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‘Wrongfully targeted’: Zohran Mamdani meets Mustapha Kharbouch falsely accused of Brown University shooting; vows to combat Islamophobia

NEW DELHI: New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday met Mustapha Kharbouch, a Palestinian student at Brown University who was falsely accused online of carrying out a deadly campus shooting. US authorities said that misinformation and doxxing seriously complicated the investigation and put an innocent student at risk.In a post on X, Mamdani said conspiracy […]

‘Humbled’: Conservative lawyer named interim attorney in Letitia James probe; once ‘falsely accused’ of Jan 6 link

FILE – New York attorney general Letitia James ( AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) A conservative lawyer who has denied allegations she took part in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot has been appointed acting US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, following the ouster of the office’s chief on Friday. Mary “Maggie” Cleary informed staff […]

‘Legitimisation cell’: Israeli army unit falsely branded journalists as Hamas operatives to justify strikes, report says

Israel’s military assigned a special unit to identify journalists it could portray as undercover Hamas operatives to target them and deflect international criticism over the killing of media persons, according to a report by the Israeli-Palestinian outlet +972 magazine. The “legitimisation cell” was established in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, to […]

Indian-origin musician Lara Rajagopalan targeted, falsely reported to ICE for being an ‘illegal alien’

Indian-origin musician Lara Rajagopalan has been falsely reported to ICE for being an illegal alien. Indian-origin musician Lara Rajagopalan, a member of the girl group KATSEYE, was targeted as she was reported to the ICE as an illegal alien. In a screenshot of the anonymous ICE tip form, someone claimed that Lara Rajagopalan did not […]