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Another Columbia Protester Targeted for Deportation Sues Trump, Other Officials
Lawful permanent resident Yunseo Chung is challenging the administration for targeting her for her free speech.

Mass Protests in Turkey After Trump Ally Erdoğan Imprisons Political Rival
Meanwhile, Elon Musk is under fire for blocking accounts of opposition figures in Turkey on his social media platform X.

We Need a New Wave of Airport Protests to Reject Trump’s Deportation Agenda
Airport protests stymied the 2017 Muslim ban. As Trump’s administration targets even more people, we need a repeat.

Setting Ominous Precedent, Court Tells Greenpeace to Pay $660M to Pipeline Firm
The March 19 ruling from a jury in North Dakota sets a chilling precedent that could erode protest rights in the US.

Pro-Palestine Campus Organizers: Demilitarization & Democratization Go Together
Campus-based Palestine solidarity organizing is global. It’s not backing down.

They Came for Mahmoud Khalil in the Night, and They Will Come for Us, Too
We must treat attacks on our communities as an effort to silence every voice of dissent, because those are the stakes.

Trump’s Policies Show “Imperialism and Totalitarianism Go Hand in Hand”
Russian American writer M. Gessen discusses Trump’s agenda, a possible ceasefire in Russia’s war on Ukraine, and more.

Hundreds Stage Sit-In at Trump Tower to Protest Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention
Police arrested around 100 participants in the protest, which was organized by Jewish Voice for Peace.

Columbia University Revokes Degrees From Some Pro-Palestine Campus Protesters
Along with multi-year suspensions and expulsions, it’s unclear how many students and graduates are impacted.

Imagining Change Is a Crucial Step to Achieving It Under the Trump-Musk Regime
We’ve already seen individual and small communal acts of subversion. How do we create a sustained uprising?