Pro-Palestinian protesters occupying the University of Toronto dismantled their encampment in advance of a deadline issued by the university after being granted a court injunction.
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Corruption in Kenya drains resources that could have been used for services like healthcare or education.
Kenya’s political regimes have used the police to repress opposition and sustain themselves in power.
Protests in Kenya reveal that a young, enlightened, urban population can drive a hard bargain with a state that is failing them.
Kenya’s police have a long history of using excessive force.
Domestic and international laws obligate the Kenyan state to enable citizens to realise the right to peaceful assembly.
Kenyan activism is witnessing a shift from ethnic-based mobilisation to issue-based activism.
From ancient Rome to modern times, pelting has been a performance of crowd defiance in all its joyous, furious and lawbreaking glory.
Framing dissent and poverty as a menace to public order can threaten fundamental rights, particularly when it’s used to justify the deployment of predictive technology.
One of the most rewarding things about working at The Conversation is being part of a project that brings people together when so often the focus in the media is on drama and division.
In most cases, it’s reasonable to expect that groups of protesters will abide by the law. But there are times when doing so diminishes the effectiveness of the protests.
Unless and until student encampments become an unreasonably severe disruption to the enjoyment of university spaces, there is no argument supporting state intervention.
Georgia seems to be particularly prone to activism, distinguishing it from its neighbours in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
Student protests on campuses are calling attention to atrocities in Gaza and challenging university administrators to divest. What is the best way forward that avoids unnecessary violence?
Students have now been protesting on Australian campuses for weeks. But as the camps become more established, so, too, do concerns about student safety.
The situation in Gaza undoubtedly requires urgent international attention and a peaceful resolution. Yet it is not the only armed conflict or humanitarian crisis in the world.
Universities have a difficult balance to strike between protecting student speech rights and ensuring campus safety.
This is not the first time domestic violence has been declared a national crisis. Australian governments first got seriously involved in 1985. What can the past 40 years teach us?
Almost 56 years to the day after the anti-war protests in 1968, New York City police evicted Columbia University students from an on-campus occupation.
Trudi Warner was initially accused of contempt of court for holding a sign outside the trial of a climate protester.
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Reader in Political Sociology, Aston University
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Associate Professor of Law, Member of Law as Protection Centre, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Associate Professor in Politics, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Lecturer in criminology, Edinburgh Napier University
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Journalism, Radio and Communication, University of Sheffield
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Criminology, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Journalism, Michigan State University
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Professor of UK Human Rights Law, University of East Anglia
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Senior Associate Fellow on the Middle East at RUSI; Associate Professor in Politics & International Relations; Deputy Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
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Associate Professor of Computer Science, Rhodes University
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Director, Tas Law Reform Institue / Associate Professor, University of Tasmania, University of Tasmania
