Tag: palestine
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UCLA Hired a Registered Foreign Agent of Israel to Shape the University’s Media Narrative
The firm SKDK registered as a foreign agent for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the end of February. They crafted UCLA’s media responses to the encampment, strikes, and other demonstrations. Documents acquired via the California Public Records Act (CPRA) show that UCLA has been employing the firm SKDK, a registered foreign agent of…
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UCLA Suspends and Bans Students Without Due Process
Shortly before 5pm today (June 6, 2025), UCLA notified 1 graduate and 2 undergraduate students that they have been issued an immediate and indefinite interim suspension and ban from campus. No disciplinary hearing was held. One day after Chancellor Julio Frenk’s inauguration and campus-wide email declarations on how UCLA must aspire to be a university…
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Judge dismisses UC Regent Jay Sures’ request for restraining order against UCLA student; grants anti-SLAPP motion.
Anti-SLAPP laws are meant to protect individuals from Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) and prohibit the weaponization of the law to stifle free speech. On February 5, 2025, undergraduate and graduate Students for Justice in Palestine held a “wake-up call” protest outside the home of Regent Jonathan “Jay” Sures, who is a prominent supporter…
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‘Liu Lijun’: My Identity Was Weaponized to Intimidate Pro-Palestine Protesters
On May 2nd, 2024 at 5:30AM, I was arrested at UCLA for protesting the genocide in Palestine. I felt my wrists bent behind me and secured with a zip tie. The police then peeled off my helmet, goggles, keffiyeh, and N95 mask, baring my face to the crisp morning air and the blinding lights of…
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