A protest camp calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and freedom for Palestine has sprung up at the University of Liverpool.
Protesters have unofficially renamed the area "Alareer Square" in honour of Refaat Alareer, a Palestinian university professor, poet and activist who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza on December 6 2023. "As students we are part of an institution complicit in the genocide, apartheid, occupation of the Palestinian people and it is our duty to act against the Zionist entity. We encourage all people to take initiatives in the movement ahead of us. We operate as a democracy where decisions are made collectively.
A statement from the University of Liverpool read: "A small group of people are occupying Abercromby Square in protest of the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza. This follows similar events on university campuses in the UK and US over the past few days and weeks. The surrounding area and University buildings remain open and fully operational at this time.
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