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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bryony Gooch

UK universities sanctioning students and academics over emojis as part of Palestine protests crackdown, Amnesty warns

UK universities have sanctioned students and academics for donning keffiyehs and using the watermelon emoji as part of a crackdown on Palestinian solidarity protests, a report from Amnesty International has warned.

The human rights charity has warned that universities including Cambridge, Oxford, LSE and Birmingham have taken extreme measures to restrict solidarity with Palestinians amongst students and academics.

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