# @chapelboronews on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-04-30T14:46:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chapelboro.com (@chapelboronews) — https://gondola.cc/chapelboronews

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UNC System campus police officers and other law enforcement agencies arrested students and community members at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment site for UNC-Chapel Hill early Tuesday morning, with the university later saying around 30 people were removed by police.

Shortly after 6 a.m., more than two dozen police officers approached the encampment site at Polk Place and began arresting demonstrators on the orders of UNC leadership — after Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts and Provost Chris Clemens shared a release at 5:37 a.m. warning the group to disperse or they would face punishment.

The university release said the group broke university policy, not just by having tents assembled in Polk Place but also that members of the protest had trespassed into university buildings overnight. Both UNC Students for Justice in Palestine — the organizing group for the encampment, which advocates for UNC to end any financial ties with companies that would benefit from the war in Gaza — and the university acknowledged that happened on Sunday.

“This group has now made it clear they will no longer even consider our requests to abide by University policies and have ended our attempts at constructive dialogue,” Roberts and Clemens’ statement said. “We must consider the safety of all of our students, faculty, and staff, as well as visitors to this campus. Our students are preparing for final exams and end-of-year activities, including graduation, and we will continue to promote an educational environment where they can do so safely and without disruption.”

The university administration’s statement said those who did not remove the tents and all other items from Polk Place by 6 a.m. would face possible arrests, suspension from campus, and expulsion from the university. According to social media posts shared by UNC SJP, at least one arrested demonstrator was injured and all who were arrested were released from custody shortly after 10 a.m.

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#freegaza #gazaunderattack #unc #campusprotest #chapelhill

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