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Pro-Palestinian Activists Occupy Emil Fischer Lecture Hall at Humboldt University, Prompting Evacuation by 300 Police Officers Amid Deportation Threats

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Updated Apr 16, 2025, 07:23 PM

Approximately 60 pro-Palestinian activists occupied the Emil Fischer Lecture Hall at Humboldt University in Berlin, protesting against what they described as genocide in Palestine. The university's administration declined to negotiate with the occupiers and instead requested police intervention to clear the building. The Berlin police, deploying around 300 officers, began the evacuation of the lecture hall. The activists had defaced walls and damaged furniture inside the building, and hung banners with anti-Israel slogans, including 'Intifada until victory' and 'Free Gaza' graffiti. Symbols associated with Hamas were also used. Outside the building, spontaneous protests erupted, leading to the first arrests by the police. During the evacuation, three journalists were temporarily detained despite clear identification and valid press credentials. The protest was in response to the threatened deportation of four individuals following earlier pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the Free University of Berlin. The activists expressed solidarity with those facing deportation and called for a complete academic and cultural boycott of Israel.

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Anadolu Ajansı

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Students at Humboldt University in Berlin show support for Palestine ◾ Students protest Israeli attacks on Gaza and Berlin state government's plans to deport 4 Palestinian supporters ◾ Police detain at least 5 people https://t.co/OvVg4I2Krr

Akşam Gazetesi

@Aksam

📌 At Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany, a group of students organized a show of support for Palestine Hung up banners reading “You cooperate with genocide”, “There is only one state Palestine 48" and “In the intifada until victory” https://t.co/IBn9GWfHpe

Quds News Network

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Shortly after their protest at Humboldt University denouncing the university’s complicity in the Israeli genocide in Gaza, Berlin police stormed the campus, detaining and expelling pro-Palestine students. https://t.co/EOS0Kl0aNI

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Around 60 Activists Occupy Emil Fischer Lecture Hall at Humboldt University in Berlin, Prompting Police Intervention and Arrests

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