Pro-Palestinian Students Defy Trespass Warning at University of Toronto

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Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered on the University of Toronto campus early on Thursday, May 2.

Footage recorded by Samira Mohyeddin shows protesters chanting “From the river to the sea” in support of Palestinian freedom. Mohyeddin said the students had “begun their Palestine solidarity encampment.”

The university had previously issued a warning against encampments. Credit: Samira Mohyeddin via Storyful

Video transcript

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