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A release from the students says they will be demanding amnesty for students involved in the encampment. Organizers say students were exercising their right to advocate for Palestine and divestment.Faten Odeh, Executive Director of CAIR-Ohio, is expected to join three graduating undergraduates, a graduating law student and a university alum, in speaking at the press event.
The group will be demanding amnesty for all those facing the University disciplinary process and condemning disproportionate sanctions imposed without formal violations including suspension and prohibition on attending graduation ceremonies. Organizers say they believe university administrators are inflicting disproportionate and discriminatory punishments on students due to their opposing viewpoints.
The press conference starts at 11 a.m. at the Cleveland Public Library Martin Luther King Jr. branch.
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