The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 5, 2024 Columbia Suspends 6 Students Amid Crackdown on Palestinian Solidarity Activism ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Here in New York, the Columbia chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine says Columbia suspended six students with no due process, giving them just 24 hours to leave university housing before evicting them. The suspensions are part of an investigation into a Palestine solidarity event and come as part of a wider crackdown on student activism for Palestinian rights. .