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Deporting Dissent: The Dangerous Precedent Set by the Persecution of Pro-Palestine Activists
By Ramzy Baroud While US activists advocating for justice in Palestine deserve unwavering support and defense for their profound courage and humanity, Americans must also recognize that they, and the remnants of their democracy, […]

Harvard Files Lawsuit against Trump’s Freeze of University Funds
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Trump administration announced it would freeze $2.2 billion in federal funds to Harvard University after the institution rejected a list of demands from the government. Harvard University filed a […]

Authoritarian Crackdown on Palestine Advocacy Meets Legal Challenges
By Robert Inlakesh Although there is now a growing set of legal challenges to the ongoing assault on First Amendment rights, the campaign to stifle free speech is manifesting itself in so many ways beyond […]

US Court Blocks Deportation of Researcher Detained over Pro-Palestine Advocacy
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A US court has blocked the deportation of Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown University researcher after he was detained on accusations of “spreading Hamas propaganda,” which his lawyer and employer […]

Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Executive Orders Targeting Free Speech
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The ADC has filed a lawsuit against two executive orders by President Trump, arguing they threaten free speech by allowing deportation and prosecution of pro-Palestinian activists in the US. The […]

Mahmoud Khalil and the End of Your First Amendment Rights
By Robert Inlakesh Under the guise of combating antisemitism, the White House is seeking to curtail free speech on college campuses and in the streets of US cities. While the debate has long raged over […]

Arresting Truth: Canadian Journalist Yves Engler Charged and Held in Montreal
By Chris Cook Engler’s arrest comes at a time of increasingly oppressive measures taken by police against Palestinian solidarity throughout the social democracies of the West. Thursday morning, February 20, 2025, Yves Engler presented himself […]

Berlin Police Force Relocation of UN Rapporteur Albanese’s Palestine Event
By Palestine Chronicle Staff German police surrounded an event in Berlin featuring UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, forcing organizers to relocate after political pressure. German police surrounded on Tuesday an event in Berlin featuring […]

Foreign Hands in Gaza: How the West is Working to Rob Gaza of Democracy
By Robert Inlakesh As Western powers push for a new governing structure in Gaza, their moves suggest an agenda that undermines Palestinian self-determination. The European Union recently declared its mission has returned to the Rafah […]

Silencing Pro-Palestinian Voices – Why Is Canada Subsidizing NGO Monitor’s Anti-Free Speech Agenda?
By Yves Engler NGO Monitor seeks to demonize groups opposed to apartheid and genocide and cut off government funding for any groups or individuals who dare challenge its pro-Israel narrative. Ironically, this extremely anti-Palestinian organization […]

Palestinian Cause Accounts for 10% of Global Free Speech Violations – Report
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In April and May 2024 alone, over 3,200 university students, faculty, and staff, as well as journalists, were detained during campus raids in the US. A new report from the […]

Crackdown on Campus: Universities Hire Israeli Firms to Curb Pro-Palestinian Protests
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli security firms, contracted by several universities in the US and Canada, are being used to suppress pro-Palestinian protests. Universities in the United States and Canada have entered into agreements […]

Australian Student Denied Attending Formal for Wearing Keffiyeh at Graduation
By Palestine Chronicle Staff An Australian student from Condell Park High School in Sydney was denied attending his school’s formal after wearing a Keffiyeh for his graduation ceremony, Australian media reported. The Sydney Morning […]

‘McCarthyite’ – Draft Israeli Bill To Limit Academic Speech Criticized
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “The answer is pretty clear: it is a blunt move meant to intimidate free and critically thinking independent minds.” A new draft bill that would limit academic speech in Israel […]

‘Revealer of Inconvenient Truths’ – Julian Assange’s Impact on Palestine
By Robert Inlakesh Known internationally as a revealer of inconvenient truths and a political prisoner of the West, Assange had profound impacts on almost all corners of the globe. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is finally […]

State-Backed Censorship: Israel’s Persecution of Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian
By Robert Inlakesh Palestinians with Israeli citizenship are not allowed to exercise their right to freedom of expression when challenging the very policies that are aimed towards oppressing them. Arrested by the Israeli occupation police, […]

‘Intimidation’ Tactics – French Politician Summoned by Police Over Pro-Palestine Tweets
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Activists on social media termed the summons a move meant to repress the movement for Palestine in France. A French left-wing politician said on Monday that he was summoned by […]

‘Al-Jazeera Law’ – Israeli Parliament Passes Law Granting Netanyahu Authority to Ban Foreign Media
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Following its passage, the Israeli prime minister expressed his intention to immediately take action to shut down Al Jazeera, accusing the network of harming Israel’s security. The Israeli Parliament, known […]

‘Blatant attack on Free Speech” – UK Groups Slam New Definition of Extremism
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Under the move, groups labeled “extremist” will be barred from contact with government officials and unable to receive government funding. Cage International, the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB), and Muslim […]

‘No Freedom of Expression’ – MIT Students Face Expulsion for Supporting Palestine (VIDEO)
CAA urged students and staff to withdraw from companies and research projects complicit in Israeli apartheid, occupation and genocide. The President of the Coalition Against Apartheid (CAA), Safiyyah Ogundipe, told Anadolu that the University administration […]

‘Try Macron, Not Atal’ – Algerian Player Sentenced for Gaza Solidarity
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Pending a final verdict, Atal will be banned from leaving France and will therefore miss the first phase of Algeria’s preparations for the continental tournament. Algerian international Youcef Atal, currently […]

Facebook Takes Down Content of Respected Palestinian Journalist after Issuing a Disclaimer
On Sep 12, Ramzy Baroud asked Facebook to stop taking down the content from his profile page. A few days later, his content was being taken down faster than before. The US-based technology giant Facebook […]

‘Ignorance is Bliss’: On the So-Called Contradictions within Israel’s Alleged Democracy’
By Benay Blend Gorenberg’s case for Israel’s “democracy” is a good example, and is itself a contradiction, because the Zionist state was established by the Nakba (catastrophe), during which military forces expelled at least 750,000 […]

Balancing Act is over: Israeli Protests are Not about Democracy, but Ideology
By Ramzy Baroud Ideological shifts do not appear and disappear overnight. Regardless of the outcome of Israel’s protests, the ideological shifts in Israel are seismic and long-lasting. The late Israeli commentator, Uri Avnery, wrote, […]

Burning of the Quran and the Counter-offensive: Why the West is Panicking
By Ramzy Baroud Why is the right to insult Muslims so cherished, so sacred in the view of Western governments and laws? And why burn the Quran now? Desecrating, then burning the Holy Quran […]

‘Shalom, Bibi!’: Billionaire Witness Details ‘Excessive’ Gifts to Netanyahu, His Wife
Billionaire movie producer Arnon Milchan told a Jerusalem court on Monday that some $200,000 worth of the gifts he sent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and his wife Sara may have been “excessive” but claimed he […]

The Beloved ‘Cavaliere’: Berlusconi’s Death Will Not Resolve Italy’s Democracy Problem
By Ramzy Baroud Berlusconi would have never ruled over Italy if it were not for the near complete distrust of the others, those who speak of democracy, balance of power and respect for institutions, […]

‘Unacceptable and Unconscionable’: 400 CUNY Law Alumni Stand with Graduate Who Criticized Israel
Over 400 alumni of the City University of New York (CUNY) have signed a letter expressing their solidarity with Fatima Mohammed, a Yemeni graduate of CUNY School of Law who has been targeted by a […]

US Concerned about New Israeli Bill Targeting Human Rights Groups
US President Joe Biden’s Administration expressed concerns on Wednesday over a new Israeli bill that would significantly limit the ability of human rights organizations to operate in Israel and the occupied West Bank, Israeli media […]

Israel Advances Legislation Imposing One-Year Detention for Public Display of Palestinian Flag
The Israeli parliament, Knesset, advanced a bill at a preliminary reading on Wednesday that would ban flying the Palestinian flag during protests, Israeli media reported. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the bill – sponsored […]