Arrest and mistreatment of US Professor of Anthropology

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A Netherlands-based US professor is accusing Belgian police of abuse during a crackdown on recent protests for migrant rights in Belgium, Red Pepper reported on 6 October 2010.

Dr Marianne Maeckelbergh, Professor in Cultural Anthropology at the University of Leiden, was arrested on 1 October whilst taking pictures of the arrest of activists taking part in the “No Borders” protest camp in Brussels. Dr Maeckelbergh had arrived to Brussels two hours before her arrest and intended to visit the camps over the weekend as part of her ongoing academic research.