The report, "Silencing Dissent," found that universities worked together to stop students protesting their ties to Israel's genocidal war on Gaza. Universities like the University of Northampton and the University of Kent were found to be discussing disciplinary measures, including injunctions to stop protests and referring student protesters to the UK's Prevent counterterrorism programme. Universities also collaborated with government departments and senior ministers, advising universities on reputational risk, p…
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The report, "Silencing Dissent," found that universities worked together to stop students…: The report, "Silencing Dissent," found that universities worked together to stop students protesting their ties to Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.
Universities like the University of Northampton and the University of Kent were found to…: Universities like the University of Northampton and the University of Kent were found to be discussing disciplinary measures, including injunctions to stop protests and referring student protesters to the UK's Prevent counterterrorism progr
Universities also collaborated with government departments and senior ministers, advising…: Universities also collaborated with government departments and senior ministers, advising universities on reputational risk, protest management, and legal avenues such as civil injunctions.
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British universities worked together to suppress pro-Palestine activism on student campuses, a new report has revealed.
Amnesty International on Tuesday published its Silencing Dissent report, which found that UK universities actively worked together to stop students protesting their universities’ ties to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.
Freedom of Information (FOI) disclosures examined in the report found that universities “were not acting in isolation when responding to Palestine solidarity protest, but are operating within a network which encouraged repressive responses".
FOI-obtained messages showed university administrators discussing disciplinary measures, including injunctions to stop protests and referring student protesters to the UK's Prevent counterterrorism programme.
Emails released via an FOI from the University of Northampton showed senior staff directly collaborating to share tactics for containing the protests, with one administrator asking peers whether other institutions were “locking in” their student protesters.
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