Articles for Student Activists

Here’s how college campuses are prepping for October 7 after Israel-Palestine turmoil interrupted last year
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Here’s how college campuses are prepping for October 7 after Israel-Palestine turmoil interrupted last year

The Independent  

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As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies
3 months, 2 weeks ago

As US colleges raise the stakes for protests, activists are weighing new strategies

Associated Press  

University of Southern California law student Elizabeth Howell-Egan isn’t allowed on campus because of her role in last spring’s anti-war protests, but she is keeping up her activism. The stakes have gone up this fall for students protesting the war in Gaza, as U.S. colleges roll out new security measures and protest guidelines — all intended to avoid disruptions like …

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Bangladesh ex-Premier Hasina calls for probe into killings during unrest that led to her ouster
4 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh ex-Premier Hasina calls for probe into killings during unrest that led to her ouster

The Independent  

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Column: A meeting of Cal State L.A. student encampments, 55 years apart
7 months ago

Column: A meeting of Cal State L.A. student encampments, 55 years apart

LA Times  

Richard Santillan, from left, Raul Cardoza and Monte Perez speak with members of the Gaza solidarity encampment at Cal State L.A. on Saturday. “I was really happy when I heard about this encampamento,” said Phillip Castruita, a co-founder of Cal State L.A.’s first Latino activist group, United Mexican American Students. “All of us carried what we learned from it,” said …

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Pro-Palestinian encampments are spreading across U.S. colleges. What are the students demanding?
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Pro-Palestinian encampments are spreading across U.S. colleges. What are the students demanding?

LA Times  

It’s Friday, April 26. The New York Police Department arrested more than 100 people last week at an encampment formed by student activists on Columbia University’s main lawn in protest against the Israel-Hamas war. Here are some of their other demands: For the university to “divest all its funds from and end all partnerships with Israel by any direct holdings.” …

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U.S. college campuses have embraced the Palestinian cause like never before. The story began decades ago
1 year ago

U.S. college campuses have embraced the Palestinian cause like never before. The story began decades ago

LA Times  

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was best known for its sit-ins against segregation in the Deep South. The SNCC, which had expelled white members as it shifted to a more radical Black nationalism, responded with an official statement that recognized the killing of 6 million Jews as “one of the worst crimes against humanity.” But then it argued: “We do …

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Turning Point Action's Student Activists Were Torn Between Trump, DeSantis Last Year. Not Now.
1 year, 5 months ago

Turning Point Action's Student Activists Were Torn Between Trump, DeSantis Last Year. Not Now.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING One year later, there is no more doubt. “And he doesn’t have the stamina, like Trump does, to win a general election.” Attendees at this year’s meeting booed at even the suggestion of a contested GOP primary. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez was greeted by jeers, as some shouted “RINO” — Republican In Name Only — and “Traitor!” …

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2019 Jamia Millia Islamia violence case: Delhi court discharges 11 student activists
1 year, 10 months ago

2019 Jamia Millia Islamia violence case: Delhi court discharges 11 student activists

The Hindu  

A Delhi court discharged student activists Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha, and eight others in a case connected to the incidents of violence at Jamia Millia Islamia university in December 2019. The court order, on February 4, said the Delhi Police had made them a “scapegoat”, and that there was no prima facie evidence that the accused were …

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SC says ‘very unlikely’ it will cancel bail of student activists held in riots
3 years, 5 months ago

SC says ‘very unlikely’ it will cancel bail of student activists held in riots

Hindustan Times  

Frowning upon “hypersensitivity in political matters”, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it is “very unlikely” to send back to jail three student activists, Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha, who were arrested in May last year for allegedly instigating the February 2020 Delhi riots. The bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Hemant Gupta made the observation …

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'Chargesheet Runs Into 20,000 Pages' : Supreme Court Allows Student Activists To Produce Pendrive In Delhi Police's Appeal
3 years, 5 months ago

'Chargesheet Runs Into 20,000 Pages' : Supreme Court Allows Student Activists To Produce Pendrive In Delhi Police's Appeal

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the filing of pen drive in place of the physical copy of the chargesheet in the appeal filed by Delhi Police against the Delhi High Court order granting bail to three student-activists, Devangana Kalita, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha, in the Delhi Riots conspiracy case. The Supreme Court further observed orally today that …

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Student activists released on bail, pledge to fight on
3 years, 5 months ago

Student activists released on bail, pledge to fight on

The Hindu  

!” “Zor hai kitna daman mein tere, dekh liya hai dekhenge!” These were the slogans that rent theair on the evening of June 17, as student activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha walked out of Tihar Jail after spending more than a year behind bars. Even as the three stood outside the prison walls, they knew that …

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Supreme Court Issues Notice On Delhi Police Appeal Against Bail Granted To Student Activists In Riots Case; Says HC Judgment Shall Not Be Treated As Precedent In Meantime
3 years, 6 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Delhi Police Appeal Against Bail Granted To Student Activists In Riots Case; Says HC Judgment Shall Not Be Treated As Precedent In Meantime

Live Law  

Issuing notice on the appeal filed by the Delhi Police against the Delhi High Court order granting bail to 3 student activists in the Delhi riots conspiracy case, the Supreme Court on Friday said that the impugned judgment shall not be be treated as a precedent until the matter is finally decided.However, the Court said that it was not interfering …

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BREAKING : Student Activists Granted Bail In Riots Case Approach Delhi High Court Seeking Immediate Release
3 years, 6 months ago

BREAKING : Student Activists Granted Bail In Riots Case Approach Delhi High Court Seeking Immediate Release

Live Law  

They state that all the sureties were physically present in trial court despite their advance age/ professional obligations, on 15.06.2021, and on16.06.2021 from 1pm to 5pm again. Student activists Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha, who were granted bail by the Delhi High Court on June 15 in the Delhi riots conspiracy case, have approached the Delhi High …

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Line between right to protest and terrorist activity blurred: Delhi HC
3 years, 6 months ago

Line between right to protest and terrorist activity blurred: Delhi HC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In its anxiety to suppress dissent, the State has blurred the line between right to protest and terrorist activity and if such a mindset gains traction, it would be a "sad day for democracy", the Delhi high court observed on Tuesday while granting bail to three students from Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia Islamia arrested over a …

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The Trouble With Tandav: Real Student Activists on Why The Show Doesn't Get Caste, Feminism or Politics
3 years, 11 months ago

The Trouble With Tandav: Real Student Activists on Why The Show Doesn't Get Caste, Feminism or Politics

News 18  

It rarely ever happens that the student activists and leaders of JNU and the ministers of Bharatiya Janata Party are on the same side of a debate, but it seems that the Amazon Prime Show Tandav has managed to infuriate everyone. Of course, the student activists from one of India’s premier institutions – JNU – which is known for its …

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JEE and NEET issue: Students, international climate activists take over Twitter in protest
4 years, 3 months ago

JEE and NEET issue: Students, international climate activists take over Twitter in protest

India Today  

After six opposition leaders sought to move Supreme Court, challenging the Centre’s decision to hold JEE and NEET even amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, many students have taken to Twitter to voice the issues. Tweets regarding student safety Check out these tweets calling out the student safety issues if JEE and NEET were to go ahead: 500 cases : Complete lockdown …

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