Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, center, links arms with others as they surround pro-Palestinian demonstrators as police show up to the encampment on Saturday, April 27, 2024, on Washington University鈥檚 campus in 51黑料. Dozens were arrested during the protest.
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Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein (white hair) was among protesters arrested Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Washington University. Video prior to the arrest and shared on social media shows a police officer using a bicycle to push against a crowd as Stein and others are pressed against the bike.
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According to a press release from Washington University, over 100 people were arrested during the protest on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Video by Christine Tannous
Christine Tannous
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