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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Birmingham University censoring student beliefs over Gaza camp evictions, court hears

Mariyah Ali outside the Royal Courts of Justice, London
In her witness statement, Mariyah Ali, 20, the only named defendant, said the University of Birmingham had ‘demonstrable links’ with arms companies. Photograph: Tom Pilgrim/PA

The University of Birmingham is censoring students’ beliefs about Gaza by seeking to shut down a pro-Palestine encampment on its grounds, the high court has heard.

Birmingham is one of several universities taking legal action to try to evict student protesters, with a case brought by the University of Nottingham due to be heard before the same judge on Friday.

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