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April 18, 2025

Boston Jews Call for Release of Rümeysa Öztürk After Judge Denies Bond to Abducted Student
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In Boston, 400 Jewish residents and others joined rabbis and community
leaders to call for the release of abducted Tufts student Rümeysa
Öztürk. The Passover rally was organized by the progressive Jewish group
If Not Now.

On Wednesday, an immigration judge denied bond for Öztürk, declaring her
to be a potential, so-called danger to the community. Öztürk, who is
from Turkey, was arrested for co-authoring a student op-ed on Tufts'
response to Gaza solidarity protests on campus.


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