Staff (2024-05-03). Headlines for May 3, 2024. democracynow.org Israel Continues Air Assault on Rafah, Killing Young Children, Ahead of Its Planned Ground Invasion, Palestinian Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh Dies in Israeli Prison; Released Detainee Describes Horror of Arrest, ICC Warns Netanyahu's Comments Threaten "Independence and Impartiality" of Court, Student Protest Movement for Gaza Gains Steam Despite Police Crackdown, Biden's Dismissal as "Chaos", French Students Escalate Their Gaza Solidarity Protest, Pentagon Concedes U.S. Drone Strike in Syria Killed Civilian Farmer, U.S. Accuses Russia of Using Chemical Weapons in Ukraine, Imposes New San…

Michael Arria (2024-05-03). 'I was arrested for trespassing on my own campus': an Emory student on the school's Gaza protest. mondoweiss.net David Meer was arrested during the brutal police raid on the Gaza solidarity encampment at Emory University in Atlanta. Meer talks to Mondoweiss about his arrest, the broad Palestine coalition on campus, and why he became involved.

ecns.cn (2024-05-03). NYPD raids building occupied by protesters at Columbia, make arrests. ecns.cn Hundreds of New York Police Department officers wearing riot gear filed into a building late Tuesday that was taken over by pro-Palestinian protesters on the Columbia University campus earlier in the day and began making arrests.

(2024-05-03). CPJ calls on authorities to allow journalists to safely cover US campus protests. Arlene Getz/CPJ Editorial Director

teleSUR (2024-05-03). Over 2,000 Pro-Palestine Activists Arrested So Far in the US. telesurenglish.net The anti-war protests at over 30 American universities and colleges were going on Thursday, with further discontent sparked by the police's heavy-handed enforcement. According to the latest tally by The Associated Press, over 2,000 people have been arrested nationwide. | RELATED: | On Thursday, more than 200 people were arrested at a pro-Palestinian protest camp on campus, after refusing to leave the area as requ…

Princess Harmony (2024-05-03). End all criminalization of sex work, including the "Nordic Model" workers.org Sex work is a spectrum, a spectrum consisting of work such as erotic dancing, nude modeling, pornography, web camera modeling, sugaring (also called sugar dating, where money or material items are exchanged for sex and/or companionship) and full service street or escort work. Black Sex Worker Liberation March, New York . . . |

Princess Harmony (2024-05-03). Commentary: End all criminalization of sex work, including the "Nordic Model" workers.org Sex work is a spectrum, a spectrum consisting of work such as erotic dancing, nude modeling, pornography, web camera modeling, sugaring (also called sugar dating, where money or material items are exchanged for sex and/or companionship) and full service street or escort work. Black Sex Worker Liberation March, New York . . . |

MEE staff (2024-05-03). Egypt: At least 120 arrested for support of Palestine. middleeasteye.net Egypt: At least 120 arrested for support of Palestine | Egyptian authorities holding 90 people in pre-trial detention since Gaza war began, says rights group | Fri, 05/03/2024 – 12: 16 | Egyptians take part in a pro-Palestine demonstration outside the Syndicate of Journalists in downtown Cairo on 18 October 2023 (AFP/Khaled D…

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg (2024-05-03). 2,000 Campus Protesters for Gaza Have Been Arrested. Momentum's Only Building. globalresearch.ca

The Independent (2024-05-03). Over 200 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at UCLA. independent.co.ug LOS ANGELES | Xinhua | Over 200 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested Thursday morning as police moved to dismantle an encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), one of the top public universities in the United States, U.S. media reported. The number of protesters at UCLA arrested by California Highway Patrol officers now stood …

Dan La Botz (2024-05-03). Pro-Palestine Student Protests Spread Despite Repression. internationalviewpoint.org Thousands of students at dozens of campuses across the United States participated in April and continue today to join in pro-Palestine protests leading in some cases to brutal police repression, arrests, and suspensions or expulsions from the university. | – | / |

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-05-03). Más de dos mil arrestos por protestas en universidades de Estados Unidos. radiohc.cu La Habana, 3 may (RHC) A más de dos mil asciende el número de personas que hasta hoy fueron arrestadas desde el inicio hace dos semanas de las protestas pro palestinas en universidades de Estados Unidos.

teleSUR, SH (2024-05-03). Más de 2.000 manifestantes pro palestinos arrestados en EE.UU. telesurtv.net A pesar de las protestas en las universidades contra el apoyo de EE.UU. a Israel, el presidente Joe Biden, ha condenado las manifestaciones en centros universitarios.

newarab (2024-05-03). Pro-Gaza US college encampments close as Israel bombs Rafah. newarab.com More More than 2,000 protesters have been arrested over the past two weeks as

newarab (2024-05-03). Prisoner families staging sit-in arrested in Bahrain. newarab.com Riot police arrested a number of people staging a sit-in protest outside According to the London-based non-profit organisation, Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), the protest was peaceful but was quickly dispersed. | The protest was launched at around 10 a.m. Bahrain local time, with the families chanting for the release of prisoners, some of whom they say were on death row. | "At least two women were arrested, and later calle…

presstv.ir (2024-05-03). US violently clears pro-Palestine camp as student arrests reach 2,200. presstv.ir US riot police have dismantled a pro-Palestinian protest camp at the University of California at Los Angeles, a day after it was attacked by pro-Israel supporters.

hindustantimes (2024-05-03). USA Anti-Israel Campus Protest: Hundreds Arrested In Police Crackdown At UCLA; Biden Reacts | Gaza. hindustantimes.com

Staff (2024-04-29). US Regime Arrests Presidential Candidate Involved in Pro-Palestine Protest. orinocotribune.com Jill Stein, Green Party candidate in the upcoming US presidential elections, was arrested for participating in a protest against the ongoing Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip. | Jill Stein, 73, was arrested on Saturday, April 27, on the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, where students are holding demonstrations in support of Palestine. | Police officers took the presidential candidate to a van after she refused to leave the university campus. As part of this demonstration, another 80 people were also arrested. | Stein declared, "We are here with WashU students, defending our constitutional…

Staff (2024-04-29). Headlines for April 29, 2024. democracynow.org Ceasefire Talks Resume Amid Expected Israeli Ground Invasion of Rafah, Israeli Airstrike Kills Daughter, Grandson and Son-in-Law of Acclaimed Poet Refaat Alareer, Police Arrest 275+ Campus Protesters as Student Uprising for Gaza Shows No Sign of Slowing Down, Protesters Outside Lavish WH Correspondents' Association Dinner Highlight Massacre of Gaza Reporters, U.S. Decides Not to Sanction Israeli Military as Officials Warn Blinken U.S. Weapons Used Unlawfully, NYT: ICC Could Order Arrest of Netanyahu for Israeli Crimes Against Gaza, Israel Arrests Rabbis Attempting to Bring Aid into Gaza; Gaza Freedom Flotil…

Paul Craig Roberts (2024-04-29). Conservative Texas Republicans Align with Zionism. thealtworld.com The conservative Republican Governor of Texas has equated student protests of Israel's slaughter and genocide of the Palestinian to anti-semitism: | On Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Greg Abbott vowed that the arrests of protesting students would continue until the crowd dispersed. "These protesters belong in jail. Antisemitism will not be tolerated in Texas. Period. Students joining in hate-filled, antisemitic protests at any public college or university in Texas should be expelled," said Abbott. | From the conservative Republican governor's standpoint, it is OK for Israel to slaughter the Palestinians but not OK for…

Kelly Hayes (2024-04-29). Berkeley's Free Palestine Encampment Draws on Legacy of Palestinian Protests. truthout.org Following the arrest of over 100 students at Columbia University on April 18, Palestine solidarity encampment protests have multiplied across the US. Police crackdowns have occurred at other schools as well, including Northeastern University in Boston, where about 102 protesters were arrested. Officials at Northeastern claimed that the protest had been "infiltrated" by organizers who had "no… |

Democracy Now! (2024-04-29). Police Arrest 275+ Campus Protesters as Student Uprising for Gaza Shows No Sign of Slowing Down. pressenza.com Police across the United States made at least 275 arrests over the weekend as campus protests against Israel's assault on Gaza continue to spread. | In Boston, police detained about 100 people after students set up a Palestine solidarity encampment on the campus of Northeastern University. The school justified the raid, citing what it called "virulent antisemitic slurs" after someone chanted "Kill the Jews" at the encampment. But video and eyewitness testimony revealed the antisemitic chant was actually done by a counterprotester holding an Israeli flag. | The group Huskies for a Free Palestine said, "The only pe…

Alex Shams (2024-04-29). They Risked Their Lives for Freedom in Iran. Now They Fear Israel's Bombs. truthout.org In fall 2022, they were on the streets of Tehran facing down Iranian riot police. Chanting "Woman, Life, Freedom," their voices captured the world's attention — until their friends were shot, loved ones arrested, and they were forced to run for their lives. Less than two years later, those same protesters now face a very different kind of danger. Having survived waves of domestic repression… |

Zack Linly (2024-04-29). White Supremacists March Freely In Charleston While Cops Attack, Arrest Pro-Palestinian College Protesters. newsone.com Tension comes between students of City College of New York and police as the students camp on the campus and take part in Gaza protest against Israeli attacks in New York City on April 25, 2024. | Source: Anadolu / Getty | Over the weekend, members of the white supremacist group

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-04-29). Canada: Calls for Invoking War Measures Act Against Pro-Palestine Protests. libya360.wordpress.com Marthad Shingiro Umucyaba The colonial empire strikes back. Mass arrests and martial law are now openly being called for by the reactionary Zionist forces in the colonial periphery of Canada and the United States of America, in coordinated fashion with the ramping up of repressive tactics by the state, against pro-Palestine youth. The Sith lords…

Alexandra Jacobo (2024-04-29). Violent arrest of Emory Professor spotlights brutality of police crackdown on campus protests. nationofchange.org Emory University incident raises alarms: Academic community questions police response to peaceful campus protests amid growing national debate on academic freedom and civil liberties.

Kate Litman (2024-04-29). The Weekly Round-Up: Coroner criticises indeterminate prison sentences and hundreds of protest arrests made in the US. ukhumanrightsblog.com In UK News At the conclusion of the inquest into the death of Scott Rider, the coroner described Rider's treatment in prison as "inhumane and indefensible". Rider died by suicide in June 2022 after serving 17 years of an "imprisonment for public protection" (IPP) sentence, a form of indeterminate prison sentence. A few weeks before …

channelnewsasia (2024-04-29). Singapore football association considers fitting referees with body cameras to tackle abuse. channelnewsasia.com Out of 14 disciplinary cases that the Football Association of Singapore dealt with last year, 10 involved verbal abuse or violent conduct towards referees.

ecns.cn (2024-04-28). Pro-Palestinian protesters dig in on campuses. ecns.cn Pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses throughout the U.S. extended into the weekend, some universities moved to shut down encampments, and police continued to arrest protesters.

Dan La Botz (2024-04-29). Pro-Palestine Student Protests Spread Despite Repression. internationalviewpoint.org Thousands of students at dozens of campuses across the United States participated in April and continue today to join in pro-Palestine protests leading in some cases to brutal police repression, arrests, and suspensions or expulsions from the university. | – | / |

teleSUR, JCM (2024-04-29). Cientos de estudiantes arrestados en EE.UU. por protestas a favor de Gaza. telesurtv.net En los últimos días, los campus universitarios de Estados Unidos se han convertido en escenarios de violentos ataques policiales contra estudiantes.

presstv.ir (2024-04-29). Over 900 arrested at anti-war protests in US universities since April 18. presstv.ir At least 900 protesters have been arrested since the launch of pro-Palestinian demonstrations on university campuses across the US, a report says.

presstv.ir (2024-04-29). Hundreds of students arrested as Gaza war campus protests spread in US. presstv.ir Hundreds of students protesting the Israeli war on Gaza have been arrested and subjected to expulsion across universities in the United States.

presstv.ir (2024-04-29). 900 arrested at anti-war protests in US universities since April 18. presstv.ir At least 900 protesters have been arrested since the launch of pro-Palestinian demonstrations on university campuses across the US, a report says.

presstv.ir (2024-04-29). Hundreds of students arrested as Gaza war campus protests spread in US. presstv.ir Hundreds of students protesting the Israeli war on Gaza have been arrested and subjected to expulsion across universities in the United States.

Palestine Legal (2024-04-27). Columbia Students File Civil Rights Complaint After NYPD Arrests, National Guard Threat. indybay.org April 25, New York, NY — Today, Palestine Legal filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR), demanding an investigation into Columbia University's discriminatory treatment of Palestinian students and their allies, including by inviting NYPD officers in riot gear — for the first time in decades — to arrest over a hundred students peacefully protesting Israel's genocide last week.

Editor (2024-04-27). Dozens of Climate Activists Arrested at Citibank Headquarters in New York City During Earth Week. scheerpost.com

Bay Area Climate Justice (2024-04-27). Seven Arrested at Wells Fargo Climate Protest. indybay.org Vigil held in main Wells Fargo branch…

ptcnews.tv (2024-04-27). George Floyd-like incident: Black man dies as Ohio cop kneels on his neck. ptcnews.tv George Floyd-like incident: The Ohio Police have released body camera footage of a black man who died after repeatedly telling officers that "I can't breathe" as they pinned him down to arrest him, according to WKYC. The incident has stirred the memories of the killing of George Floyd. | The Canton Police Department released a video on Wednesday depicting the death of Frank E. Tyson, a 53-year-old East Canton resident.The video shows officers arriving at the scene, confronting Tyson and attempting to take him into custody. The video shows the officers struggling to arrest Tyson before one of them restrained him…

ptcnews.tv (2024-04-27). George Floyd-like incident: Black man dies as Ohio cop kneels on his neck. ptcnews.tv George Floyd-like incident: The Ohio Police have released body camera footage of a black man who died after repeatedly telling officers that "I can't breathe" as they pinned him down to arrest him, according to WKYC. The incident has stirred the memories of the killing of George Floyd. | The Canton Police Department released a video on Wednesday depicting the death of Frank E. Tyson, a 53-year-old East Canton resident.The video shows officers arriving at the scene, confronting Tyson and attempting to take him into custody. The video shows the officers struggling to arrest Tyson before one of them restrained him…

teleSUR, JDO (2024-04-27). Arrestan a manifestantes pro Palestina en Universidad de Indiana, EE.UU. telesurtv.net Denuncian que la Policía utilizó fuerza física para poner fin a una protesta que tuvo carácter pacífico.

presstv.ir (2024-04-27). US campus crackdown: 500 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested. presstv.ir US police clash with pro-Palestine protesters at tent encampments from Massachusetts to California.

presstv.ir (2024-04-27). US campus crackdown: 500 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested. presstv.ir US police clash with pro-Palestine protesters at tent encampments from Massachusetts to California.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-04-27). Arrestan a manifestantes pro Palestina en Universidad de Indiana, EE.UU. telesurtv.net Denuncian que la Policía utilizó fuerza física para poner fin a una protesta que tuvo carácter pacífico.

presstv.ir (2024-04-27). US campus crackdown: 500 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested. presstv.ir US police clash with pro-Palestine protesters at tent encampments from Massachusetts to California.