Paris Sciences Po students block institute entrance in support of Palestine

Students at the Sciences Po (the Paris Institute of Political Studies), protesting in support of Palestine, again blocked the entrance to the educational institution, Report informs via TASS.

According to Agence France-Presse, the entrance to the historic building, located in the 7th arrondissement of the French capital, is littered with garbage cans and city rental bicycles.

There are about 20 students at the barricades, some hiding their faces with medical masks. There are police officers on duty near the entrance to the institute, but so far they have not intervened in what is happening.

Classes at the institute ended on Friday, May 3, and students are now in the exam session. As the agency notes, access to the university is still possible through one of the side entrances.

Some Sciences Po students have been demonstrating in support of Palestine and against cooperation with Israeli universities for several weeks now. On Friday, police evacuated all protesters from the institute building.