demonstrators have taken over the Sorbonne, the police intervene to evacuate the premises

“Israel assassin, Sorbonne accomplice”, “Don’t look at us, join us!” Several dozen students gathered at the Sorbonne at midday, Monday April 29, for a mobilization in favor of the Palestinian cause in front of the building and inside the prestigious Parisian university. “There is no longer any entry possible” since around midday, the communications department of Paris 1-Panthéon Sorbonne University announced to AFP, specifying that “the Sorbonne will be closed this afternoon [lundi] by decision of the rectorate.

“The lecture theaters were evacuated around midday and exams were canceled,” said said the university. Around fifty tents were set up in the main courtyard and in the hall, noted the franceinfo journalist present on site. Around 3 p.m., the police evacuated the premises.

“We are here at the call of the students [des universités américaines] from Harvard, Columbia.commented to AFP Lorélia Fréjo, student at Paris 1 and activist for the student organization Le Poing leva. “After the actions at Sciences Po, we are here to ensure that it continues.” The deputies La France insoumise Louis Boyard and Thomas Portes were also present on site at the beginning of the afternoon.