Charges Dropped Against Nine Arrested at Pro-Palestine Protest - The Grind Magazine
Organizers say these arrests are another example of police overreach and that they are being used as justification for ongoing repression. Toronto police call the arrests “lawful, justified…
Indigenous organizations rallied downtown on Oct. 8 to support Mskwaasin Agnew, a Cree/Dene harm reduction worker. Agnew was kidnapped by the Israeli military while aboard the international Freedom Flotilla ship Conscience, which was attempting to deliver essential medical supplies to Gaza. Photo: Joshua Best Advertisement Criminal charges against nine people who were arrested during an Indigenous-led, pro-Palestine demonstration in Toronto last fall have been dropped. The arrests occurred on Oct. 8, 2025, near the Global Affairs Canada office at Queen Street and University Avenue, where hundr
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