Charges dropped against Stanford students over pro-Palestine protest
The pro-Palestinian encampment at Stanford in April 2024. Photograph: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe pro-Palestinian encampment at Stanford in April 2024. That resolution meant dropping all charges in exchange for 100 hours of community service at a nonprofit of their choosing and a total restitution of about $50,000, far less than the $1m prosecutors initially threatened them with and the $ 329,000 they each risked being found liable for at trial.
- ▪The pro-Palestinian encampment at Stanford in April 2024.
- ▪Photograph: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe pro-Palestinian encampment at Stanford in April 2024.
- ▪That resolution meant dropping all charges in exchange for 100 hours of community service at a nonprofit of their choosing and a total restitution of about $50,000, far less than the $1m prosecutors initially threatened them with and the $
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The pro-Palestinian encampment at Stanford in April 2024. Photograph: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe pro-Palestinian encampment at Stanford in April 2024. Photograph: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty ImagesUS universitiesCharges dropped against Stanford students over pro-Palestine protestStudents faced prison terms and thousands of dollars in restitution over campus protest against Israel’s war on GazaAlice SperiMon 21 Sep 2026 13.22 EDTLast modified on Mon 21 Sep 2026 13.25 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleFive Stanford University students who faced prison sentences and thousands of dollars in restitution in connection to a campus protest against Israel’s war on Gaza had all charges dropped on Monday.The students also had their restitution severely…
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