Студентите Сю Тексаски университет, губернатор заради протестните репресии на Газа
Четири сегашни и някогашни Тексаски университет в Остин Студенти, съдиха в колежа и губернатора на Тексас Грег Абът в сряда, като се твърди, че са изправени пред непозволени арест и ресантиране на дисциплинираност за демонстриране против нападението на Израел против Газа. Работа с пропалестинските студентски митинги, които избухнаха напролет на 2024 година 2024, campus protest.
According to the filing, Abbott, with the consent of Hartzell, ordered state police in riot gear to carry out mass arrests, violating protesters' First Amendment rights to assemble and express their opinions.
In response to the lawsuit, UT Austin spokesperson Mike Rosen referred to statements the university made after the arrests saying it acted to preserve campus Безопасност, използване на разпоредбите за митинг и че множеството арести са от хора отвън университета.
Службата на Абът не отговори незабавно на искане за коментар. In a social media post during the arrests, Abbott said: " Antisemitism will not be tolerated in Texas. "
Two students named in the suit said they wanted to protect others from the physical and mental harm they had suffered.
" It is reclaiming our narrative because we were treated as antisemitic criminals, " said Arwyn Heilrayne, a second-year student, who experienced a panic attack След като беше съборена на земята от полицията и тя беше компактно вързана с цип.
" It's really vital and crucial right now to make sure that that we say that it's not okay, " said Cisco, a third-year student, who had her hijab forcibly removed by police following her arrest.
Dozens of demonstrators were taken into custody at the protest then released two days later after the Travis County Attorney's Office said charges were dropped due to a lack of probable cause.
All students arrested faced university disciplinary action, according to the lawsuit.
ADC Director Abed Ayoub saw most Americans, especially Texans, backing free speech for pro-Palestinian protesters.
" Governor Abbott and others are underestimating how much Americans value their First Amendment rights, " said Ayoub.
