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UT Austin Faculty Strike in Solidarity With Pro-Palestine Student Protesters
Faculty are acting together, without a union, to break the law and stop work in order to protect the student movement.
SCOTUS Ignores Housing Crisis in Hearing on Laws Criminalizing Unhoused People
As the court hearing took place, unhoused people and their allies rallied outside, demanding “housing, not handcuffs.”
Cops Raid Palestinian Solidarity Encampments, Arrest Protesters at Yale and NYU
The encampment at Columbia University is entering its seventh day despite mass arrests of protesters there last week.
Human Rights Advocates Slam UK Move to Deport Asylum Seekers to Rwanda
The Labour Party has vowed to scrap the legislation if it wins control of the government later this year.
Israel Tied With Iran Among Top Jailers of Journalists in 2023, Report Finds
The Committee to Protect Journalists says 2023 saw the highest number of arrests of Palestinian journalists since 1992.
Hundreds of Bodies Discovered in Mass Grave in Gaza’s Nasser Hospital
Rescue workers said that some of the bodies they found had been buried with their hands tied behind their backs.
Lula Has Fallen Short on Land Demarcation Promises, Indigenous Brazilians Say
"Lula cannot speak about fighting climate change without fulfilling his duty to demarcate our lands," an advocate said.
Israel’s Starvation Campaign Could Affect Palestinians for Generations to Come
Studies on past famines have horrific implications for Gaza’s malnourished children — and then for their children.
This Is a Politicizing Moment. Let’s Spread Our Wings and Lift Up Palestine.
The wisdom of birds in flight can inspire our collective movement to flock together for Palestine's liberation.
Survey: Palestinians and Their Allies Are Experiencing Racism, Isolation
The survey showcases how "anti-Palestinian racism affects many more people than previously expected," the authors said.
Israeli Police Arrest Renowned Feminist Scholar Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian
More than 100 professors around the world released a statement calling for her immediate release.
Columbia Suspends Ilhan Omar’s Daughter Day After Omar Grills Its President
Omar had grilled Shafik about her characterization of pro-Palestine protests as antisemitic.
Blinken Hasn’t Acted on Staff Recommendations to Sanction Israeli Military Units
A State Department panel said in December that the US should restrict arms sales to units linked to human rights abuses.