freedom of speech

Repressive PA police trained, equipped by Western donors

7 July 2012
Many Palestinians and external experts say the developments inside the PA and its security services are worrying.

Dozens of journalists, activists arrested as PA cracks down on dissent

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Jerusalem
1 May 2012
The Palestinian Authority’s arrest of journalists and activists critical of its policies are threatening freedom of expression in the West Bank, according to local human rights groups.

The chilling effect of a discredited definition of antisemitism

Submitted by Ben White on Thu, 12/01/2011 - 09:07
Birmingham’s Debating Society confirms my account of events, at the same time as J-Soc members dig a bigger hole.

"Irvine 11" now "Irvine 10" as charges are dropped for one student in ongoing free speech case

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 22:19
A judge removes the prosecution’s lead investigator and two deputies from the case brought by the Orange County District Attorney’s office, which has been intent on criminalizing Muslim students who nonviolently disrupted a speech by an Israeli official in 2010. Meanwhile, charges against one of the students are dismissed.

Largest academic union in UK passes key motions for Palestinian rights

Submitted by Nora Barrows-Fr... on Tue, 06/07/2011 - 18:54

Coming right on the heels of the recent vote by the largest student union in Europe to support the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement — which called for “thorough research into [the University of London Union’s] investments and contracts” with companies guilty of “violating Palestinian human rights” as set out by the Palestinian Boycott National Committee (BNC) — the University and College Union (UCU) in t

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