The Stanford 11 Trial Raises More Questions Than Answers
Earlier this month, the criminal trial of five students from the Stanford 11 began in Santa Clara County Superior Court, following charges brought by District Attorney Jeff Rosen. The case stems from a June 2024 pro-Palestine protest in which twelve students occupied Building 10, Stanford’s president’s office, to demand divestment from Israel, financial transparency, and […]
When Students Are Under Attack… Stand Up, Fight Back
The detentions of Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University graduate student, and Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts graduate student from Turkey, set the stage for the U.S. government’s ongoing attacks against immigrant and international students. The students’ outspoken criticism of the U.S.-Israeli genocide against Palestinians is the underlying cause of their being criminalized and imprisoned by […]