Hundreds of people participated in a demonstration held at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, in support of Palestine and in protest against French president Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the university and his positions on the Palestinian issue.
French President Emmanuel Macron was due to speak with Swiss Confederation President Alain Berset on Thursday morning at the University of Lausanne, Belgian newspaper “Blick” reported.
🔴FRANCE 🇨🇵| #Macron : en visite à l'université de Lausanne #UNIL, le président 🇨🇵 a été accueilli par des d'étudiants manifestant aux cris de "free #Palestine", "Stop #génocide" et "Macron complice". La police a utilisé du spray au poivre pour disperser la foule estudiantine. pic.twitter.com/FQBipFmCbL
— Nanana365 (@nanana365media) November 16, 2023
The local newspaper reported that police fired gas at pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside the university after the demonstration spiraled out of control at the University of Lausanne on Thursday.
According to the newspaper, 200 people gathered to protest against Macron’s visit to the University of Lausanne, to denounce his complicity with the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
200 personnes réunies contre la venue de Macron à l'Université de Lausanne, pour dénoncer sa complicité avec le génocide en cours à Gaza. Nous avons été empêchés de manifester, gazés et nasés, en hommage à la macronie. pic.twitter.com/AcXe0HJDfu
— Collectif Sud Global (@Global_Sud) November 16, 2023
The Blick newspaper explained that the demonstration started from the Faculty of Arts and walked across the campus, where the French and Swiss presidents arrived at 10:15 am, indicating that the students knocked on pots and pans and chanted slogans carrying Palestinian flags.
