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10 October 2011
While the hunger strike and actions of disobedience by Palestinian political prisoners held in Israeli jails is gaining momentum, the support for the prisoners is growing.
4 October 2011
The US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI) joins a growing coalition of civil rights and advocacy organizations in condemning the recent convictions of the Irvine 11, and say they are “concerned about the future of free speech within the UC system.”
1 October 2011
Attorneys respond to the Orange Co. DA’s charge that the students’ protest was “organized thuggery,” and point out that the prosecution’s intimidation tactics in building their case undermined the constitution and violated the law in order to criminalize dissent.
28 September 2011
South African human rights defender and anti-apartheid activist, Ghadija Vallie, shares the lessons learned from resistance in apartheid South Africa, particularly involving political prisoners.
26 September 2011
More than 30 nationwide chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine, along with interfaith activist communities, decry the convictions of the Irvine 11 while pledging to stand in firm solidarity with the students — and protesters everywhere who stand up against Israeli policies.
24 September 2011
Guilty verdicts but no jailtime for the Irvine 11 defendants, as the presiding judge acknowledges that they were motivated by their beliefs. Attorneys say they will appeal — as high as the Supreme Court — to protect free speech and the right to dissent in the US.
23 September 2011
Ten University of California students were today found guilty of on charges of “conspiracy” and “disrupting” a public meeting for a February 2010 protest against Israeli ambassdor Michael Oren. The Irvine 11 case (there were originally 11 defendants) became a test of the limits of freedom of speech. The Electronic Intifada’s Nora Barrows-Friedman has been in court for much of the trial and providing full coverage.
21 September 2011
Defense attorneys tell the jurors in the Irvine 11 case that they “stand between democracy and creeping fascism,” and should find the students not guilty of criminal charges for their nonviolent protest which was protected under the right to free speech.
20 September 2011
The prosecution claims that the Irvine 11 students unlawfully conspired to “censor” Israeli ambassador Michael Oren, while the defense argues that the students were in their full constitutional rights to exercise free speech.
16 September 2011
The defense rests following the conclusion of testimonies and evidence in the Irvine 11 free speech trial. The closing arguments — and a verdict — are anticipated for Monday.