Trump's agents just snatched a Palestinian student protest leader at
Columbia University--a chilling attack that the university must resist.

Tell Columbia: Free Mahmoud and stop the repression against students.

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John,

Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian graduate from Columbia University, has
vanished. ICE agents stormed his residence, ripped him from his home, and
now—no one knows where he is. His crime? Demanding Columbia divest from
genocide.

Instead of protecting its students, Columbia is letting this happen.
Columbia’s administration needs to feel the pressure—and fast. The
university has helped escalate this crackdown by calling in police,
punishing student organizers, and staying silent as the Trump
administration turns its sights on student activists.

If we don’t act now, this repression will only grow. Columbia’s
administration and Board of Trustees must be forced to make a choice:
either stand against this attack on students, or be remembered as
collaborators in an authoritarian assault on free speech.

[ [link removed] ]Tell Columbia's administration and Board of Trustees: Demand Mahmoud’s
immediate release, end the repression of student activists, and divest
from companies complicit in Israel’s genocide.

Mahmoud Khalil has been a powerful voice at Columbia, supporting the fight
to divest university investments in companies complicit in Israel’s
genocidal assault on Gaza. Just hours before his arrest, he asked: "What
more can Columbia do to appease Congress or the government now?" ICE is
now threatening to revoke his green card.

Columbia isn’t just silent—it’s actively enabling this crackdown. The
university has called the NYPD on its own students, fast-tracked
punishments for organizers, and is aligning itself with Trump’s far-right
agenda by subcontracting the repression of student activism.

This isn’t about just one activist or university, and it's not only about
free speech in the US. Regressive governments are taking notes. In
Germany, the incoming government coalition is pushing to strip citizenship
from those it labels "terror supporters and antisemites"—a label
increasingly used against critics of Israel. Students in Germany, the UK,
and France have also faced arrests and repression for similar organizing.

[ [link removed] ]Tell Columbia: Free Mahmoud, stop the crackdown, and divest from
genocide.



[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition 



Thanks for all that you do,
Maen and the team at Ekō


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Immigration agents arrest Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia
University protests
AP 10 March 2025
[ [link removed] ]Columbia Bent Over Backward to Appease Right-Wing, Pro-Israel Attacks —
And Trump Still Cut Federal Funding
The Intercept 08 March 2025
[ [link removed] ]BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment,
Advocates Say
Zeteo 09 March 2025
 

 

 

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