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Video Shows Police Beating Student Protesters in California

HeadlineMar 08, 2010

The Daily Californian newspaper reports some student protesters remain in jail after being arrested on Thursday during the National Day of Action to Defend Public Education. About 140 protesters were arrested in Oakland for blocking traffic on Interstate Highways 880 and 980. Most of the protesters were released on Friday, but those facing arraignment remained in jail over the weekend. Among those arrested were the journalists Brandon Jourdan and David Martinez, who documented the police beating some of the protesters. Most of the protesters arrested on Thursday in Oakland were charged with unlawful assembly and obstruction of a public street. Some were also charged with resisting arrest.

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