Mahmoud Khalil deportation case: Federal judge orders release of Palestinian activist; govt given till Friday to appeal

[ad_1] Federal judge blocks Trump administration from continuing to detain Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that Mahmoud Khalil, a legal US resident and former graduate student at Columbia University, must be released from immigration detention. Khalil was detained in March following his participation in campus pro-Palestinian demonstrations against Israel’s military […]

‘The America Party’: Conservative activist Scott Presler warns Musk; seeks united Republican front

[ad_1] Scott Presler (Image credits: X @ScottPresler) Conservative activist Scott Presler made a public appeal to Elon Musk on Saturday via X, urging the billionaire to drop any plans for a third party and instead throw his support behind a populist, pro-Trump Republican movement.In a post on X, Musk said that a new party, The […]

‘Wrongfully deported’: Guatemalan man returned to US after court orders Trump administration to comply; DHS slams ‘activist’ judge

[ad_1] A Guatemalan citizen was returned to the United States on Wednesday following a judicial order requiring the Trump administration to facilitate his reentry after being wrongfully deported to Mexico, despite his expressed fears of persecution there. This case represents the first successful return of a migrant following several similar judicial directives to the Trump […]

Hong Kong pro-democracy and LGBTQ+ activist Jimmy Sham freed after over four years | World News

[ad_1] Jimmy Sham, a prominent figure in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy and LGBTQ+ movements, was released from prison on Friday after spending more than four years behind bars in the city’s largest national security case to date, prosecuted under a law imposed by Beijing.Sham gained national attention during the 2019 anti-government protests, when he served as […]

Right-wing, anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson released early from prison: Why was his jail term controversial?

[ad_1] Far-right activist Tommy Robinson, after being released from jail (Photo: X) Far-right activist Tommy Robinson was released early from prison on Tuesday after a high court judge reduced his sentence for contempt of court by four months.Robinson’s real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. He was serving an 18-month jail term for breaching a court order […]

Far-right anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson freed early from prison after judge notes ‘change in attitude’

[ad_1] Tommy Robinson after being released from jail (Photo: X) British TV channels interrupted their regular broadcast on Tuesday morning after Tommy Robinson was released from prison four months early.Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed for 18 months for contempt of court after repeatedly breaching a 2021 injunction. The injunction had been […]

Belarus opens case against a 78-year-old activist who became a symbol of the pro-democracy movement

[ad_1] Nina Bahinskaya, 73, poses for a photo holding a flag that became the symbole of the opposition at an entrance of her apartment building in Minsk, Belarus (Image: AP) TALLINN: Authorities in Belarus have opened a criminal case against the 78-year-old activist who became the face of the country’s pro-democracy protests in 2020. Retired […]

‘Rights granted to those who align with power’: Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil slams Trump-era deportation

[ad_1] Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyers said Nazis have more rights in the US than anti-Israel protesters. Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil, whose arrest sparked protests in universities across the US described his detention as an “administrative error” and alleged that the evidence against him was based on “sensationalized tabloids.”“Last Friday, I sat in a courtroom as […]

Mahmoud Khalil Verdict: Judge rules Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

[ad_1] Mahmoud Khalil can be deported out of US, a judge ruled. An immigration judge in Louisiana on Friday ruled that Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported out of the country as a national security risk. Khalil’s case was one of the first and major immigration crackdown cases of the Donald Trump administration […]

50501 Movement: What is 50501 Movement? Activist network fueling anti-Donald Trump, Elon Musk protests across US

[ad_1] Representative image (Picture credit: PTI) As protests erupt across the United States against US President Donald Trump’s second-term policies and the influential role of billionaire Elon Musk, a growing political resistance is being led by the 50501 Movement, which is an activist network built on the principle of nationwide, decentralised mobilisation. What does “50501” […]