State repression
Trump admin detains more students in crackdown on free speech, promises further arrests

The Trump administration seeks the deportation of more students, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has promised further draconian measures

Protests take fight to release Mahmoud Khalil to Trump’s doorstep

Demonstrations have been held across the country in support of the detained pro-Palestine activist detained by US immigration authorities

Columbia expels and sanctions pro-Palestine students amid increased pressure from Trump administration

University sanctions 22 students in ongoing persecution of pro-Palestine protest, including graduate student union president

Momentum builds behind calls for release of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil from ICE detention

Federal judge orders that the recent Columbia graduate not be deported while the court considered a challenge brought by Khalil’s lawyers

Trump intensifies threats against pro-Palestine student movement

Trump administration continues crackdown on pro-Palestine student movement, with threats to jail students “for years”

The abduction of Dr. Kizza Besigye marks a new chapter in Uganda’s political repression

The abduction and prosecution of Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye exposes deepening political repression in East Africa.

Pro-Palestine journalist continues struggle for free speech following release from Montreal jail

Engler was taken into custody by Canadian authorities for five days following his criticism of a pro-Israel commentator on social media

Talking about Palestine “not a crime,” reminds UN Rapporteur Albanese

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese’s talks have faced intense state pressure across Europe, with Germany at the forefront

Journalist Hiba Abu Taha freed after year-long imprisonment under Jordan’s controversial Cybercrime Law

Despite international pressure to free Hiba, Jordanian authorities held her for her full sentence in a “huge setback for press freedoms.”

Global outcry following detention of Palestinian journalist Ali Abunimah

According to a human rights group, Swiss authorities may be preparing to deport Abunimah following his detention on Saturday

Communist leader in Kenya survives violent attack

An armed attack on Kenyan communist leader Booker Ngesa Omole has sparked global outrage, with revolutionary groups expressing solidarity.

Breaking the silence – critical discourse on Palestine in Frankfurt

Efforts to suppress academic freedom and Palestine solidarity persist in Germany, with Frankfurt university attempting to obstruct an international conference on critical discourse about Palestine