The GWU administration had given the students until 7 p.m. Thursday to vacate the yard. They refused and were continuing their protest on Friday, reports Joe Lauria.
GWU Students Defy University; Continue Gaza Protest
Category: Civil Rights
Edward Said Warned of Anti-Palestine McCarthyism on Campus
As students rise up across the U.S., Said’s words resonate as a scathing condemnation of the hypocrisy and corruption of liberal institutions, writes Seraj Assi.
Assange Case Moves Forward as CIA Covers Its Tracks
Caitlin Johnstone on moves by U.S. authorities to shield the system from political fallout over the Assange case.
German Police Shut Down Palestine Conference
Police arrested attendees as German authorities prevented Gazan doctor Ghassan Abu Sitta, an invited speaker, from even entering the country.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: Child’s Play at the FBI
Why prosecute Medicare/Medicaid fraud or bank fraud or wire fraud when you can, let’s say, wait for a kid in a chat room to turn 18?
9th Week of Forced-Labor Stoppage in Alabama Prison
Natalia Marques reports on incarcerated organizers in St. Clair prison led by the Free Alabama Movement who are refusing to engage in prison labor.
Craig Murray: UK Legal Shambles in Case of Assange
The British establishment continues to move inexorably towards ordering the WikiLeaks’ publisher’s extradition at the time of its choosing.
History Says the Palestinians Will Remain
Jared Kushner joins the chorus calling for Israel to expand its occupation to Gaza’s waterfront, writes Vijay Prashad on Land Day. If history is any judge, it won’t happen.
Not a Single Palestinian Is Free
Manal A. Jamal on the complex system of laws, policies and regulations that Israel has put in place to curtail rights and freedoms.
Chris Hedges: A Mockery of British Justice
British courts for five years have denied due process to Julian Assange as his physical and mental health deteriorates. That is the point of his show trial.