A protest encampment on the main campus of Columbia University, organised by a group in support of Palestinians, on April 27.NEW YORK - Pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on a handful of US university campuses on April 27, as activists vowed to keep up the movement seeking a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas among other demands.
"The Indiana University Police Department continues to support peaceful protests on campus that follow university policy," the police statement read. School leaders at several universities have responded in the past week by asking police to clear out camps and arrest those who refuse to leave. While saying they defend free speech rights to protest, the leaders say they will not abide activists infringing on campus policies against hate speech or camping out on university grounds.
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