The censure of pro-Palestine Professor Mohamed Abdou by Columbia University has sparked outrage. Three academics, including a visiting professor, have faced repercussions for defending Palestinian rights. Administrators, supported by politicians, have targeted dissenting voices. Tensions at the New York-based Ivy league college escalated last...
New York, United States – AFP Classes at Columbia University were shifted online Monday as protests over Israel’s war on Gaza heightened tensions on US campuses and led to dozens of arrests at Yale University. A large group of demonstrators has established a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” on lawns at Columbia, with some J...
Police in New York cleared a sit-in protest being staged by pro-Palestinian students at Columbia University. Video footage showed officers entering the campus and dismantling the encampment on the South Lawn. Despite warnings, some students refused to disperse, resulting in arrests. University President Minouche Shafik claimed the sit-in pos...
