After the occupation of the Audimax at Leipzig University by pro-Palestinian activists, the police are preparing to evacuate the building. Leipzig University has decided to evacuate and has informed the police, the university announced on Tuesday evening. The police operation is currently underway. "We do not tolerate the violent disruption of teaching activities and the seizure of university premises," the statement read. The decision to evacuate was unavoidable, as there was imminent danger to the safety of all students and lecturers.
According to the university, around 50 to 60 people occupied the Audimax and the inner courtyard on Leipzig University's inner city campus on Tuesday afternoon. They unfurled banners reading "University occupation against genocide", among other things. The largely masked occupiers declared that they were fighting for Palestine on campus, barricaded the Audimax doors from the inside, blocked access from the outside with sit-in blockades and erected tents in the inner courtyard. However, there were also protests against the occupation.
