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The University of Arizona closed portions of its mall Tuesday, posting "no trespassing" signs. Pro-Palestinian protesters moved their "encampment" to a different campus site.

"University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins has directed University officials and the University of Arizona Police Department, to immediately enforce campus use policies and all corresponding laws without further

With wood pallets piled at the entrance, dozens of pro-Palestinian activists are holed up in the Portland State University library. Here’s a look inside the makeshift fortress.

Five prominent library educators defend the profession’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

"Publish or perish" is a phrase often used to describe the constant pressure academics face to publish their work. Having a healthy publishing record can have a real impact on job prospects, research grants and fellowships. But for Indigenous academics whose work focuses on Indigenous issues, the peer review process can be difficult to go through.

More organizations are focusing on the idea of "belonging" in inclusion efforts. Here's why that's so important.

Harsher punishments for violent protests in North Carolina are being challenged by a prominent civil rights group, which said in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday that several parts of a new anti-riot law are unconstitutional.

The Internet makes it easier than ever to communicate with others. Within seconds, you can be chatting with someone on the other side of the planet. But what if you want to communicate or send files privately? You need to make sure that you’re using encryption.

Victory! Court Rules MN Sheriff’s Blockade of Line 3 Water Protector Camp Was Illegal and Bars Ongoing Efforts to Obstruct Access

Including victim funds, bail funds, mental-health organizations, policy-reform organizations, and Black LGBTQ organizations.

Chloe Cockburn’s job is finding and funding the highest-impact groups working on criminal justice. Here are her top picks.

NEW YORK (AP) — Until a year ago, Stephana Ferrell's political activism was limited to the occasional letter to elected officials. Then came her local school board meeting in Orange County, Florida and an objection raised to Maia Kobabe’s graphic novel “Gender Queer: A Memoir." And the county's decision last fall to remove it from high school shelves.

Republicans argue the 'Back the Blue' bill supports law enforcement. Democrats say it will punish protesters, protect police who commit wrongdoing.

Outcry after Minnesota police detain, pepper-spray journalists covering protests over the killing of Daunte Wright.

The naked Portland protester who became known online as Naked Athena was wearing only a face mask and a stocking cap while she was facing the police.

Exclusive: Internal NYPD documents shed new light on the Strategic Response Group, or SRG, the heavily militarized police unit behind the crackdown on George Floyd protesters.

Some states have recently increased the severity of criminal penalties for protesters along political lines.

States have recently passed laws targeting a range of protest actions. How exactly do these statutes work and what constitutional questions do they raise?

As protests continue throughout the region and the world for the Black Lives Matter movement, one aspect of them is apparent: a lot of the people involved are young.

Given how many legislative attacks there are on transgender people's lives and existence, allies need to take the time to speak up on Transgender Day of Visibility, which is March 31 each year, to defend the lives and experiences of trans and nonbinary people.

In the summer of 2020, federal law enforcement launched a broad, and until now, secret strategy to infiltrate racial justice groups.

Some white people have been showing up for the ongoing protests against the George Floyd killing with thoughtfulness and in solidarity, including by putting their bodies in between cops and black protestors.

Philadelphia city officials have announced a $9.25 million settlement with hundreds of people in lawsuits challenging the police response to protests in 2020 that followed the police custody death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Pride is both a party and a protest. It’s also a necessary reminder that there are critical issues that allies need to act on with their votes, voices, and wallets.

For six days the city was plunged into a state of exception, giving law enforcement carte blanche to attack New Yorkers and interrogate demonstrators.