The Columbia Law Review (CLR) has been reinstated online following a controversy over the censorship of an article discussing Palestine. CLR’s board had taken the journal offline in response to the publication of the article titled “Toward Nakba as a Legal Concept.” The board expressed concerns about the publication process. But student editor...
Authorities in Chinese occupied Eastern Turkistan have sentenced five Uyghur journalists to seven years in prison. Those imprisoned are Mirkamil Ahmed, Semet Ababekri, Abdukadir Rozi, Mehmut Abdukeyum and Akber Osman. They were convicted for their connections with Voice of America journalist, Kasim Kashgar, who fled northwest China in 2017 and...
Maryland’s Motor Vehicle Administration has decided to certify a valid foreign driver’s license issued by the Palestinian Authority. The Palestinian immigrant who held the license was denied authentication earlier. This placed a financial and emotional burden on her and delayed her ability to look for a job, according to the Council on ...
Students at Columbia University have started a new peaceful protest named Welfare Rebellion following the dismantling of the Gaza Solidarity Camp by New York police. A number of alumni have backed their cause. Due to limited campus access, students held a news conference criticizing the university’s security measures. Mahmoud Khalil, spe...
University of Chicago students boycotted the school’s graduation ceremony on Saturday. This was for the college’s refusal to grant degrees to four students involved in peaceful Free Palestine protests. Youssef Haweh, one of the seniors affected, emphasized the cause over his diploma. The boycott led to a disruption, with calls to end Israel’s...
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has filed a third complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) alleging war crimes against journalists in Gaza. They have accused the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of killing eight Palestinian journalists and injuring another between December and May. Israel’s war on Gaza has so far killed more than 100...
A recent survey by Seattle-based online magazine Intelligent.com indicates growing employer concerns about hiring recent college graduates who participated in peaceful Free Palestine protests. Findings reveal that nearly a third of employers hesitate to hire graduates who engaged in such demonstrations in the past six months. They are citing p...
A Sudanese film producer defied censorship on Palestinian content on social media by creatively evading algorithms. Due to restrictions placed on mentioning “Gaza” or “Palestine” because of Israeli pressure, Amjad Al Nour utilized ambiguous language and mixed signals to circumvent detection. He has been raising awarenes...
In a significant development, police have made their first arrest following the violent assault on Free Palestine protests at the University of California, Los Angeles. Eighteen-year-old high school senior Edan On has been charged with felony assault for attacking demonstrators with a wooden pole. In the video footage, he was seen joining co...
The National Press Club, the largest organization for journalists in the US, has urged Israel to restore The Associated Press’ equipment and live feed in Gaza. Israel earlier confiscated the New York-based news agency’s broadcast equipment and shut down its live feed into Gaza. Press Club President Emily Wilkins has asked Israel to reverse cou...
