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Tents in a pro-Palestinian encampment at Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Tuesday. 108 people were arrested at a tent encampment in a public alley adjacent to Emerson College Thursday morning. COURTESY OF DAVID YEUNG

Impact of student arrests at Emerson College ripples through campuses in Greater Boston

Leia Green April 26, 2024
Arrests at Emerson College on Thursday have shaken the student body and neighboring Boston colleges after police swarmed an encampment organized by students and community members in solidarity with Palestine.
A protester displays a “Free Palestine” sign at a demonstration in front of the Boston Public Library. Hundreds of people gathered in Copley Square on Monday to show support for Palestinians amidst ongoing violence in the Middle East. JIASHAN ZHENG/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Several hundred gather at Copley Square to show support for Palestine amid growing international crisis

Adithya Iyer October 17, 2023
Several hundred people gathered at a rally at Copley Square on Monday in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and to raise awareness for Palestinian civilians currently caught in the crossfire of violence in the Middle East.
Extinction Rebellion on Earth Day

GALLERY: Extinction Rebellion rallies on Earth Day

Daily Free Press Staff April 23, 2023
Last Saturday on Earth Day, Extinction Rebellion rallied near the State House and marched through downtown.
Abortion is a human right sign

Boston protestors gather to speak out against drafted Supreme Court opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade

Talia Lissauer May 5, 2022
Thousands of pro-choice protesters gathered at the Massachusetts State House May 3.
GALLERY: Demonstrators demand rent cancelation amid pandemic

GALLERY: Demonstrators demand rent cancelation amid pandemic

Conor Kelley January 31, 2021

Demonstrators from Cancel the Rents Boston gathered in Nubian Square Saturday to call for the cancelation of rents and mortgage payments while the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten housing affordability.

Protesters arrive at the State House. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

GALLERY: Sunday’s Black Lives Matter Protest in Boston

Lauryn Allen June 2, 2020

On May 31, protesters filled the streets of Boston to demand justice for George Floyd and previous Black victims of police brutality. Once the peaceful protest ended, some demonstrators began to riot as...

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