(2024-04-26). Hands off the heroic student uprising in solidarity with Gaza! To resist police repression is justified! workers.org 
Workers World is in full support of the heroic U.S. student uprising that has mushroomed in the form of Gaza solidarity encampments. This national uprising was sparked on April 17, Palestinian Prisoners' Day, by Columbia University students in Harlem, New York, demanding that this Ivy League school divest all its . . . |
(2024-04-26). Student Protests are Part of an Endless But Positive Tug of War. counterpunch.org The recent presence of police on the campus of Columbia University to stop pro- Palestinian protesters is reminiscent of turbulence on the same campus in 1968. While the past and present issues of contestation at Columbia are different, the issues of free speech and student activism reflect an ongoing tension between students and universities in
(2024-04-26). Columbia Students File Civil Rights Complaint After NYPD Arrests, National Guard Threat. indybay.org April 25, New York, NY — Today, Palestine Legal filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR), demanding an investigation into Columbia University's discriminatory treatment of Palestinian students and their allies, including by inviting NYPD officers in riot gear — for the first time in decades — to arrest over a hundred students peacefully protesting Israel's genocide last week.
(2024-04-26). Students stand with Palestine, Palestine stands with students. peoplesdispatch.org 
"We, the students of Gaza, salute the students of Columbia University, Yale University, New York University, Rutgers University, the University of Michigan, and dozens of universities across the United States who are rising up in solidarity with Gaza and to put an end to the Zionist-US genocide against our people in Gaza," wrote the Student Frameworks Secretariat, composed of a variety of student organizations part of larger resistance groups and left parties—including but not limited to the Islamic Resistance Movement, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Islamic Jihad Movement in Pale…
(2024-04-26). Gaza Flotilla Sails While Blinken Attempts To Take Focus Off Genocide. popularresistance.org While I am in Istanbul, Türkiye with hundreds of international participants from 40 countries who are attempting to sail in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla to break the illegal Israeli naval blockade of Gaza and bring food and medicine to starving Palestinians in Gaza, the survivors of the Israeli/US genocide of Gaza, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is brazeningly attempting to divert world attention from U.S. complicity in the genocide of Gaza to China's human rights issues. | Hundreds of thousands of university students in the United States are defying the Biden administration's blatant attempt to divert…
(2024-04-26). Empire Managers Say Russia, China And Iran Are Tricking Students Into Opposing Genocide. caitlinjohnstone.com.au It is a very dark kind of hilarious to see imperial spinmeisters falling all over themselves trying to spin the campus protests as a product of imaginary foreign interference even as police launch violent crackdowns on those very same protesters across the United States to advance the interests of a foreign government.
(2024-04-26). To Give Peace A Chance, Should Russia Consider A Unilateral Ceasefire? globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-26). Sam on Students for Justice in Palestine, Sally Dworak-Fisher on Delivery Workers. fair.org 
(2024-04-26). On Record: The Kuala Lumpur War Crimes Tribunal's 2013 Indictment of the State of Israel on Charges of War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-26). Pro-Palestine Students Are Attacked by French Police. telesurenglish.net On Thursday night, the Parisian police raided the Sciences Po University to evict students who were expressing their rejection of the genocide that Israel is carrying out in the Gaza Strip. | RELATED: | Previously, the authorities of the Sciences Po University had requested police intervention to dissolve the protest on the Paris central campus. The student union described the decision of the university authorities to call the Police as a "shocki…
(2024-04-26). Students across Philadelphia launch Gaza solidarity encampment at UPenn. mondoweiss.net 
Students from UPenn, Drexel, and Temple at the encampment are demanding that UPenn discloses its investments, divests from corporations that profit from Israel's genocide, and defends Palestinians students and their allies.
(2024-04-26). NLG Condemns Attacks on Gaza Solidarity Encampments. indybay.org April 25th, 2024 – The National Lawyers Guild (NLG) unequivocally condemns the ongoing repression of pro-Palestinian activism taking place on university campuses across the country. The NLG is firm in its support for a free Palestine, and is against Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza and occupation of the West Bank. The violent and unprovoked attacks by police on student encampments at Columbia, Yale, NYU, University of Southern California, Emory, University of Texas, and other universities exhibit a dangerous overreach against students' 1st Amendment rights and further illustrates our country's spiral into a surv…
(2024-04-26). 'It's important to use these platforms to speak out about the genocide': a Yale student organizer on the school's encampment protest. mondoweiss.net 
(2024-04-26). Empire Managers Say Russia, China And Iran Are Tricking Students Into Opposing Genocide. thealtworld.com 
Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): | Empire managers and propagandists are losing their minds about student protests against the genocide in Gaza on university campuses, so naturally we're seeing a mad push to frame this as the result of interference by Russia, China, Iran and Hamas. These demented conspiracies of foreign influence come even as Israel's prime minister openly calls for the US government to quash the university protests by any means necessary. | In
(2024-04-26). Rice Univesity: Let students vote on divesting from Israeli apartheid. mondoweiss.net 
Alumni of Rice University Students for Justice in Palestine are condemning the university for suppressing a campus vote on divesting from the Gaza genocide.
(2024-04-26). The Fierce Urgency of Now. counterpunch.org 
As more campuses join the protests against Israel's continuing engagement in war crimes in Gaza, one common thread runs through the student demands — divest from supplying the Netanyahu government and the IDF with weapons of mass destruction. What compels many of these youthful demonstrators to occupy the public spaces and offices of their universities
(2024-04-26). Moredechai Vanunu and Israel's Plans to Wage Nuclear War on Iran: History of Israel's Nuclear Arsenal. globalresearch.ca This incisive article by Michael Carmichael first published on January 15, 2007 provides a historical focus on Israel's nuclear weapons program. | *** | In 1986, an Israeli civil servant who worked in the state-owned nuclear industry flew to London where he …
(2024-04-26). Attacks, arrests, threats, censorship: The high risks of reporting the Israel-Gaza war. cpj.org Since the Israel-Gaza war began on October 7, journalists and media across the region have faced a hostile environment that has made reporting on the war exceptionally challenging. In addition to documenting the growing tally of journalists killed and injured, CPJ's research has found multiple kinds of incidents of journalists being targeted while carrying out…
(2024-04-26). Atlanta Police Violently Arrest Emory Students & Faculty to Clear Gaza Solidarity Encampment. democracynow.org 
As a wave of student protests against Israel's war on Gaza continues to spread from coast to coast, schools and law enforcement have responded with increasing brutality to campus encampments. One of the most violent police crackdowns took place at Emory University in Atlanta on Thursday, when local and state police swept onto the campus just hours after students had set up tents on the quad in protest against Israel's war on Gaza as well as the planned police training center known as Cop City. Police used tear gas and stun guns to break up the encampment as they wrestled people to the ground, and are…
(2024-04-26). Police Violently Crack Down on Emory University's Gaza Solidarity Encampment. truthout.org As a wave of student protests against Israel's war on Gaza continues to spread from coast to coast, schools and law enforcement have responded with increasing brutality to campus encampments. One of the most violent police crackdowns took place at Emory University in Atlanta on Thursday, when local and state police swept onto the campus just hours after students had set up tents on the quad in… |
(2024-04-26). Headlines for April 26, 2024. democracynow.org USC Cancels Commencement Ceremony Amid Mounting Campus Unrest, Police Crackdown on Emory and Other Schools Won't Deter Students Protesting for Palestinian Rights, Rafah Under Incessant Israeli Attacks Ahead of Anticipated Ground Invasion, New York Court Overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 Rape Conviction, SCOTUS Hears Arguments in Trump Presidential Immunity Case, Though Resolution Could Come After Nov., David Pecker Testifies He Helped "Kill" Stories That Could Damage Trump Campaign, HRW Finds U.S.-Trained Forces in Burkina Faso "Summarily Executed" 223 People, Haiti's Une…
(2024-04-26). Moredechai Vanunu and Israel's Plans to Wage Nuclear War on Iran: History of Israel's Nuclear Arsenal. globalresearch.ca This incisive article by Michael Carmichael first published on January 15, 2007 provides a historical focus on Israel's nuclear weapons program. | *** | In 1986, an Israeli civil servant who worked in the state-owned nuclear industry flew to London where he …
(2024-04-26). Youth, students, and university workers in Palestine: we stand with our comrades in the campus movement! mondoweiss.net 
Together, we are collectively making history as we fortify our long tradition of resistance against injustice and fight for a liberated future in Palestine and beyond.
(2024-04-26). Inside the first French university encampment for Palestine at Sciences Po Paris. mondoweiss.net 
On Wednesday evening, students at Sciences Po Paris established the first university encampment for Palestine in France, before being forcibly removed by riot police. The students promise the movement will continue.
(2024-04-26). Colleges And Universities Collaborate With The State To Silence Protests. popularresistance.org As we have seen over the past few months, colleges and universities across the United States have shown a dangerous willingness to punish their students for speaking out for Justice for Palestine on their campuses. The very institutions that claim to be the centers of intellectual rigor, freedom of thought and expression, and developers of critical thinking skills for America's post-secondary school development, even claiming to be the groomers and shapers of America's future generations of leaders, are today the institutions that call the police on student protesters.
(2024-04-26). 4 States Tell Schools to Ignore New Title IX Rules That Protect LGBTQ Students. truthout.org On Friday, the Biden administration released its final Title IX rules, which include protections for LGBTQ+ students by clarifying that Title IX forbids discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The rule change could have a significant impact as it would supersede bathroom bans and other discriminatory policies that have become increasingly common in Republican states within… |
(2024-04-26). Maryland Governor Signs "Freedom to Read Act" Into Law. truthout.org On Thursday, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) enacted HB 0785, known as the Freedom to Read Act, into law, prohibiting libraries that receive state funding from banning books. "Schools should be working to build inclusive environments that reflect the diversity of their student body and community. It is especially critical that state leaders like Governor Moore rise up for policies that foster… |
(2024-04-26). Win Without War Condemns Militarized Response to Protests. commondreams.org Win Without War Executive Director Sara Haghdoosti released the following statement responding to scenes of police violence at university protests: "The use of state violence against peaceful protestors is unacceptable. Police batons deployed against students calling for peace in Gaza are not a source of safety on campus, nor are they a bulwark against antisemitism. They …
(2024-04-26). International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace. counterpunch.org On 24 April 2024, a well-attended conference took place at the United Nations Office in Geneva to commemorate International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, a tradition that goes back to the adoption by the UN General Assembly of Resolution 73/127, which reaffirms the UN Charter and the purposes and principles of the UN,
(2024-04-26). Poisoning the American Mind: Higher Education in the Age of the New McCarthyism. counterpunch.org 
(2024-04-26). Democracy Now! 2024-04-26 Friday. democracynow.org Headlines for April 26, 2024; Atlanta Police Violently Arrest Emory Students & Faculty to Clear Gaza Solidarity Encampment; "People Are Going to Die": Supreme Court Case on Idaho Abortion Ban Threatens ER Care Across U.S.; "The Supreme Court Is a Product of Minority Rule": Author Ari Berman on America's Undemocratic System | Headlines for April 26, 2024; Atlanta Police Violently Arrest Emory Students & Faculty to Clear Gaza Solidarity Encampment; "People Are Going to Die": Supreme Court Case on Idaho Abortion Ban Threatens ER Care Across U.S.; "The Supreme Court Is a…
(2024-04-26). America Has Been at War 93% of the Time — 222 out of 239 Years — Since 1776. globalresearch.ca First published by Washington's Blog and Global Research in February 2015 | The U.S. Has Only Been At Peace For 21 Years Total Since Its Birth | In 2011, Danios Below, I have reproduced a year-by-year timeline of America's wars, …
(2024-04-26). Excess Deaths in Japan Hit 115,000 Following Third COVID Shot; New Study Explains Why. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-26). Russia's "Fourteen Points" for a European Security Policy: Why Was Moscow's 2009 Proposal Rejected? globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-26). Never Forget! 1999—2024. "From Aggression to a New, Fairer World Order". Belgrade International Conference. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-26). Students Are Taking the Lead in Denouncing Gaza Atrocities. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-26). Selected Articles: Russia's "Fourteen Points" for a European Security Policy: Why Was Moscow's 2009 Proposal Rejected? globalresearch.ca 
By In 2009, Russian President Medvedev (President from May 7th, 2008 to May 7th, …
(2024-04-26). How and When the Ukraine Conflict May Involve a Direct Confrontation Between Russia and NATO, Possibly a Nuclear One. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-26). Not to Forget US-NATO Armed Aggression. 1999 — 2024. The Belgrade Declaration. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-26). This Week's Most Popular Articles. globalresearch.ca 
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(2024-04-26). Video: They Will Control Everything You Do Very Soon. Whitney Webb. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-26). Latvia Advances Russophobic Policies. Suppresses the Russian Language. globalresearch.ca
(2024-04-26). America Has Been at War 93% of the Time — 222 out of 239 Years — Since 1776. globalresearch.ca First published by Washington's Blog and Global Research in February 2015 | The U.S. Has Only Been At Peace For 21 Years Total Since Its Birth | In 2011, Danios Below, I have reproduced a year-by-year timeline of America's wars, …
(2024-04-26). Stanford Launches Gaza Solidarity Encampment. indybay.org On Thursday afternoon, Students at Stanford University launched an encampment at White Plaza in solidarity with the people of Palestine. Later on Thursday evening, student organizers issued a call to all Bay Area residents to come to White Plaza for support.
(2024-04-26). Wednesday 5/1: UCSC May Day Rally. indybay.org Meet at S&E Library, Science Hill, UC Santa Cruz | March to Cowell College courtyard…
(2024-04-26). Bolivian university students know about the real Venezuelan elections. plenglish.com La Paz, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) The electoral reality that Venezuela is living today was exposed by the ambassador of that country in Bolivia, César Trómpiz, in a master conference before students and professors of the Universidad Unión Bolivariana.
(2024-04-26). CSOs Denounce ADB's Draft Safeguards Policy, Call for Immediate Revisions. pressenza.com 
The draft ESF, aimed at updating ADB's safeguards policies, is being met with opposition from civil society groups due to a wide range of critical shortcomings, including: | Lack of Clear Lines of Accountability | Lack of Clarity Related to the Stakeholder Engagement | Lack of Human Rights Approach | Weakened Environmental and Social Protections | Gender Consideration Dilution | Climate Change standards that fail to stand up to climate science | Opaque Financial Intermediary Lending | In light of these grave concerns, the NGO Forum on ADB and the Asian Peoples Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD) together wit…
(2024-04-26). USAID Launches New Partnerships to Support Malaria Prevention, Strengthen Infrastructure, and Bolster Food Security in Angola. reliefweb.int Country: Angola | Source: US Agency for International Development | For Immediate Release | Office of Press Relations, press@usaid.gov | Thursday, April 25, 2024, | Press Release | During her trip to Angola, Administrator Samantha Power announced expanding partnerships that reflect the deepening relationship between the United States and Angola. | At Angola's Instituto Nacional de Investigaàßà£o em Saúde (National Health Research Institute) Administrator Power announced that USAID-led U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) is expanding geographic coverage for malaria prevention and control activ…
(2024-04-26). Russian university creates cybercat to teach robotics. tvbrics.com 
The constructor is controlled by an app…
(2024-04-26). Students On The Front Line For A Free Palestine. progressivehub.net RICHARD (RJ) ESKOW | THE ZERO HOUR REPORT…
(2024-04-26). Northeastern Uni. students pushed back Boston police after they encircled their Gaza encampment. youtube.com 
(2024-04-26). China likely to become 1st to bring Martian soil back to Earth. ecns.cn China likely to become 1st to bring Martian soil back to Earth in Tianwen 3 science and engineering endeavor, top space scientist said.
(2024-04-26). Instagram video sparks online hostility for Indian student in Canada. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: In recent days, Mehul Prajapati, a 26-year-old student at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada, has found himself at the center of a whirlwind of online controversy, resulting in the closure of all his social media accounts. The catalyst for this storm was a seemingly innocuous Instagram video in which Prajapati offered advice to fellow university students on how to make the most of local food banks. Little did he know that this act of goodwill would thrust him into a maelstrom of misinformation and social media outrage.
(2024-04-26). Chang'e 7 to carry foreign payloads. ecns.cn China's Chang'e 7 robotic mission will carry six science payloads built by foreign scientists to the moon's south pole, according to the China National Space Administration.
(2024-04-26). China-Spain giant panda cooperation contributes to biodiversity conservation: spokesperson. ecns.cn Two giant pandas, Jin Xi and Zhu Yu, will depart from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan Province on April 29 to begin their 10-year stay at Madrid Zoo in Spain, continuing the 40-year "panda friendship" between the two countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a press conference on Thursday.
(2024-04-26). Mt. Qomolangma welcomes advanced 5G network. ecns.cn China Mobile launched its first 5G-A (5G Advanced) station on Mount Qomolangma, providing stronger support for tourism, mountaineering, scientific research and environment protection in the area, according to the company in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Wednesday.
(2024-04-26). Nawangwe renews call for Govt sponsorship of PhD students. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University dons have renewed calls for government to provide scholarships for PhD (Doctor of Philsophy) students. This was during the opening day of the annual forum for graduate research and policy dialogue held at Makerere University's Yusuf Lule Teaching Facility on Thursday. Makerere is organizing the two-day event …
(2024-04-26). Indian woman arrested, barred from Princeton University over pro-Palestine protests on campus. ptcnews.tv An Indian-origin woman hailing from Coimbatore and raised in Columbus, one of two students at the esteemed Princeton University who have been arrested and banned from campus for organising pro-Palestine demonstrations.Achinthya Sivalingan has been barred from campus and is subject to disciplinary measures, according to a university spokesperson.The incident unfolded as protesters erected tents for a student-led pro-Palestine encampment in McCosh Courtyard around 7 a.m. on April 25th. Following warnings from university officials, two Princeton students were apprehended. Despite the arrests, the remaining proteste…
(2024-04-26). New Lawsuits Target Universities As Palestinian Protests Ramp Up. trofire.com via WEAR-TV: PENSACOLA, Fla. — Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says there's zero-tolerance for hatred against Jewish people. The governor addressed the campus protests on Wednesday, saying students and administrators at Florida colleges and universities will be expelled for pro-Palestinian demonstrations that cause violence or spark hate speech. Pensacola Attorney Mike Papantonio says he and other …
(2024-04-26). Mjwara's departure bittersweet, says Minister Nzimande. sanews.gov.za Mjwara's departure bittersweet, says Minister Nzimande | Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, has described Dr Phil Mjwara's farewell as bittersweet for both the department and the country's science community.
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(2024-04-26). Bans on dormitory bed curtains spark online debate. ecns.cn Bans on students using bed curtains imposed by some universities have sparked fierce debate online, with many students urging universities to not over-manage their personal lives.
(2024-04-26). Germany president's Gaza roundtable without any Palestinians. newarab.com 
The event titled 'How do we talk about the war in the Middle East?' will see Germany's president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, discussing the topic with Meron Mendel, director of the Anne Frank Educational Centre, journalist and podcaster Tilo Jung and Melody Sucharewicz, a political advisor and expert on German-Israeli relations. | However, many critics have noticed the absence of Palestini…
(2024-04-26). Mass casualties feared as RSF encircles Sudan's Al-Fashir. newarab.com 
The capital of the Sudanese state Sudanese activists and international researchers warned on Thursday that the city of
(2024-04-26). Bernie Sanders rebuts Netanyahu over US student protests. newarab.com 
(2024-04-26). Tunisian sex ed flyers mentioning homosexuality removed from book fair. newarab.com 
Booklets intended for The fair's director, Mohamed Salah Kadri, told AFP that the sex education pamphlets had been withdrawn by representatives of the
(2024-04-26). Columbia-style Gaza student protest at Paris' Sciences Po. newarab.com 
(2024-04-26). Student protests: From Vietnam to Palestine. newarab.com 
The recent Whether pushing back against international conflicts or fighting for social justice on their turf, student activists have consistently been at the forefront of societal transformation. | The Vietnam Era: A turning point in student activism: | Let's rew…
(2024-04-26). US pro-Palestine student protests face heavy police response. newarab.com 
(2024-04-26). Student protests: From Vietnam to Palestine. newarab.com The recent Whether pushing back against international conflicts or fighting for social justice on their turf, student activists have consistently been at the forefront of societal transformation. | The Vietnam Era: A turning point in student activism: | Let's rewind to the…
(2024-04-26). Columbia students camp on university grounds in support of Palestinians. presstv.ir Over 200 students camp on the grounds of the prestigious Columbia University grounds in New York, a day after police arrested more than 100 protesters.
(2024-04-26). US House speaker wants National Guard to quell pro-Palestine student protests. presstv.ir House Speaker Mike Johnson has threatened to use National Guard against student's pro-Palestinian protests at US universities.