5名斯坦福学生因2024年总统办公室抗议要求以色列相关公司撤资而面临重罪指控。 Five Stanford students face felony charges for a 2024 protest in the president’s office demanding divestment from Israel-linked companies.

5名斯坦福学生因2024年6月闯入大学校长办公室而面临重罪指控, 他们在那里设置路障并挂上旗帜, 要求与以色列在加沙的军事行动有关的公司撤资。 Five Stanford students face felony charges for breaking into the university president’s office in June 2024, where they barricaded themselves and hung a banner calling for divestment from companies linked to Israel’s military actions in Gaza. 11名抗议者之一John Richardson作证说,这一行动的动机是关注巴勒斯坦平民的伤亡和对大学的破坏,而不是破坏行为,该团体随后清理干净。 John Richardson, one of the 11 protesters, testified that the action was motivated by concern over Palestinian civilian casualties and destruction of universities, not vandalism, and that the group cleaned up afterward. 控方将这一事件说成是财产损坏和敲诈未遂,而辩方则强调政治意图和斯坦福自己的撤资政策。 The prosecution framed the event as property damage and attempted extortion, while the defense emphasized political intent and Stanford’s own divestment policies. 最初损失估计数700 000美元后来减少到与抗议有关的300 000美元。 Initial damage estimates of $700,000 were later reduced to $300,000 tied to the protest. 另有六位抗议者已经接受了认罪协议或替代解决方案。 Six other protesters had already accepted plea deals or alternative resolutions.