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The University of Oxford offices have been locked down after pro-Palestinian protesters staged a sit-in at Wellington Square.<\/p>\n
Oxford Action for Palestine organised the sit-in earier today and demanded a meeting with the university to review its policies.<\/p>\n
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A large number of officers from Thames Valley Police have arrived at the scene. <\/p>\n
Several members of Oxford Action for Palestine were arrested during the latest protest.<\/p>\n
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A spokesperson for OX4P said: \u201cToday, Oxford students staged a peaceful sit-in to demand that the university meet with us after two weeks of non-response.<\/p>\n
\u201cInstead of engaging in dialogue with her students, the vice chancellor chose to evacuate the building, place it on lockdown, and call the police to make arrests.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe demand the administration meet with us to negotiate immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n
At least five police cars were parked on Wellington Square<\/p>\n
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Another police vehicle entered the building through the back gate on Little Clarendon Street.<\/p>\n
The building is in lockdown, with a piece of paper at the door of the offices stating \u201cWe are in lockdown \u2013 no access\u201d.<\/p>\n
Other banners include a number of demands, such as: \u201cDisclose all finances\u201d, \u201cDivest from Israeli genocide, apartheid, and occupation\u201d, and \u201cSupport Palestinian-led rebuilding of education in Gaza\u201d.<\/p>\n
A final demand reads: \u201cAmnesty for all involved.<\/p>\n
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OX4P published a series of posts on social media about today’s protest.<\/p>\n
A statement said: \u201cEmergency: mass arrests are happening now at our sit-in at Wellington Square! Mobilise now for support!\u201d<\/p>\n
In an earlier post, the group stated: \u201cWe will not leave the Administration offices in Wellington Square until the University agrees to negotiate on the preconditions we have already requested\u201d.<\/p>\n
A large encampment was also set up outside Pitt Rivers Museum where students have been staging a protest for the past two and a half weeks. <\/p>\n
Tents were erected outside the building and declared a “liberated zone” by protesters supporting the plight of the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n
Pro-Palestinian protests and camps are spreading across British universities.<\/p>\n
They initially became popular across campuses in the United States. <\/p>\n
Other British universities witnessing an increase in the number of protests include Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield, Leeds, Warwick, Swansea, Bristol and UCL.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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