Cardiff Uni student assaulted by security staff for holding Palestine flag

Security staff have twice assaulted a Cardiff University student — for holding a Palestine flag and then for trying to take a photo of them. The Caerdydd Students for Palestine (CS4P) group described what happened:

As a student was on the way OUT of graduation she was physically assaulted and had the Palestinian flag ripped out of her hands with such violence it ripped her acrylic nails off.

She was simply carrying the flag in her hands on her way out of the building. She was then assaulted AGAIN when trying to get photos of the staff after they refused to give their names as seen on this video.

The blonde woman also mocked the word genocide and said graduation “isn’t political.” The arena supervisor said there’s nothing they could do!

Please share this everywhere and say SHAME on @utilitaarenacardiff and their violent staff. This was the actions of SUPERVISORS.

@cardiffuni this is who you trust to manage your graduations?

The group posted footage of the two staff involved:

 

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Cardiff University — a shameful record

This is not Cardiff University’s first rodeo when it comes to suppression of Palestine solidarity — nor the Utilita Arena’s. In July 2025, the university threatened to remove students for a display of solidarity, while Utilita staff harassed and intimidated students wearing keffiyehs:

 

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At the beginning of 2025, the university was accused of spying on pro-Palestine staff and students. A month earlier, it had suspended two students for taking part in an anti-genocide protest. In May 2025, it set police on students holding an anti-genocide picket and in June went to court for an injunction against them.

CS4P has asked opponents of genocide to share news of the latest incident widely.

Featured image via Cardiff.ac