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Bangladesh's <keyword id="22808387" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="International-Crimes-Tribunal" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="International Crimes Tribunal" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="International Crimes Tribunal">International Crimes Tribunal</keyword> on Thursday issued arrest warrants against former prime minister <keyword id="20024637" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sheikh-Hasina" source="keywords">Sheikh Hasina</keyword>, who was ousted after student-led <keyword id="19905184" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="protests" source="keywords">protests</keyword> in August, and 45 others for alleged <keyword id="20034029" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="crimes-against-humanity" source="keywords">crimes against humanity</keyword>. The warrants against Hasina, 77, and others, including her party <keyword id="20033312" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Awami-League" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Awami League" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Awami League">Awami League</keyword>'s top leaders, were issued on the first day of the judicial proceedings begun by the re-constituted tribunal, <keyword id="20085396" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dhaka-Tribune" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Dhaka Tribune" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Dhaka Tribune">Dhaka Tribune</keyword> newspaper said. The Tribunal, led by its chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumdar, passed the orders after the prosecution filed two petitions seeking arrest warrants, Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam was quoted as saying by the Daily Star. The ICT also directed the authorities concerned to produce Hasina and 45 others before it by November 18. So far more than 60 complaints of enforced disappearance, murder and mass killings have been filed at the ICT against Hasina, other leaders of her Awami League party and the 14-party alliance, journalists and former top officials of law enforcement agencies. Following unprecedented anti-government protests over a controversial quota system in government jobs that peaked on August 5, Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled to India and is currently believed to be living at an undisclosed location there. Hundreds of people were killed in Bangladesh in the incidents of violence that erupted across the country following the fall of the Hasina government, taking the death toll to more than 1,000 since the massive protest by students against a controversial quota system in government jobs first started in mid-July. After taking over on August 8, Bangladesh's <keyword id="21030472" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="interim-government" source="keywords">interim government</keyword> had said it would try in the International Crimes Tribunal those involved in the killings during the mass movement of the students against the Hasina-led government. Hasina faces almost 200 cases mostly for murders during the <keyword id="23583086" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="mass-student-protests" source="keywords">mass student protests</keyword>. Advocate Tajul Islam, the chief prosecutor of the tribunal, said on Sunday that Interpol's assistance would be sought to bring back fugitives, including Hasina. After the interim government was formed, ICT's judges, prosecution team and investigation agency appointed by the previous government, had stepped down and the body was re-constituted recently. The interim government has not ruled out seeking Hasina's extradition. Chief Adviser of the interim government Muhammad Yunus, in an interview to PTI in September, had said Hasina making political remarks from India is an "unfriendly gesture," and asserted that she must remain silent to prevent the discomfort to both countries until Dhaka requests her extradition.

Bangladesh tribunal issues arrest warrant against ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, currently believed to be in India

In a recent turn of events, over 70,000 <keyword id="20073340" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="international-students" source="keywords">international students</keyword> in <keyword id="19896882" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Canada" source="keywords">Canada</keyword> are reportedly facing potential <keyword id="20040301" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="deportation" source="keywords">deportation</keyword> due to significant changes in the country's federal <keyword id="20872711" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="immigration-policies" source="keywords">immigration policies</keyword>. The measures, introduced by Prime Minister <keyword id="19898713" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Justin-Trudeau" source="keywords">Justin Trudeau</keyword>'s government, have led to widespread <keyword id="19905184" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="protests" source="keywords">protests</keyword> across multiple provinces, including Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Prince Edward Island. These protests highlight the growing frustration and uncertainty among the international student community, many of whom came to Canada with the hope of building a better future. <h3 style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:4pt;">What sparked the protests?</h3>The root of the unrest lies in several recent <keyword id="20861068" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="policy-changes" source="keywords">policy changes</keyword> by the Canadian government aimed at controlling the burgeoning number of international students. The government announced that it would cap the number of new study permits to approximately 3,60,000 for 2024, representing a 35% reduction compared to the previous year. This move is part of a broader strategy to alleviate pressures on housing, healthcare, and other public services, which have been strained by the increasing influx of international students. Additionally, the government has introduced stricter eligibility criteria for the <keyword id="22947845" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Post-Graduation-Work-Permit-Program" source="keywords">Post-Graduation Work Permit Program</keyword> (PGWP), a crucial pathway for international students to gain work experience and potentially transition to permanent residency. Starting September 1, 2024, students enrolled in certain programs at private colleges that operate under licensing arrangements with public institutions will no longer be eligible for this permit. This change has left many students, who have invested years of their lives and significant financial resources in their education, in a precarious position. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="112856583" title="Why are so many North American and European countries restricting immigrants?" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div><h2>Impact on international students</h2>For many international students, the changes have thrown their futures into disarray. These students, many of whom hail from India and other countries in Asia and Africa, are now facing the prospect of deportation, despite having completed their studies and, in many cases, having secured jobs in Canada. The uncertainty is compounded by the fact that some of these students are carrying substantial loans that they had taken out to fund their education in Canada. The protests have been organised by various <keyword id="22947846" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="student-advocacy-groups" source="keywords">student advocacy groups</keyword>, including the Naujawan Support Network, which has been vocal about the injustice faced by these students. According to the group, the new policies unfairly target those who have played by the rules and contributed to the Canadian economy, paying taxes and participating in the labour market. <h3 style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:4pt;">“Enough is enough”</h3>Canadian officials have defended the policy changes, arguing that they are necessary to maintain the integrity of the immigration system and ensure that international students have access to the resources they need for a successful academic experience. “International students are vital to Canada and enrich our communities. As such, we have an obligation to ensure that they have access to the resources they need for an enriching academic experience,“ explains <keyword id="19946179" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="marc-miller" source="keywords">Marc Miller</keyword>, Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, in a press release. “In Canada, today, this isn’t always the case. Today, we are announcing additional measures to protect a system that has become so lucrative that it has opened a path for its abuse. Enough is enough. Through the decisive measures announced today, we are striking the right balance for Canada and ensuring the integrity of our immigration system while setting students up for the success they hope for,” he goes on to explain. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="112444174" title="A couple tested out life in Canada and Italy. They chose to move where salaries are lower but life is sweeter." mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>The government has also highlighted that the new measures are temporary and will be reassessed after two years. Meanwhile, the federal government has pledged to work with provincial governments and educational institutions to develop a more sustainable framework for managing international student admissions in the future. As the protests continue, the affected students and their supporters are calling on the Trudeau government to reconsider the policy changes and provide a clearer, fairer pathway to permanent residency. The outcome of this standoff could have lasting implications not only for Canada's immigration system but also for its reputation as a welcoming destination for international students.

“Enough is enough”: Canada imposes strict immigration policies that could deport 70,000 international students; protests erupt nationwide

<keyword id="19936600" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dhaka" source="keywords">Dhaka</keyword>: Several residents across Bangladesh spent a sleepless night as they gathered in groups to guard the streets amid fears of robbery and <keyword id="20721949" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="looting" source="keywords">looting</keyword> by criminals in the violence-hit country, where an <keyword id="21030472" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="interim-government" source="keywords">interim government</keyword> headed by Nobel laureate <keyword id="20024384" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Muhammad-Yunus" source="keywords">Muhammad Yunus</keyword> is all set to take oath on Thursday. <keyword id="20083313" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="security-concerns" source="keywords">Security concerns</keyword> have gripped the country since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ouster on Monday as police observed a work abstention, citing fears for their safety amid reports of deadly attacks on security personnel. The Yunus-led interim government - appointed by President Mohammed Shahabuddin who had dissolved the parliament - is set to take oath in the evening after weeks of tumultuous <keyword id="21440425" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="student-protests" source="keywords">student protests</keyword> that forced Hasina to resign and flee the country. The chaos and fear created by the deadly protests remained. Gangs of criminals have been looting and robbing homes in the absence of law enforcers over the last two days. Many residents spent a sleepless night on Wednesday amid fears of robbery and looting. From one end of Dhaka to another, particularly Uttara to Mohammadpur, people were concerned about their safety. Facebook users were posting in different groups and streaming live. Residents in many areas, including in Uttara and Mohammadpur, formed neighbourhood watch groups to stand guard, bdnews24.com news portal reported. Nazvi Islam, a part-time teacher at Dhaka University and resident of Mohammadpur's Bosila, said that robbers had terrorised the area on Tuesday night. Mosques were regularly making announcements, asking everyone to remain on alert. On Wednesday night, residents gathered in groups to guard the streets with sticks and bats. Hundreds of students from the local madrasa also came to guard the area. After standing watch all night, they returned home in the morning. The students divided themselves into small groups and guarded the government buildings and public properties. Zakirul Islam, a resident of Chanmia Housing in Mohammadpur, said guards were posted at the gates to the housing area on Wednesday night, but residents still could not sleep due to fear. Abir Hossain, a resident of Mirpur-14, where many government officials live, says that everyone panicked when news spread that robbers had entered their housing complex. "Last night, a group of people carrying local weapons came and attacked a neighbouring house. They forcefully opened the main gate and looted cash and jewellery," The Daily Star newspaper quoted a resident of the Naboday Housing area as saying. Many Facebook users posted or live-streamed videos of robbers attacking a building in the ECB Chattar area adjacent to the Mirpur cantonment. Sounds of Army patron sirens could be heard in the videos. People posted on Facebook about the attacks and robberies throughout the night. Many have questioned where so many robbers had sprung up from. Most ATMs were out of cash and even many bank branches were running low on cash as the money supply had been disrupted due to inadequate security, The Daily Star reported, citing bankers. "Overall, I visited almost 10 booths but failed to withdraw a single penny. Either they had run out of money or restricted the use of ATM cards issued by other banks," Nasir Hossain, a resident of the capital's Dhanmondi area, was quoted as saying by the paper. Managing Director of Pubali Bank Mohammad Ali said although there is no cash crisis in the banking sector, they have been unable to deliver money to booths and branches as security companies that transport money have halted services. "The security agencies that carry our cash told us that they will not provide services in the current situation," he said. Hence, banks are struggling to supply money, especially to remote branches and booths, he added. Meanwhile, political parties in the country discussed the structure of the interim Cabinet. The anti-discrimination student movement has reportedly prepared a list of 15 names in the interim government. The list will be finalised after discussions with Yunus after he returns home on Thursday. According to multiple sources in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the leaders of the student movement met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday and discussed the list. The anti-discrimination student movement has formed a liaison committee to discuss the list with various parties.

Bangladesh protests: Bangladeshis spend sleepless night amid fears of robbery and looting

Dhaka: <keyword id="22693486" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Nobel-Laureate-Muhammad-Yunus" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus">Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus</keyword> has been appointed as the head of Bangladesh's interim government, Dhaka Tribune reported. Bangladesh President's Press Secretary Joynal Abedin made the announcement. The decision regarding the appointment of Bangladesh's interim government head was made during a meeting between President <keyword id="20690965" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="shahabuddin" source="keywords">Shahabuddin</keyword> and the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. Joynal Abedin said that the remaining members of the interim government will be finalised after talks with various political parties, according to the Dhaka Tribune report. Earlier, a 13-member team from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement traveled to Bangabhaban to discuss Bangladesh's current situation and the outline of the interim government, Dhaka Tribune reported. They traveled to Bangabhaban on Tuesday at 6 pm (local time) to call on the President and the chiefs of the three armed forces. Bangladesh is facing a fluid political situation with <keyword id="20024637" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sheikh-hasina" source="keywords">Sheikh Hasina</keyword> tendering her resignation from her post in the wake of mounting protests on August 5. The protests, led mainly by students demanding an end to the quota system for government jobs, evolved into anti-government demonstrations. A day after <keyword id="22674746" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sheikh-Hasina-resigned" source="keywords">Sheikh Hasina resigned</keyword> as Prime Minister of Bangladesh and left the country, <keyword id="22688217" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="President-Mohammed-Shahabuddin" source="keywords">President Mohammed Shahabuddin</keyword> announced the dissolution of the country's parliament to make way for the formation of an interim administration, Dhaka Tribune reported. Based on the decision from a meeting of President Shahabuddin with the heads of the three armed forces, leaders of various political parties, representatives of civil society, and leaders of the Students Against Discrimination movement, the national parliament was dissolved, a press release from the president's office stated. It further said that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson <keyword id="20053913" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="khaleda-zia" source="keywords">Khaleda Zia</keyword> has been released from jail. The statement said that the process of releasing those detained in the student movement and various cases from July 1 to August 5 has begun, with many already being freed. In a statement on Monday, the president's press team said that a meeting led by Shahabuddin had "decided unanimously" to free Khaleda Zia immediately. "The meeting has also decided to free all the people who have been arrested during the <keyword id="21440425" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="student-protests" source="keywords">student protests</keyword>," the president's statement added.

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus appointed as Bangladesh interim government's head

Dhaka [<keyword id="19919639" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bangladesh" source="keywords">Bangladesh</keyword>]: At least 135 people have been estimated killed in violence across Bangladesh, according to local media reports. Police firings, mob beatings, and arson across the country killed at least 135 people before and after Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister on August 5, the Dhaka Tribune said Tuesday. In Sherpur District in northern Bangladesh, a mob armed with sticks stormed into the district jail, freeing more than 500 inmates. Crowds of protesters continued to roam streets in Dhaka and other Bangladeshi cities even after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country. The Bangladesh Army has temporarily taken power in the country and called on people to stop violence. An <keyword id="21030472" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="interim-government" source="keywords">interim government</keyword> is expected to be formed soon. As per the Dhaka Tribune, in Jessore, at least eight people were burned to death and 84 others were injured after unidentified arsonists set fire to a residential hotel. In Khulna, three people, including Koyra Upazila Parishad Chairman and Upazila Awami League President GM Mohsin Reza, were beaten to death by a mob. In Naogaon, a group of miscreants vandalised the residence of Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder and miscreats vandalized and set fire to the house of Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, an MP. Bangladesh's military said it would lift a curfew imposed to quash protests at dawn today. <keyword id="22149156" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="anti-government-protests" source="keywords">Anti-government protests</keyword> continued in July led by students who took to the streets of various cities in the country to demand the abolition of <keyword id="22469096" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="job-quotas" source="keywords">job quotas</keyword> for relatives of participants in the 1971 war of independence. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="112289999" title="Bangladesh coup: A timeline of critical events that led to PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and alleged flight" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div>Bangladesh's Supreme Court ruled against reintroducing job quotas on July 21 but protestors continued to demand abolishing job reservations for children of "freedom fighters" from Bangladesh's 1971 independence war. Anti government protests escalated on August 4 Protestors were called to march to Dhaka for a "final protest" on August 5, escalating the confrontation with the government. As per local media reports and viral videos on social media, protestors yesterday entered the Parliament building and were seen taking away things. Some were also seen smoking while sitting on the chairs of the parliament hall. Another group entered Ganabhaban and was observed looting and posing with live animals and furniture at the residence of the country's prime minister, the Dhaka Tribune reported. Protesters also trashed the prime minister's residence. They vandalised a statue of the country's founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and set fire to his museum. They also stormed the office of the ruling Awami League party. However, a report in Dhaka Tribune said that students Dhaka intercepted and confiscated looted items, including air conditioners, refrigerators, chairs, tables, and computers, were being carried away by people who went to the Ganabhaban after Sheikh Hasina's resignation as the prime minister. Leaders of the Anti-Discrimination <keyword id="21995958" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="student-movement" source="keywords">Student Movement</keyword> have proposed an interim government led by Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, in a bid to address Bangladesh's ongoing challenge, Dhaka Tribune reported. President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday night gave his nod to form an interim government to run the country.

Bangladesh protests: Mob continues to kill, arson, vandalise and storm jails even after PM Hasina resignation

<keyword id="19919639" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bangladesh" source="keywords">Bangladesh</keyword> Prime Minister <keyword id="20024637" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sheikh-Hasina" source="keywords">Sheikh Hasina</keyword> has left Dhakha in a military chopper amid nationwide <keyword id="19972953" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="violence" source="keywords">violence</keyword> in the country, local media reported on Monday. As per latest reports from Bangladesh local media Sheikh Hasina has left for location in India. There is, however, no official confirmation. Media outlet ProthomAlo said that Hasina's military chopper, took off from her Bangabhaban the official residence of the Bangladesh president with her at 2:30 (local time) today. Sheikh Hasina was accompanied by her younger sister Sheikh Rehana in the chopper ProthomAlo reported citing sources that claimed that the Bangladesh Prime Minister departed for West Bengal in India by helicopter. Protesters forced open the gates of Gono Bhaban and entered the premises of the prime minister's residence around 3 pm today, The Daily Star reported. Thousands of people joined the Anti-Discrimination <keyword id="19929042" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="students" source="keywords">Students</keyword>' Movement's "<keyword id="22668836" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="March-to-Dhaka" source="keywords">March to Dhaka</keyword>" programme at the Mirpur 10 roundabout and moved towards Farmgate. Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman's who was made to make a televised address has been pushed back Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said as cited by Bangladesh publication The Daily Star. Earlier on August 3, organisers of the <keyword id="22668835" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Anti-Discrimination-student-movement" source="keywords">Anti-Discrimination Student Movement</keyword> announced a single-point demand for the <keyword id="19905453" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="resignation" source="keywords">resignation</keyword> of Hasina and her cabinet members. Nahid Islam, one of the key organisers, announced the demand at a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar. The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement's announcement came after Bangladesh PM Hasina urged the agitating students to sit with her at Gono Bhaban to end the violence focused on the quota reform <keyword id="19905184" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="protests" source="keywords">protests</keyword>. She said, "Doors of Gono Bhaban are open. I want to sit with the agitating students and listen to them. I want no conflict." She made the remarks during a meeting with the central leaders of the Peshajibi Somonnoy Parishad (Professionals Coordination Council) at Gono Bhaban on Saturday. Meanwhile, the anti-discrimination student movement has announced that it will hold a "March to Dhaka" programme today to raise its one-point demand, which is the resignation of the Sheikh Hasina-led government. The Daily Star reported. They urged students and people across the nation to participate in the march to Dhaka. Three coordinators of the movement--Asif Mahmud, Sarjis Alam, and Abu Baker Majumder, have confirmed their march, The Daily Star reported. Initially, the "March to Dhaka" was set to take place on Tuesday. However, later, the march was rescheduled for Monday. In the wake of the deepening crisis, Bangladesh announced the shutdown of public and private offices, including banks, for three days, while students have scheduled a long march for today, setting themselves on a potential collision course with pro-government groups, according to The Daily Star report. The new wave of protests comes as demonstrators raised only one demand: the resignations of Hasina and her cabinet members. They also initiated a campaign of non-cooperation at the same time, advising citizens not to pay taxes and migrant workers not to remit money home via banking systems. At least 93 people were killed as a fresh wave of violence gripped Bangladesh. Over thousands have sustained injuries, many with bullets, the Daily Star reported on Monday. The situation in Bangladesh became more tense after members of the ruling Awami League poured into the streets to quell anti-government demonstrations, turning things violent. The protests in Bangladesh have erupted due to demands for reforming the quota system that reserves civil service jobs for specific groups, including descendants of 1971 war veterans. The unrest intensified after students opposed a new policy allocating government jobs to descendants of freedom fighters, leading to violence, including attacks on state television headquarters and police booths in Dhaka.

Amid violence, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina leaves country in Army helicopter: Local media reports

Bangladesh's inflation in July reached a 12-year high at 11.66 %, as it faced turmoil due to the massive <keyword id="21163697" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="student-protest" source="keywords">student protest</keyword> over a controversial job <keyword id="22297733" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="quota-system" source="keywords">quota system</keyword>, according to the country's Bureau of Statistics. The inflation was 9.72% in June, The <keyword id="20085396" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dhaka-Tribune" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Dhaka Tribune" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Dhaka Tribune">Dhaka Tribune</keyword> newspaper reported. Data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics on Monday showed that food inflation in July registered a record high of 14.10%, and non-food inflation stood at 9.68%. This was 10.42% and 9.15% respectively, in June. The previous high of the general inflation rate was 9.94% last May, the report said. July was marked by country-wide protests by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement that began demanding quota system reforms in government jobs. A crackdown by the government on dissenters further provoked the protests, as agitators soon began to demand the resignation of the Sheikh Hasina-led <keyword id="22548994" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Awami-League-government" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Awami League government" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Awami League government">Awami League government</keyword>. Hasina, 76, resigned and fled to India last week, and an interim government was formed, headed by Chief Adviser, 84-year-old Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. Over 230 people were killed in Bangladesh in the incidents of violence that erupted across the country, following the fall of the Hasina government on August 5, taking the death toll to 560, since the anti-quota protests first started in mid-July. July also witnessed curfews and internet shutdown for several days, disrupting supply chains and hampering the smooth operations of people and businesses. Rail and port services were also affected. The Mastercard Economic Institute (MEI) in a recent forecast said the country is expected to experience a decline in both <keyword id="19972825" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="GDP-growth" source="keywords">GDP growth</keyword> and inflation in the fiscal year 2025, The Dhaka Tribune reported. According to MEI, the country's GDP growth will drop to 5.7%, while inflation, after rising to 9.8% in FY24, is projected to ease to 8 in FY25.

Bangladesh's inflation spikes to 12-year high to 11.66% in July, amid widespread anti-quota protests

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Student <keyword id="19949028" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="protesters" source="keywords">protesters</keyword> have occupied Hamilton Hall at <keyword id="20020505" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Columbia-University" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Columbia University" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Columbia University">Columbia University</keyword>, according to reports.</li><li>The occupation follows <keyword id="20645185" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="columbia" source="keywords">Columbia</keyword>'s announcement it would not divest from <keyword id="19900599" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Israel" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Israel" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Israel">Israel</keyword>.</li></ul><a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/columbia-university-pro-palestine-israel-gaza-protests-timeline-2024-4?mrfhud=true">Student protesters at Columbia University</a> have barricaded Hamilton Hall, one of the main buildings on the campus in New York City, with several reportedly inside. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, protesters declared they had taken over Hamilton Hall, flying a <keyword id="21268459" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Palestinian-flag" source="keywords">Palestinian flag</keyword> from the building's windows. An <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/columbia-university-president-says-negotiations-protesters-stalled-sch-rcna149755">NBC News reporter</a> said windows had been smashed, and dozens of people had entered the building. <a target="_blank" href="https://edition.cnn.com/business/live-news/university-protests-palestine-04-30-24/index.html">CNN reported</a> that about 200 student protesters had barricaded the building's entrance, with about a dozen people inside. John Towfighi, a CNN staffer and Columbia student, told the outlet there was no visible police presence. An NYPD spokesperson told NBC that officers were "outside the campus, not on the grounds" just before 2 a.m. The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2024/04/30/dozens-occupy-hamilton-hall-as-pro-palestinian-protests-spread-across-campus/">Columbia Spectator</a> student newspaper reported that dozens of protesters had occupied Hamilton Hall, using metal gates, tables and chairs as barricades and zip-tying doors shut. Columbia University Apartheid Divest issued a press release on X early on Tuesday, saying protesters would remain until the university met its demands of "<keyword id="20265224" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="divestment" source="keywords">divestment</keyword>, financial transparency, and amnesty." The group posted a <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/ColumbiaBDS/status/1785171410115027281">video on X</a> that appeared to show student protesters forming a human chain to protect those occuping Hamilton Hall. Protesters who entered the building, where the dean's office is located, were reportedly heard chanting: "Disclose, divest. We will not stop, we will not rest." On Monday, Columbia president Nemat Minouche Shafik <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://president.columbia.edu/news/statement-columbia-university-president-minouche-shafik-4-29">released a statement</a> announcing the university would not "divest from Israel." The university also ordered protesters to leave their encampment by a 2 p.m. deadline and threatened students who defied the order with suspension. Shafik appealed directly to Jewish students in the statement, saying: "I know that many of our Jewish students, and other students as well, have found the atmosphere intolerable in recent weeks. Many have left campus, and that is a tragedy." Columbia University did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours. It's told staff and students to avoid the campus on Tuesday, The New York Times reported. Columbia has faced unrest on campus for almost two weeks over <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-using-ai-gaza-targets-terrifying-glimpse-at-future-war-2024-4">Israel's war in Gaza. </a>The protests began on April 17, the same day Shafik <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/columbia-president-avoids-missteps-of-other-elite-colleges-2024-4">testified before Congress about antisemitism on campus</a>. Last week, the university began holding classes online because of the escalating protests. The protesters say they are peaceful, but <keyword id="21419053" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="campus-tensions" source="keywords">campus tensions</keyword> have sparked concerns in the Jewish community. Rabbi Elie Buechler wrote to Jewish students to "strongly recommend" they leave campus for their safety, CNN reported. The action is part of a wave of protests at a number of universities across the country in recent weeks over the Israel-Hamas war. Correction: April 30, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misstated the name of the student group that issued a statement on X. It's Columbia University Apartheid Divest, not <keyword id="21494607" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Columbia-Students-for-Justice-in-Palestine" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine">Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine</keyword>. The story has also been updated to clarify that classes were moved online last week.

Student protests at Columbia University escalate with Hamilton Hall occupation

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Emerson College in Boston says student protests have resulted in a decline in enrollment rates this year, per CBS News.</li><li>An internal letter said the college is looking to reduce spending and eliminate staff.</li></ul>Student protests are one of the reasons Emerson College in Boston is facing a decline in enrollment this fall, an internal message to staff stated, per <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/emerson-college-enrollment-protests-layoffs/">CBS News</a>."We attribute this reduction to multiple factors, including national enrollment trends away from smaller private institutions, an enrollment deposit delay in response to the new FAFSA rollout, student protests targeting our yield events and campus tours, and negative press and social media generated from the demonstrations and arrests," Emerson College president Jay Bernhardt wrote in the letter.In late April, Emerson students set up a pro-Palestine encampment in a public alley next to Boylston Street, following the student protests that started at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/columbia-university-pro-palestine-israel-gaza-protests-timeline-2024-4">Columbia University</a> earlier in the month.Protesters at Emerson called for a cease-fire in Gaza and urged the college to divest from organizations with ties to Israel, per <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/boston-campuses-join-columbia-university-in-gaza-war-protests/3345806/">NBC Boston.</a>On April 25, over 100 protesters were arrested at Emerson when the police in riot gear moved in to dismantle the camp. According to the police, the protesters were breaking city ordinances that banned camping on public property, per CBS News.Although the decline in enrollment is expected to be "a one-year phenomenon," the college will have to make "immediate spending reductions" — including possible faculty layoffs, the letter stated."We will limit our staff and faculty searches next year and carefully review existing programs and offerings for future savings," Bernhardt said in the letter. "Finally, we will need to eliminate some staff positions, both vacant and filled, and potentially reduce some faculty positions."According to the latest data on the <a target="_blank" href="https://emerson.edu/about-emerson-college/facts-figures">college's website</a>, Emerson enrolled 1,002 first-year students in fall 2022.The college enrolled a total of 4,149 undergraduate students in fall 2022, 4,117 in fall 2021, and 3,708 in fall 2020, Boston Herald <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/06/19/emerson-colleges-announces-coming-layoffs-links-declining-enrollment-to-protests/">reported</a>.The number of students enrolled for the fall 2024 term has not been shared, and it's unclear how many students Emerson had expected for the upcoming semester. The college did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside regular business hours.However, declining college enrollment rates could also be due to the changing sentiments of the younger generation.More and more Gen Zs <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-value-of-college-higher-education-student-debt-tuition-2023-12">no longer see the value in higher education</a>. A 2023 survey of over 1,800 Americans by Business Insider and YouGov revealed that 46% of Gen Zs surveyed say they don't think college is worth the cost.Additionally, the availability of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/blue-collar-job-demand-growth-white-collar-layoffs-ai-2024-5">high-paying jobs that don't require a college degree</a> has also prompted Gen Zs to rethink college.It doesn't help that <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cost-us-universities-wildly-expensive-education-tuition-fees-america-2024-3">tuition fees are so expensive</a> that many college graduates find themselves <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/stories-of-student-loan-debt-hamster-wheel-borrowers-cant-escape-2022-1">saddled with student debt that they just can't escape</a>.

A Boston college blames pro-Palestinian student protests for lower enrollment

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Leon Cooperman, a billionaire Columbia donor, weighed in on the crisis on the university's campus.</li><li>He called the student protesters ignorant but expressed his support for the school's president.</li></ul>The Wall Street titan Leon Cooperman is the latest billionaire to weigh in on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/columbia-university-pro-palestine-israel-gaza-protests-timeline-2024-4">student protests over Israel's war in Gaza</a>.But unlike the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/robert-kraft-pulls-support-donations-columbia-israel-gaza-palestine-protests-2024-4">megadonor Robert Kraft</a>, Cooperman said he'd continue to give to Columbia even as he trashed student demonstrators.During a CNBC interview on Tuesday, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-financial-crisis-national-debt-deficit-leon-cooperman-billionaire-omega-2024-4">Cooperman</a>, a Columbia University donor, was asked about the demonstrations on the school's campus, which have grown heated over the past week and resulted in more than 100 arrests."Many of the college kids have shit for brains," he said, doubling down on comments he made last year and adding that the students were "ignorant."(He apologized for his language during the interview, saying: "I grew up in the Bronx when it was more of an accepted terminology.")"They are advocating for the destruction of Israel," he said. "Israel is the only reliable ally the United States has in the Middle East, the only democracy in the Middle East."Cooperman also said Israel was the only country in the Middle East that "allows gays and lesbians to practice what they want to practice." While LGBTQ+ people experience discrimination in many countries, some nations in the region — including Cyprus, Jordan, and Turkey — have not criminalized same-sex activity.Cooperman blamed part of the unrest on people unaffiliated with Columbia who "are getting access to the school and creating this hoopla."He added that he believed <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/columbia-president-avoids-missteps-of-other-elite-colleges-2024-4">Columbia's president, Nemat "Minouche" Shafik</a>, and leadership were "trying to do the right things."Shafik appeared before Congress last week and took a strong stance against antisemitism, denouncing a professor who voiced support for Hamas and another who <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/columbia-professor-faces-removal-petition-after-pro-hamas-attack-article-2023-10">called the October 7 terror attacks "awesome."</a>The same day as her remarks on Capitol Hill, a coalition of student groups — Columbia University Apartheid Divest, Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine, and Jewish Voice for Peace — set up "Gaza Solidarity Encampments" on Columbia's campus, protesting the war in Gaza, which has claimed thousands of civilian lives, and demanding the university divest financially from Israel.The groups say the protests were peaceful and within their rights.When the students would not move as requested, Shafik requested the New York City Police Department break up the protest, which led to the arrest of more than 100 protesters. Columbia and Barnard College suspended students involved with the protest.That move sparked increased tensions, with separate, antisemitic demonstrators taking to the area surrounding the campus, according to <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Davidlederer6/status/1781948249214996901">videos posted on social media</a>. Jewish leaders at the school allege that Jewish students have been targeted with hateful rhetoric by demonstrators.On Monday, Columbia announced classes would be held virtually, and the campus has been closed to the public.Cooperman, who attended Columbia Business School, donated $25 million to the school in 2012 and has <a target="_blank" href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/billionaire-leon-cooperman-pulling-columbia-funding-student-protests-kids-brains">said</a> he's donated closer to $50 million in total."I try to give money to those schools that have made a difference to me in my lifetime. I don't think it's right, but I probably couldn't have gotten into Wall Street from Hunter College, where I got my undergraduate degree," he said. "I got an MBA from Columbia, and the very next day, I joined Goldman Sachs."He said he would continue to give to the school but earmark his gifts to stay within the business school.Kraft, the billionaire owner of the Patriots and another Columbia alumnus, announced he would be pulling all donations to the school "until corrective action is taken."He did not specify what he meant by "corrective action." Kraft said he'd continue to support the school's Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life, which is named after him.Representatives for Cooperman and Kraft did not respond to requests for comment before publication.The conversation around giving and the relationship between <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/business-leaders-slam-harvard-penn-mit-after-congressional-testimony-antisemitism-2023-12">billionaire donors and universities</a> has been reignited in recent weeks following protests at Columbia, Yale, and New York University.After the October 7 attacks, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tensions-escalate-colleges-harvard-penn-yale-over-war-israel-hamas-2023-10">tensions on college campuses</a> erupted, prompting megadonors to criticize the responses of various university administrators. At Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, billionaires including <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apollo-ceo-marc-rowan-university-pennsylvania-penn-leaders-quit-antisemitism-2023-10">Apollo CEO Marc Rowan</a>, the Estée Lauder heir Ronald Lauder, and the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/wexner-foundation-pulls-funding-from-harvard-over-stance-israel-hamas-attacks-2023-10">former Victoria's Secret owner Les Wexner</a> pulled funding.Eventually, the presidents of the schools, Claudine Gay and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/penn-president-magill-resigns-after-intense-backlash-congressional-testimony-2023-12">Liz Magill</a>, respectively, stepped down.

Billionaire Columbia donor Leon Cooperman slams student protesters

<ul class="summary-list"><li>New York Police Department officers in riot gear entered Columbia University's Hamilton Hall.</li><li>Dozens of protesters were taken by police into busses in zip ties, The New York Times reported.</li></ul>New York Police Department officers in riot gear entered Columbia University's Hamilton Hall Tuesday evening, which had been occupied by protesters for roughly 20 hours, according to multiple news reports.According to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/30/nyregion/columbia-protests-college">The New York Times</a>, the NYPD entered the building using a makeshift bridge that allowed them to climb into the second-story window. CNN reported that the NYPD said it had used "distraction devices" to disperse students but denied reports that tear gas was deployed.Dozens of protesters were taken by police into busses in zip ties, and as they were being bussed away, many chanted, "Free Palestine," the Times reported. The university announced later in the evening that the building had been cleared of protesters and that "heightened activity" had concluded, per the Times.Videos from student groups on the scene show protesters being <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/NationalSJP/status/1785482293542301804">pushed off campus by police</a>. The Washington Post reported that some police entered the hall with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/04/30/columbia-university-protests-palestine-news/#link-VTS5AUCISFFCRIX7EM65MIQUOU">guns drawn</a>.The university requested that students shelter in place before police entered the campus building.Student groups had been demonstrating on campus for days, setting up tents and camping out at the Ivy League University to protest Israel's war on Gaza. Demands for the protest included that the university cut financial ties to Israel.The university's $13.6 billion endowment includes investments in several weapons manufacturers and tech companies that do business with the Israeli government, which the student coalition Columbia University Apartheid Divest described as profiting "from Israeli apartheid, genocide, and military occupation of Palestine," <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/27/business/columbia-history-divestment-student-protests/index.html">CNN</a> reported. On Tuesday, protesters entered Hamilton Hall, a humanities building on the university's Morningside Heights campus, and barricaded themselves indoors.Columbia announced in a statement that students who occupied Hamilton Hall will face expulsion, while students who participated in encampments and refused to leave at the university's direction will face suspension.Columbia University, Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine, and the NYPD did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.Columbia released a statement Tuesday evening saying it gave the NYPD the green light to enter the campus and disperse student protesters."We regret that protesters have chosen to escalate the situation through their actions," adding, "We made the decision, early in the morning, that this was a law enforcement matter, and that the NYPD were best positioned to determine and execute an appropriate response." The school also said the protesters had been "led by individuals who are not affiliated with the University." In a live broadcast, reporters at Columbia student news station WKCR noted that only Columbia ID holders could be on campus and questioned the university's security.Columbia's President Minouche Shafik requested <a target="_blank" href="https://publicsafety.columbia.edu/news/letter-nypd-apr-30">in a letter</a> to the NYPD that the police maintain a presence on campus until May 17 to shut down any future encampments. At least two New York representatives spoke out against Columbia's decision to let NYPD forcibly remove students from Hamilton Hall.Rep. Jamaal Bowman said he was "outraged by the level of police presence called upon nonviolent student protestors" at Columbia and The City College of New York — another New York institution with students staging a similar encampment."As an educator who has first hand experience with the over-policing of our schools, this is personal to me," Bowman posted on X. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that if students were hurt by the NYPD, the responsibility would fall on the university president and New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who expressed support for ending the encampments at Columbia University."Other leaders and schools have found a safe, de-escalatory path. This is the opposite of leadership and endangers public safety. A nightmare in the making," Ocasio-Cortez <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/AOC/status/1785476041089188198">wrote on X.</a> Bowman and Ocasio-Cortez did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<h2>Mass detentions spark comparisons to previous protests</h2>History is repeating itself, users on X are saying after journalists pointed out that 56 years ago on this exact date, Columbia University deployed police onto the campus to disperse peaceful student protesters in Hamilton Hall.Per an archival issue of the <a target="_blank" href="https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/1968/bust">Columbia Daily Spectator</a> on the university's website, on Tuesday, April 30, 1968, NYPD police officers arrested over 700 people on Columbia's campus who protested against anti-Black racism and the Vietnam War.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Massive NYPD presence clears pro-Palestine student protesters at Columbia

<ul class="summary-list"><li>On Tuesday night, the NYPD entered <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/columbia-university-pro-palestine-israel-gaza-protests-timeline-2024-4">Columbia University to break up ongoing protests</a>.</li><li>Other press couldn't go on campus, so the student radio station was the only source of on-the-ground reporting.</li></ul>On Tuesday night, as the police entered the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nypd-columbia-university-students-protesters-hamilton-hall-arretsts-2024-4">Columbia University campus and arrested 300 protesters</a>, I did something I don't usually do to get breaking news: I turned off the TV, I closed X, and I turned on the radio.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/">WKCR</a> 89.9 FM, Columbia's student radio station, was broadcasting live from inside the campus about what was happening as the NYPD arrived.Outside news outlets weren't allowed onto campus, which is gated. So that meant Columbia's own student journalists were the only on-the-ground reporters.The <a target="_blank" href="https://www.columbiaspectator.com/">Columbia Daily Spectator</a>, the student newspaper, has been doing an admirable job reporting on an ongoing event that has attracted major national attention. But on Tuesday night, the nature of the breaking news event as the NYPD marched past the campus gates around 9:30 p.m. meant that it was the radio station's turn to shine.The radio broadcast was anchored by a young woman who deftly tossed to reporters in the field and the studio. Under such extreme circumstances, it was a highly professional affair — and the reporters were careful with their words and facts. But there were also moments when the field reporters sounded scared, and you could hear a lot of commotion in the background.Social media, specifically live video, has been a game changer for covering protests and large social actions. A decade ago, the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/justice-department-report-on-ferguson-2015-9">protests in Ferguson, Missouri</a>, were live-streamed on early platforms like Ustream or Livestream. By the mid-2010s, all the social platforms went all-in on livestreaming — encouraging the more banal, like an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/watermelon-rubberband-explosion-buzzfeed-video-2016-4">exploding watermelon</a>.A few years later, Twitter Live and Instagram Live were important parts of documenting the 2020 George Floyd protests and the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/five-things-we-learned-about-the-insurrection-in-2022-2023-1">January 6 riot</a>. And audio streams like Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces started to garner big audiences.But in the situation at Columbia, all those new-tech platforms fell short — and what worked was the nearly century-old platform of an over-the-air radio signal. (I left messages for the radio station but didn't hear back — likely because the students are taking a well-deserved break, which they referenced in an <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="c-link c-link--underline" href="https://twitter.com/WKCRFM/status/1785552132722069571">X post</a>. And as of Wednesday morning, the station was back to playing its regular jazz music.) The world tuned into the radio station — with a caveat. Word spread over X to tune into WKCR either on the real radio band or via its online streams. I live outside the station's signal, and its online stream was glitchy due to high demand, so I tuned in via its Instagram Live. Hasan Piker played part of the radio broadcast during a livestream on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2133752665">his popular Twitch channel</a>, where more than 33,000 people concurrently tuned in to listen. Tech platforms helped support a tiny radio signal to reach a national audience of people who wanted to hear real reporting on what was going on.X used to be the best place for real-time news events and reporting, and it still is if you compare it to, say, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/threads-app">Threads</a>. But <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/did-elon-musk-buy-twitter-acquisition-details">Elon Musk's systematic dismantling of the old Twitter</a> means everything feels less reliable. The old blue-check verification system gave people some sense that an account posting a video or information was probably reliable; the paid blue-check system does not. Scrolling through my X feed last night was disorienting and confusing.The actual events on the Columbia campus on Tuesday night are, of course, more important than the fact that its radio station went viral. But for a moment, I'd like to set aside the actual substance of the campus protest and the police action. Moments like Tuesday night are critical to understanding the world, and it is important to consider the medium of the news in these moments —how it travels, who it reaches, and what technology touches and shapes it. And so, for one night, a small college radio station that usually plays jazz and classical music with a handful of student journalists was the medium for telling the biggest news story in the country.

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