine protesters arrested sustained injuries beyond minor scrapes and bruises. https://t.co/SF8fXZpeOj
New York City officials and medical records from Apr. 30 arrests at Columbia University tell two contrasting stories about injuries after pro-Palestinian student protesters occupied a building at the Ivy League school https://t.co/JyCAvpjAI6 https://t.co/4FPJaXT55A
A day after NYPD officers arrested pro-Palestinian student protesters occupying a Columbia University building, NYC mayor Eric Adams said there had been no injuries. But medical records, photographs and interviews with protesters tell a different story https://t.co/JyCAvpk8xE https://t.co/KUDlz7aSlG
After arrests of pro-Palestine student protesters at Columbia, NYC Mayor Adams and police said there were "no injuries," no "violent clashes" and minimal force, however medical records, photographs shared by protesters, and interviews say differently. https://t.co/QwTfk9JlnN
Cops lie, vol a billion: New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise https://t.co/hAv9aHK8Yj
⚠️ NEW YORK CITY SAID 'NO INJURIES' AT COLUMBIA ARRESTS; STUDENTS' MEDICAL RECORDS SAY OTHERWISE Full Story → https://t.co/2lj0nhvCMD After the arrests of pro-Palestine student protesters occupying a Columbia University building last month, New York Mayor Eric Adams and… https://t.co/0l4suWTZP2