US jails Chinese student for threatening pro-democracy schoolmate


by BBC News

BBC News— He threatened to "chop off" the hands of a Chinese student who put up pro-democracy fliers on campus.

Radio Free Asia—Chinese student jailed in US for threatening pro-democracy activist. Wu Xiaolei’s nine-month sentence could deter similar behavior from China’s ‘Little Pinks’ overseas.

The Guardian—US students: share your experience of the pro-Palestinian campus protests. We would like to hear from students on US campuses that have seen protestsUS campus protests - live updatesHundreds of police officers entered Columbia University and arrested dozens of students on Tuesday night, clearing out an academic building that had been occupied as part of a pro-Palestinian protest.In Los Angeles, police have had to intervene after clashes erupted between pro-Palestinian demonstrators and Israel supporters on the University of California campus. Continue reading

The New Arab—Qatar denies 'influencing' pro-Palestine US student protests. Qatar's ambassador to the US has hit back at claims that Doha's agreements with US colleges was in some way influencing recent student protests for Palestine.