AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed concern about the crackdown on pro-Palestine students in American universities, saying that guaranteeing freedom of expression and peaceful demonstrations is "necessary".
Guterres, in response to a question about the suppression of student protests in the United States said university authorities need to properly manage what are being seen on the campuses, according to IRNA reported citing US media on Tuesday night.
Earlier, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said that he was "troubled" by a series of "heavy-handed" steps taken to disperse and dismantle student protests across university campuses in the US in support of Palestine.
'I am concerned that some of law enforcement actions across a series of universities appear disproportionate in their impacts,' Volker Turk said in a statement, adding that any actions taken by university authorities and law enforcement officials to restrict such expression must be "carefully scrutinized"
Some critics call the violent repressions part of the US government’s policy of openly supporting Israel's killings and war crimes, which they argue will encourage the regime to continue creating tension, waging war and genocide.
Protests are sweeping campuses in the US following a police attempt to clear a pro-Palestine encampment at New York’s Columbia University, resulting in the arrest of over 1000 students.
University students in other countries, including the UK, France, Australia, Iran and Lebanon are now hitting the streets in support of their American colleagues.
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