UMD says it won’t drop conduct charges against student journalists detained in October
The journalists were detained by UMPD while reporting on a protest outside an event hosted by this university’s Students Supporting Israel chapter.
Advocacy group urges UMD to drop charges against student journalists detained in October
The student journalists took photos and recorded protesters who chanted outside an event hosted by this university’s Students Supporting Israel chapter that featured Israel Defense Forces soldiers.
UMD SGA members named in Students Supporting Israel Instagram post file conduct complaints
The post shared the names and pictures of SGA president Dhruvak Mirani along with two representatives who sponsored a resolution calling to ban IDF soldiers from campus.
UMD SGA condemns student-hosted event with IDF soldiers, demands university issues apology
The resolutions come weeks after this university’s Students Supporting Israel chapter hosted three Israeli Defense Forces soldiers at an event on Oct. 21.
UMPD detains protesters, student journalists outside event with IDF soldiers
One of the journalists who was detained told the police officers it seemed they were being held because the journalists were also people of color, video shows.
UMD Students for Justice in Palestine petitions to cancel event with IDF soldiers
The soldiers’ presence could traumatize and endanger the safety of some students on campus, the petition said.