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Felony Trial Begins for Stanford Pro-Palestinian Protesters

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A group of supporters gathered for a rally outside the Hall of Justice in San José on Nov. 17, 2025, after a court hearing for a group of pro-Palestinian protesters indicted for breaking into the Stanford University president’s office. (Joseph Geha/KQED)

Five current and former students at Stanford are on trial for barricading themselves inside the university president’s office on June 5, 2024. 

The protesters, who face counts of felony conspiracy and felony vandalism, say their actions were aimed at pressuring Stanford to divest from companies that support Israel’s bombing and invasion of Gaza. Prosecutors say that protesters committed a crime by breaking into a building and causing damage to university property.


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