Seven pro-Palestine protesters convicted of misdemeanour charges in US
Key takeaways
- Activists found guilty of misdemeanour counts after blocking San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge in a 2024 Gaza protest.
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- Local news outlet KQED named the seven as Bhavika Anandpura, River Allen, Rocky Chau, Conrad de Jesus, Sarah Ferrell, Em Tillotson, and Sara Cantor.
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Activists found guilty of misdemeanour counts after blocking San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge in a 2024 Gaza protest.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A general view of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, USA [File: Kirby Lee/Imagn Images via Reuters]By Heba Habib and Reuters Published On 3 Jul 20263 Jul 2026A San Francisco jury has convicted seven pro-Palestine protesters of multiple misdemeanour charges for blocking the Golden Gate Bridge during a 2024 demonstration, but remains deadlocked on a more serious felony conspiracy charge.
The seven activists were each found guilty of six misdemeanour counts, including false imprisonment, obstruction of thoroughfare and unlawful assembly, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said in a statement on Thursday.