The Missouri chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Missouri), a chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the arrest of pro-Palestine protesters on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis.
Police arrested dozens of protesters who are demanding an end to the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
SEE: Protest of Gaza war at St. Louis’ Washington University ends with arrests
In a statement, CAIR-Missouri Board Chair Yasir Ali said:
“We condemn this heavy-handed response to a peaceful protest by those who seek an end to the Israeli genocide in Gaza. Students must be allowed to exercise their First Amendment rights and to oppose Israel’s genocide, ethnic cleansing and forced starvation in Gaza. We ask that all those arrested be released immediately.”
He noted that tomorrow, CAIR is offering a “Know Your Rights” webinar for students nationwide protesting against the Gaza genocide.
Earlier today CAIR’s national office called on George Washington University in Washington, D.C., to allow medical access and legal observers for an anti-genocide student sit-in in solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Also today, CAIR’s Philadelphia chapter joined greater Philadelphia-area mosques and Muslim community organizations in issuing an open letter calling on area college presidents and school district leaders to respect pro-Palestine students’ First Amendment rights and to refrain from disciplinary action and enacting police violence at anti-genocide protests.
CAIR’s Connecticut chapter expressed its solidarity with students of the University of Connecticut who have erected a pro-Palestinian encampment at the Storrs campus.
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CONTACT: CAIR-Missouri Board Chairman Yasir Ali, yali@cair.com, 314-722-6116; CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com, CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com