President Donald Trump claims he “brought back free speech” in America, just hours after threatening schools for allowing protests. His administration has targeted student protesters, with executive orders threatening to deport those involved in free-Palestine demonstrations. The Department of Justice is also cracking down on campuses over the...
Symposium in Amman discusses the significance of Palestinian prison literature as a vital form of resistance AMMAN, Jordan (MNTV) – A symposium titled Prison Literature was organized by the Department of Culture and Central Media of the Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party in Amman. The event focused on the profound role of Palestinian pr...
A federal judge has denied the Associated Press or AP an emergency order to regain access to presidential events. The White House banned the United States’ oldest news agency after it refused to use “Gulf of America” instead of “Gulf of Mexico” in its reports. President Donald Trump issued an executive order to rename the […]
The White House is facing criticism for allegedly retaliating against America’s leading news agency, the Associated Press or AP over its reporting. AP claims its reporters were barred from events after refusing to use President Donald Trump’s new name for the Gulf of Mexico — the “Gulf of America.” The agency’s Executive Editor Julie Pac...
A student has taken legal action against the University of Chicago, claiming he was suspended for his involvement in a free-Palestine protest. Fourth-year student Manuel Rivera filed a lawsuit on Jan. 14, alleging the university violated his First Amendment rights. The lawsuit also alleges that the institution violated Illinois housing laws by...
Arab-American artist Fareed Armaly has rejected Kaethe Kollwitz Award, protesting censorship of opinions supporting Palestinians in Germany. The Academy of Arts said it regretted his decision. Armaly, in a letter, criticised what he called Germany’s “reactionary” cultural policies, accusing institutions of silencing Palestinian rights advocate...
In Russia’s remote Magadan region, Tajik migrants have reported being forced to work under slave-like conditions on a cattle farm. A group of 10, tricked by a promise of well-paid jobs, now find themselves without pay and stripped of their passports by their employer, who allegedly refuses to return them. These migrants, including two with [&h...
President Joe Biden recently signed the 2025 defense spending bill, endorsing $895 billion in funding and extending the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act for another five years. Key measures in the act include monitoring human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang and imposing sanctions on Chinese officials linked to “genocide” against Uy...
A TV reporter in Colorado was attacked by President-elect Donald Trump supporter Patrick Thomas Egan. Egan allegedly said, “This is Trump’s America now,” as he confronted the reporter. Egan, 39, faces charges of bias-motivated crimes, assault, and harassment. The victim, Ja’Ronn Alex, said he believed he was targeted for being Pacific Isla...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has advised students and families against applying to 14 universities labeled as “institutions of particular concern”. The advocacy group listed these institutions for allegedly mistreating those opposing genocide in Palestine. The advisory follows CAIR’s UnHostile Campus Campaign, ...
