Students Tackled, 20 Arrested at Peaceful Pro-Palestine Protest at UT-Austin

State troopers, APD, and UT police violently disperse crowd

"...This morning at 11:40am, hundreds of peaceful UT student protesters were gathered in front of Gregory..."

April 24, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

As Sunday Protest Looms, 80 Arrested Protesters Still Face Charges

More thorough arrest affidavits mean no immediate dismissal

"...nearly 140 demonstrators were arrested across two days of peaceful protest at UT-Austin, 80 individuals face criminal charges...."

May 3, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

Pro-Choice Protest Planned for HB 2 Lawsuit

The orange army will peacefully protest outside the HB 2 trial

"...plan to don their trademark orange and stage a peaceful protest outside the courthouse...."

Aug. 1, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

UT-Austin Faculty Say They’ve Lost Confidence in University President After Protest Arrests

Faculty, staff, and elected officials decry DPS deployment

"...After 57 people were arrested Wednesday at a peaceful pro-Palestine protest at UT-Austin – most of whom were..."

April 26, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

UT Students Sanctioned for Conduct During Pro-Palestinian Protest

They delivered a list of demands to the dean of the school of social work

"...accept their punishment for their actions during a pro-Palestinian protest on Dec. 8, 2023...."

Feb. 23, 2024 News Post by Madeline Duncan

St. Edward’s Students Protest After School Removes Pride Flag From Coffee Shop

“Bring back the flag,” they chanted

"...of other St. Edward’s community members gathered in a peaceful protest on Tuesday from 10am to 6pm, before marching..."

Feb. 28, 2024 News Post by Naina Srivastava

Scenes From Saturday's Protest Against Police Violence

"...On Saturday, protesters thronged the streets of Downtown Austin, spilling onto I-35..."

May 31, 2020 Photo Gallery

Protest Proposed Tar Sands Pipeline

"...vomit), I came across an article about the upcoming peaceful protest of the proposed tar sands pipeline in D.C...."

Aug. 4, 2011 Postmarks

Red Guards and the Modern Face of Protest

Agitators, disrupters, or “anarchists,” these masked protesters represent a new resistance

"...couple hundred people had marched up Congress Avenue to protest the incoming president. As they made their way toward..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

How Attorneys, Advocates, and Judges Worked to Review UT Protest Arrests

Inside the effort that led to dismissal of all 57 arrests

"...of Texas police officers began arresting demonstrators at a peaceful, pro-Palestine protest held on campus...."

May 3, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

57 People Arrested at Peaceful UT Protest, 46 Cases Declined So Far

Defenders say arrest warrants lack probable cause

"...A total of 57 people were arrested during the peaceful, pro-Palestine demonstration at the University of Texas, April 24,..."

April 25, 2024 News Post by Austin Sanders

Troopers Pursue Criminal Charges Against Journalist Filming Palestine Protest

DPS alleges assault, journalism experts allege suppression

"...Eighty people face charges after pro-Palestinian protests last week and the week before. One of them..."

May 10, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

One Man's Party Is Another's Protest

"...labeled the ride as a celebration and not a protest, I wasn't being 100% truthful because no one can..."

July 17, 2008 Postmarks

Council Makes Time to Address Protest Fallout

The right to listen

"...by a special called meeting to address this week's protests and the Austin Police Department's response, which left several..."

June 5, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

UT’s War on Students

A peaceful protest spiraled when law enforcement showed up. Now the university has doubled down.

"...Around noon on Monday, April 29, another day of protest at UT-Austin against Israel’s war on Gaza was beginning...."

May 3, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

The Common Law

Where’s the line between peaceful protests and criminal conduct?

"...I’m watching some of the protesters at the University of Texas get hauled off to..."

May 17, 2024 Column by Luke Ellis

Police Pepper Spray Protesters After Dispersing Impromptu Encampment for Palestine

UT, DPS double down on use of force, students push them “off our campus”

"...Monday saw another day of protest at UT-Austin, and once again, state troopers and city..."

April 29, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Horrified & Disappointed

"...in the headline that was written regarding today's violent protest ["Students Tackled, 20 Arrested at Peaceful Pro-Palestine Protest at..."

April 25, 2024 Postmarks

“I Want Peace, but I Want Justice First”

Austinites protested against police brutality. Police responded with brutal force.

"...by Minnea­polis police. As the Chronicle went to press, protests and dangerous encounters have continued, but tensions have eased..."

June 5, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Common Law

The stay at home order vs. the right to assembly (protest) and free speech

"...Tough week, Austin. Really tough week. Positive protests for social justice reform. Social unrest. Illegal acts. And,..."

June 5, 2020 Column by Luke Ellis

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2014: Documentaries, Program A

Three remarkable stories of people's reaction to oppression.

"...oppression. Sara Ishaq’s “Karama Has No Walls” documents a peaceful sit-in protest of the regime in Yemen’s “Change Square”..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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"...Protests Hurt War Effort..."

April 4, 2003 Column

Failure by Design

"...afterward to counter the heavily armed White Lives Matter protesters, we witnessed an abysmal failure of the Austin and..."

Nov. 21, 2016 Postmarks

Bloody Sunday

"...Gildea and Nicholas Farrell. Save for the anthemic U2 protest song that plays over the closing credits, there is..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Pro-Immigration and Anti-Trump Rallies

Anti-Trump rally leads to arrests

"...Capping off a week of protest in Austin and around the country in reaction to..."

Nov. 14, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Letters at 3AM

The Bush White House is mounting the most sustained and successful attack on the Constitution in America's history and not enough of us are willing to say it publicly.

"...to intimidate or coerce." Defined broadly, that could include peaceful protest and civil disobedience -- such acts are certainly..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

The Bush White House is mounting the most sustained and successful attack on the Constitution in America's history and not enough of us are willing to say it publicly.

"...to intimidate or coerce." Defined broadly, that could include peaceful protest and civil disobedience -- such acts are certainly..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Page Two

Deconstructing the endorsement process, and more thoughts on the power of protest and principled dissent.

"...Fundamentalists such as the 9/11 terrorists are not protesting this country's foreign policies. They hate the present and..."

April 18, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Rustin

Colman Domingo brings a lost mainstay of the Civil Rights Movement to life

"...march on Washington. But to pull off the biggest peaceful protest in American history, Rustin is going to need..."

Nov. 10, 2023 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

How to Blow Up a Pipeline

Enviro-thriller reinvents direct action as a commando mission

"...relating to the oil industry, a pointed rebuttal to peaceful protest as not only too little, too late, but..."

April 7, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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