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Group of graduates walk out of Harvard ceremony chanting ‘Free, free Palestine’
University officials announced on Wednesday that 13 Harvard students who participated in a protest encampment would not be able to receive degrees.
Sweeping measures to curb protests proposed by adviser on political violence
Lord Walney has set out 41 recommendations in a 292-page report published on Tuesday.
Move to extend police powers around protests unlawful, High Court rules
Civil liberties group Liberty brought legal action against the Home Office over protest regulations passed by statutory instrument last year.
Report reveals Gen Z’s appetite for civil disobedience and personal liberty
Research has identified variations in attitudes to a range of issues across generations.
Georgia’s president vetoes media law that has provoked weeks of protests
President Salome Zourabichvili said the law contradicts Georgia’s constitution and ‘all European standards’, and added that it ‘must be abolished’.
Georgian president condemns ‘foreign influence’ law passed by parliament
President Salome Zourabichvili said the Bill, which has sparked major protests, is ‘unacceptable’.
Encampment ‘just the start’ of Gaza protests at Irish universities, says student
The encampment is organised by a Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) group set up by University College Dublin students last autumn.
Police dismantle students’ pro-Palestinian tent encampment in Massachusetts
Ten students who remained were arrested, the university’s president said.
Inciting violence has ‘no place’ on university campuses, student leader says
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for universities to remain ‘bastions of tolerance’ during the roundtable with vice-chancellors.
Police arrive at Malmo’s main square before Eurovision protests
Eden Golan, representing Israel, is due to perform Hurricane.