Stanford students begin 'indefinite' sit-in over fossil fuel divestment

Students at prestigious US university demand it accelerate plans to divest parts of its $22.2bn endowment fund out of fossil fuels

Stanford University students have begun an indefinite sit-in to protest against the institution's investments in fossil fuels.

According to protest organisers, more than 100 students attempted to enter the main administration building and office of the president on Monday afternoon. The students have been locked out but say they have encircled the building and will camp out there until Stanford acts on their demand to "completely divest" its financial holdings from the fossil fuel industry.