An SIUE professor reports he’s lucky to be alive after suffering multiple broken ribs when police arrested him at a protest at Washington University last weekend.
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Students rallied at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville in solidarity with Palestine and their professor, who was severely hurt when multiple police officers were breaking up a Pro-Palestinian protest at Washington University last weekend.
The “March for Palestine” honored Dr. Steve Tamari, a 65-year-old history professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, who was arrested and sent to the hospital last week after he said officers threw him to the ground.
About 50 students peacefully protested around campus Saturday outside of Vadalabene Center, where multiple commencement ceremonies were taking place.
This comes as Pro-Palestinian demonstrations and arrests continue to happen at college campuses across America.
“We are here in support of Dr. Steve Tamari, who was brutalized by the police at the WashU campus for simply doing his duty of …
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