23 December 2014
Commitee on Academic Freedom and Tenure says university violated its procedures in firing professor over Gaza tweets. Read more about Official probe calls on Illinois to reconsider Salaita firing
18 November 2014
Professor fired over Gaza tweets says university’s refusal to release records is “willful, intentional and in bad faith.” Read more about Salaita sues Univ. of Illinois for refusing to release emails related to firing
5 November 2014
Legal groups caution administrators against heeding calls to censor or stifle expression criticizing the state of Israel or advocating for Palestinian human rights. Read more about Legal groups warn universities against stifling Palestine activism
3 October 2014
FBI visits Palestine activist Abbas Hamideh, who is organizing a protest at Sunday’s Cleveland Cavaliers-Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball game. Read more about Tea with FBI sends chilling message to Cleveland Palestine activist
24 September 2014
The University of Illinois says it can’t find a key document that may shed light on donor pressure to convince top administrators to fire Steven Salaita for his criticisms of Israel. Read more about Missing Salaita document hints at Univ. of Illinois cover up
24 September 2014
Megan Marzec took a stand for Palestine and is facing death threats and threats of rape. Read more about Ohio student leader gets death, rape threats over "blood bucket" video for Palestine
9 September 2014
After student walk-out, Salaita reaffirmed his commitment to teaching and called on the university to reinstate him. Read more about Breaking silence, Salaita calls on Univ. of Illinois to rescind his firing over Gaza tweets
8 August 2014
The campaign against Salaita is almost certainly motivated by the fact that he has been an outspoken and effective campaigner for the boycott of Israeli academic institutions complicit in Israel’s crimes against Palestinians. Read more about Academic heavyweights slam Univ. of Illinois firing of Steven Salaita for Palestine views
San Francisco 24 July 2014
Lawyers argue that the “Communication Management Unit” regime flouts US ban on cruel punishment. Read more about Why is US holding Palestinian charity workers in "little Gitmos"?
24 June 2014
What began as an Israeli method to suppress Palestinian resistance is now being used to kill people over a vast swath of territory with a population of hundreds of millions. Read more about Obama cites Israeli Supreme Court to justify killing Americans without trial