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US judge rules Rumeysa Ozturk must be transferred from Louisiana to Vermont

People gather in Somerville, Massachusetts, on March 26 to demand the release of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish student at Tufts University [Michael Casey/AP Photo]

Washington, DC – A federal judge in the United States has ordered the government to transfer a pro-Palestine Turkish student, Rumeysa Ozturk, to Vermont for the court to assess legal challenges to her detention.

In a ruling on Friday, District Court Judge William S Sessions found that Ozturk – who is currently held in Louisiana – has presented “significant evidence” to back the allegations that her detention violated her free speech and due process rights.

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