Chicago Clears Jail Space, Boards Up Businesses Bracing For Possible Protests During DNC
The city of Chicago is preparing for mass arrests and protests ahead of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) starting Monday, clearing space in jails and boarding up facilities, according to multiple reports. Cook County Circuit Judge Timothy C. Evans announced in July that he was preparing court facilities for mass arrests resulting from protests surrounding […]
‘It’s sometimes right to disobey laws’: Doctor struck off for Insulate Britain protests speaks out | Environmental activism
A retired general practitioner has become the second doctor to have his medical licence suspended after being convicted of a non-violent offence during a peaceful climate change protest. Dr Diana Warner, who has worked as a general practitioner in clinics around Bristol for 35 years, was sentenced to a total of six weeks in prison […]
Downtown Chicago businesses boarded up ahead DNC protests
With thousands of anti-Israel protesters expected to descend on the Windy City for next week’s Democratic National Convention, downtown Chicago businesses have begun boarding up their doors and windows. The century-old Garland Building at Wabash and Washington streets was covered in plywood and 2-by-4 boards Friday, like many other businesses along the Loop, the city’s […]
Pro-Palestinian Protests Scheduled Throughout Week for DNC in Chicago
Pro-Palestinian protests will take place almost daily during next week’s Democratic National Convention, while demonstrators are also expected to descend on the city for other purposes. With the Democratic Party deeply divided over the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, pro-Palestinian protests are planned for Sunday, Monday and Wednesday before the convention, and on […]
Columbia University President Resigns Due To ‘Period Of Turmoil’ Over Anti-Israel Protests That Ravaged Campus
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik visits Hamilton Hall on the Columbia University campus in New York City on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Indy Scholtens/Getty Images) By James Myers, OAN StaffThursday, August 15, 2024 9:29 AM Columbia University’s controversial president, Minouche Safik, has resigned effective immediately. advertisement Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned. She […]
Columbia president resigns months after violent pro-Hamas protests take over university
Minouche Shafik resigned as president of Columbia University just months after militants set up an encampment and eventually barricaded themselves inside the building to protest continuing fighting in the Gaza Strip and the university’s ties to Israel. On Wednesday, Shafiq letter She announced her resignation and made it clear that her departure was prompted by […]
Columbia University president resigns after months of mounting pressure over anti-Israel protests
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned effective immediately, Fox News Digital has confirmed. Shafik announced his decision to step down in a letter to the Columbia University community on Wednesday, following repeated calls for him to resign over his response to the anti-Israel protests and encampments that swept across Columbia’s campus in the spring […]
How Bangladesh’s longest-serving leader was toppled by student protests – podcast | News
This summer Prapti Taposhi She took to the streets along with thousands of her classmates in Bangladesh, outraged by the injustice of a quota system that reserves 30 percent of jobs for the children of freedom fighters who fought in the 1971 war of independence against Pakistan. The government jobs were good-paying and stable, and […]
Columbia University president Minouche Shafik resigns in wake of Gaza protests | US campus protests
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned after months of criticism over his response to campus protests against the Gaza war. “This period has placed a great strain on my family, as well as others in our community,” Shafik wrote in an email to faculty, staff and students on Wednesday. “It has also been a […]
Embattled Columbia president resigns months after anti-Israel student protests: report
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has reportedly resigned from the elite university. Shafik steps down after a year in power that has been marked by constant, and sometimes destructive, anti-Israel protests. The Free Beacon reported. The embattled president has faced growing calls for his resignation in recent months over his handling of the protests that […]