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Indiscriminate, Unrestrained, Brutal’: Former Israeli PM Calls Gaza Assault ‘War Crimes’

Source: HuffPost — The former Prime Minister of Israel, had he been a US exchange student, also might've been jailed for this column. Former Prime…

freespeechnewsMay 25, 2025

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Trump Admin Enacts Vast Censorship of American Scientists over Israel

Source: Lee Fang — Researchers and university employees who engage in certain nonviolent protests or political expression over human rights conditions in Israel may risk…

freespeechnewsApril 22, 2025

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IDF Deliberately Strikes Photojournalist for Journalism

Source: Ryan Grim on X — IDF says it deliberately struck a photojournalist whose work was used by a range of Western media on October…

freespeechnewsApril 7, 2025

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ICE Arrest of Columbia Student Marks New Era of Campus Politics

Source: Wall Street Journal— Trump says arrest of Mahmoud Khalil is first of many in administration’s campaign to dismantle what it calls extreme leftist ideology…

freespeechnewsMarch 10, 2025

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Even More Assaults On Free Speech To Silence Criticism Of Israel

Source: Caitlin Johnstone— Acting on orders from the White House, immigration agents have arrested a Columbia University graduate for deportation due to his leadership of…

freespeechnewsMarch 10, 2025

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Swiss Intelligence, Pro-Israel Groups Coordinated to Silence Palestinian Journalist Ali Abunimah

Source: MintPress News — More on the arrest of Ali Abunimah: Prolific Palestinian-American journalist and Electronic Intifada founder Ali Abunimah was arrested by plain-clothed police…

freespeechnewsJanuary 25, 2025

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Journalist Ali Abunimah of Electronic Intifada has been arrested in Zurich ahead of a Palestine speaking event

Source: Aaron Maté via X — Journalist Ali Abunimah of Electronic Intifada has been arrested in Zurich ahead of a Palestine speaking event Why is…

freespeechnewsJanuary 25, 2025

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Pakistan’s Imran Khan Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison, Supporters Want Trump To Free Him

Source: ZeroHedge— After Assange, the world's most important political prisoner. The unfortunate saga of Pakistani state persecution against former Prime Minister Imran Khan continues, as…

freespeechnewsJanuary 17, 2025

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Israel kills five journalists in clearly marked press vehicle in Gaza

Source: Middle East Eye — Journalists exposing the truth are routinely subjected to risk of death. Al-Quds Today staff were targeted outside a hospital, as…

freespeechnewsDecember 26, 2024