Protestors outside Columbia University demand: Free Mahmoud Khalil NOW!

On Friday, March 14, 2025, Within Our Lifetime and other organizations held a rally and march in Manahatta, Lenapehoking (Manhattan, New York City) in support of Palestine, to demand the release of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil who was "kidnapped" by the Donald Trump administration on Saturday, March 8, 2025, to demand that Columbia University stop the repression against pro-Palestine students, among other things.

Al Jazeera reports that the government of Donald Trump arrested a second Palestinian student at Columbia University and the Donald Trump administration revoked the student visa of a Columbia University student from India. Both students participated in pro-Palestine protests.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/14/us-arrests-second-student-imposes-receivership-on-columbia-university

This is what organizers said before the demonstration:
"PRAYER & PROTEST: FREE MAHMOUD, FREE PALESTINE, FIGHT REPRESSION.

Friday, March 14th, (2025).
Columbia University (116th & Broadway)
12:30 PM – Jumuah Prayer & Rally

Columbia has expelled, suspended, and revoked degrees from students for standing against genocide. It has handed over Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student, to ICE for his advocacy for Palestine. Meanwhile, in Gaza, Israel’s siege enters its third week, starving and massacring Palestinians while the world remains silent.

🚨 THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT COLUMBIA—THIS IS ABOUT PALESTINE. 🚨

This is a coordinated attack on our movement. But we will not be silenced. We will not let them isolate anyone from our community. We will not stop until Mahmoud is home, our students are reinstated, and Palestine is free.

WE STAND FOR:
- Immediate reinstatement of all expelled, suspended, and targeted students
- ICE & NYPD off campus
- Divestment from genocide
- Freedom for Mahmoud and all political prisoners
- A Free Palestine—From the River to the Sea!

BE THERE. SPREAD THE WORD. STAND FOR PALESTINE."
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