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Tunis, Tunisia – – AFP Tunisian journalists and opposition figures have voiced alarm about a surge of prosecutions since President Kais Saied issued a decree outlawing what authorities deem to be “false news”. Rights groups and lawyers say the measure stifles dissent in the North African country that was the birthplace ...
Paris, France – AFP Police on Friday entered the Sciences Po university in Paris to remove dozens of students staging a pro-Gaza sit-in in the entrance hall, AFP journalists saw, as protests fired political debate about Israel’s war on Gaza. Demonstrations have struck education institutions in several French cities in recent weeks,...
Paris, France – AFP France’s prestigious Sciences Po university said it would close its main Paris site on Friday due to a fresh occupation of buildings by dozens of students advocating freedom of Palestine. In a message sent to staff on Thursday evening, its management said the buildings in central Paris “will remain closed ...
The U.S. House has approved the bipartisan Anti Semitism Awareness Act in a 320-91 vote. The legislation directs the Department of Education to adopt a controversial definition of antisemitism, sparking concern among progressive Democrats and far-right Republicans. Critics argue the bill wrongly conflates criticism of Israeli policies with hat...
Los Angeles police forcibly removed a free-Palestine camp at UCLA, dismantling tents and arresting protesters, causing widespread outrage. The selective police action came a day after masked supporters of Israel attacked the camp. LA police did not stop the attackers until 3 a.m., failing to protect non-violent protesters. The university ca...
A professor remains hospitalized after police officers brutalized him during a ‘Free Palestine’ protest at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville professor Steve Tamari was among those arrested, and has sustained multiple injuries, including broken ribs and a hand. His wife, Sandra T...
NEW YORK – AFP Students in New York have condemned the police raid on Columbia University campus by police. “Columbia and the cops collaborated to brutalize my classmates in the dark for standing up for what is right,” Columbia University student Maryam Alwan said at a news conference alongside other students, a day after New...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called for a thorough investigation of Arizona State University’s alleged forcible removal of hijabs of a group of Muslim women at a pro-Palestine rally on campus. Video footage from the rally suggests at least four instances of hijab removal during arrests by the school’s police officers. ...
In an open letter addressed to Provost Andrew Guzman and President Carol Folt, USC professor Mike Ananny expressed profound disappointment with their leadership. Ananny expressed outrage at the recent controversy surrounding the cancellation of Valedictorian Asna Tabassum’s address. Ananny accused them of failing to uphold their commitment t...
Washington, United States – AFP The White House insisted Sunday that pro-Palestinian protests that have rocked US universities in recent weeks must remain peaceful, after police arrested around 275 people on four separate campuses over the weekend. “We certainly respect the right of peaceful protests,” National Security Counc...
