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University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

Published – December 12, 2024

Since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack against Israel that left 1,200 people dead, several protests have erupted at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). 

During the September 2024 riot, UNC students staged a pro-Palestine “walkout” that resulted in several thousands of dollars in vandalism and property damage. According to one report, nearly 150 people gathered to protest on the Wilson Library steps. Event promoters and sponsors were identified as the UNC Students for Justice for Palestine and TransparUNCy Graduate Students for the Liberation of Palestine.

Angry crowd members stormed into campus buildings yelling and disrupting classes and business operations. Protestors raised a Palestinian flag and used spray paint and permanent markers on the buildings.

Additional protests and clashes with law enforcement include the following reports (available at the end of this post):

  • WRAL News: UNC System considering standard protest policies for all campuses (12/16/2024)
  • CBS 17 News: Protests at UNC-Chapel Hill (10/11/2024)
  • WRAL News: Police investigating pro-Palestinian protests at UNC (09/20/2024)
  • Queen City News: Police break up encampment on UNC Charlotte campus (05/07/2024)

UNC released official statements against the protests in September and April 2024. The following photos are sourced from those announcements.

News sources said UNC officials and local law enforcement were conducting ongoing investigations into the riot incidents. The university is also considering new protest policies prohibiting gatherings within a certain distance of building entry/exit points and banning overnight encampments.

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