'Without knowing the names of the John Doe Officers, journalists and the public have no way of knowing whether any of them may have been involved in previous incidents, and whether there may be a systemic problem or an isolated incident,' he writes echoing CBC News's affidavit.

BREAKING: An Ontario judge has ruled the police officers involved in the death of Ejaz Choudry cannot have their names shielded from the public. Superior Court Justice Paul Perell knocks down Peel Police's motion for a publication ban.

The situation USC for the past two weeks has been a comedy of incompetence with tragic consequences.
Yet, I'm so proud of my journalism and communication colleagues who drafted this full-throated defense of freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
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NOW: Columbia University faculty link arms and form a wall in front of the entrance to the ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment’ as hundreds of students encircle the both lawns

Students remaining in the encampment were told they could face disciplinary action after 2PM

French deputies from the biggest left-wing parliamentary group in the French parliament, France Unbowed (La France Insoumise/LFI) came and protected the mobilised students during a pro-Palestine protest at The Paris Institute of Political Studies in Paris, France, demanding the…

Since October, universities have suspended student groups, suppressed speech, and had their students arrested. With calls for divestment only growing louder, we asked students nationwide to share how their schools have responded.
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FT on how major flooding in Dubai was snapshot of the grim climate future that countries across the Gulf are facing:
'It’s not just a theoretical scenario. It has happened, and the costs are real,' said Huda Shaka, a chartered urban planner based in Dubai.
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“The State Department’s leaked confirmation that Israel has restricted the transport and delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance leaves no doubt: U.S. law requires the suspension of military aid to Israel” huffpost.com/entry/leaked-m…

“We've become addicted to explosions.” Stunning work by Bellingcat tracking the scale of home demolitions by a single IDF unit in Gaza. “Behind each ruined building, there is a decision & an action which has been carried out by a specific unit or person.” bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/2…

There are snipers on the roof of the school where I got my MA.

There are police beating students at the school where I got my PhD.

At each school, I studied authoritarian regimes and how they brainwash people into believing that state brutality is not only normal, but deserved.

Hundreds arrested at universities across US as Gaza demonstrations continue bbc.in/3JERRxg

A central problem is the “equating of anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism,” says protest representative Ben-Menachem. He does not want Israel's policies to be defended 'in the name of Jewish security', including in his name. zeit.de/campus/2024-04…

I won't be commenting about this again. This is nobody's business except mine. 2/

Since 9-11, Muslim women have had to explain, fight for, justify and defend their decisions to wear - or take off - the hijab. Isn’t it time everyone left us alone? It’s a shame Sarah feels compelled to defend herself. She doesn’t owe an explanation to anyone.

Dozens in Italy give a fascist salute on the anniversary of Mussolini's execution apnews.com/article/italy-…

The person who shouted 'kill the Jews' at Northeastern University on Friday night, leading to the arrest of about 100 people on Saturday, was a counter-protester holding an Israeli flag: thedailybeast.com/pro-israel-agi…

It was amazing, if not surprising, how little thought anyone on stage at the White House Correspondents' Dinner paid to the 97 journalists killed in Gaza since Israel began its siege. rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

A staff member at an Oakville high school was recorded telling a student that his keffiyeh 'reminds' her of Hamas

Muslim Advisory Council of Canada executive director told me this is part of a larger pattern of anti-Palestinian racism in schools

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