India Arrests an Academic for Antiwar Posts on Instagram

[ad_1] India’s government is taking legal action against academics, journalists and private companies seen as critical of its recent military campaign against Pakistan, including arresting one professor who had admonished Indians “who are baying for war.” During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decade in power, his government has routinely punished critics with criminal charges, legal investigations […]

Recent immigration arrests at courthouses around US have advocates worried | World News

[ad_1] Recent immigration arrests at courthouses around US have advocates worried (Photo: AP) Inside a Virginia courthouse, three immigration agents in plainclothes – one masked – detained a man who had just had misdemeanour assault charges dismissed. They declined to show identification or a warrant to the man, and one threatened to prosecute horrified witnesses […]

Syria Makes Rare Arrests of Palestinian Militant Group Leaders

[ad_1] Syrian authorities made a rare arrest of two senior members of the Palestinian armed faction Islamic Jihad, the group said on Tuesday, a move that signaled the shifting of alliances in the Middle East. The group, Islamic Jihad, is an Iran-backed ally of Hamas that took part in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on […]

From ambush arrests to self-deport: How Donald Trump is cracking down on foreign students | World News

[ad_1] A sweeping crackdown by the Trump administration is targeting foreign students across US campuses, using AI surveillance, visa revocations, and ideological screening to punish perceived dissent. Under the banner of combating antisemitism and restoring “order,” the government is pushing universities to police speech, dismantle academic programs, and comply with politically charged demands—or risk devastating […]

Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests: Who are the international students that faced arrests, deportation

[ad_1] Mahmoud Khalil, Yunseo Chung, Badar Khan Suri, Rumeysa Ozturk and Ranjani srinivasan (From left to right) International students in the United States now live in fear that if they have political views that are inimical to America’s interests, then they will either be deported or arrested. Since 2023, Trump has repeatedly vowed to revoke […]