Tag: #UniversityProtests
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US-BACKED terror colony airstrikes kill 4 and injured 6 in Beit Lif; another person killed in Deir Seryan
Another Israeli violation of the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon after an Israeli airstrike had targeted a house in Beit Lif in southern Lebanon. The airstrike killed at least 4 people, including two children and a woman, and injured six others. Since the US-mediated ceasefire agreement went into effect on November 27, the Israeli occupation forces…
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Campus Protests until full victory: Australian University divests from weapons companies
ANU changes investment policy to exclude certain arms manufacturers following months of pro-Palestinian protests on campus. Students to continue protest: “Our demands are that the ANU cut all ties in Israel,” Mr Colwell said. Report
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Repression of Pro-Palestinian protesters – The banishing of masks
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators are hoping to hide their identities from online campaigns that have cost them jobs or educational opportunities and even led to death threats. Medical masks to prevent germs, used by Pro-Palestinian demonstrators, are criticised as “Officials allege some masked protesters have committed antisemitic hate crimes outside of synagogues, museums and on public transit.”…
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The University of Oxford uses contractors with tractors to dismantle pro-Palestine camps
Ironically, the university previously said it recognises “the importance of peaceful protest and the deeply felt concerns” about the situation in Gaza and Israel. The UK’s stance on occupied Palestine is clear. Just to refresh your memories about a statement made by Keith Starmer, the incoming PM of the UK, in October 2023.
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A Birmingham University protestor has been taken to court for peaceful actions
“with there being some 83 tents or gazebos on the green space, the aim is to raise awareness for the “demonstrable links” to companies such as defence firm BAE Systems, who were allegedly “involved in the death and destruction in Gaza”, with it being “moral duty” to express views. Mariyah Ali said seeks to end…
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Of highest moral value
Iran sanctions 11 Americans for violating US student encampment rights. American students set up Gaza solidarity encampments across US campuses, prompting a ripple effect beyond the US. However, their calls for an end to the Israeli occupation and US complicity were met by violent police crackdowns. Al Mayadeen report
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Unbreakable Protesters
Previous draconian actions by the directory have not achieved goals. Oxford University threatens now with court action to force pro-Palestine protesters to leave its land. Protesters have called for the university to cut financial ties with Israel and to overhaul its investment policy – report.
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Judge temporarily halts Gaza protest strikes at University of California
Employees have walked off the job at several campuses in protest of the UC’s handling of pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The decision is a blow to the union that is sure to intensify tensions with the university system, which has been tested by the occupation of academic buildings and construction of encampments on several campuses since Oct.…
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Protests have reached the heart of the University of Chicago
Jerry Coyne, a retired professor who happens to be an islamophobic pro-Zionist Isreali henchman, has his office at this university. Ask me how glad I am about the turn of tide. The professor maintains his daily blog on this page under the title ‘why evolution is true.’ Report on the Chicago University protests.
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