Texas University bans pro-Palestine chants including “From the river to the sea”
San Antonio: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is under fire after prohibiting pro-Palestine student protesters from using certain phrases, including chants in Arabic. The university’s president has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by pro-Palestinian students, who argue that the ban on the phrase “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” violates their right to free speech.
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has intervened, reminding the university of its duty to protect students’ expression under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which safeguards free speech. According to FIRE, the university recently restricted student protesters from using the words “Zionism,” “Israel,” the chant “from the river to the sea,” and speaking in Arabic, citing the need to combat anti-Semitism.
The decision has sparked significant backlash, with critics arguing that it infringes on the students' rights to express their political views.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
