Court orders protesters to take down UofT encampment

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TORONTO — The University of Toronto has suffered irreparable harm from a pro-Palestinian protest encampment that has seized control of part of its downtown campus, an Ontario judge said Tuesday in ordering demonstrators to dismantle the site.

The injunction issued late Tuesday afternoon orders the protesters to take down tents and structures by 6 p.m. Wednesday and bars them from impeding access to university property, putting up new tents or structures, or using the site without permission between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.

The protesters have controlled access to the area in a way that excludes those who disagree with it, as well as those who"simply want to use front campus as an attractive recreational space," he added. The Toronto Police Service said in a brief statement posted to X late Tuesday that it will enforce the court's order but hopes protesters will leave on their own to avoid police taking action.

The protesters set up camp on May 2 and previously said they would stay put until the school agrees to their demands, which include disclosing and divesting from investments in companies profiting from Israel's offensive in Gaza.

 

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