{"id":33033,"date":"2025-06-04T08:40:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T22:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=33033"},"modified":"2025-06-04T08:40:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T22:40:52","slug":"as-genocide-escalates-unis-must-stop-the-shameful-crackdown-on-palestine-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/06\/04\/as-genocide-escalates-unis-must-stop-the-shameful-crackdown-on-palestine-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"As genocide escalates, unis must stop the shameful crackdown on Palestine protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Senator Mehreen Faruqi,  Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Higher Education Spokesperson has responded to news<\/a> that two University of Melbourne students have been recommended for expulsion and two for suspension for taking part in a pro-Palestine demonstration at the university last October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This development is an example of increasing protest restrictions<\/a> at campuses throughout Australia, and coincides with Israel\u2019s escalating aid blockade of Gaza and a UN warning<\/a> that Gaza\u2019s entire population is at risk of famine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senator Mehreen Faruqi:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe tide is finally shifting inch by inch, with France, the UK and Canada all threatening sanctions on Israel due to the escalating genocide in Gaza. But Australia is going the opposite way, with universities shamefully doubling down against Palestine activists and insisting on being on the wrong side of history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUniversities like the University of Melbourne should cease the disciplinary witch hunts on brave student activists and issue a public apology for the McCarthyist crackdown on staff and students speaking out for a free Palestine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom draconian anti-protest policies and police interventions to surveillance, suspensions and disciplinary actions, university management have used every trick in the book to stifle activism and they should unreservedly apologise for this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSince the genocide in Gaza began, students and staff at universities have led the way in rallying against Israel\u2019s atrocities, and they continue to pay the price. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUniversities should stop sanctioning students and start divesting from the major arms manufacturers which contribute to and profit from Israel\u2019s slaughter of Palestinians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Greens will always stand with the courageous students holding their universities to account for their moral cowardice when it comes to Israel\u2019s genocide in Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Senator Mehreen Faruqi,  Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Higher Education Spokesperson has responded to news that two University of Melbourne students have been recommended for expulsion and two for suspension for taking part in a pro-Palestine demonstration at the university last October. This development is an example of increasing protest restrictions at campuses throughout Australia, and coincides with … Continue reading “As genocide escalates, unis must stop the shameful crackdown on Palestine protesters”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33033"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33034,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33033\/revisions\/33034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}