Liberty Investigates and Al Jazeera publish joint investigation
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The investigation uncovers correspondence between 13 British universities and BAE Systems on protest handling, revealing how universities discussed ramping up security, coordinating responses to criticism, and managing student activism. Named institutions include University of Manchester, University of Nottingham, University of Southampton, University of Birmingham, University of Strathclyde, and Cranfield University.
“When public universities take operational cues and security strategies from weapons manufacturers to suppress their own students, the boundary between higher education and corporate defence interests collapses.”
Gina Romero, UN special rapporteur for peaceful assembly and associationBAE Systems UK's largest weapons manufacturerLiberty Investigates and Al Jazeera Joint investigatorsGina Romero UN special rapporteur for peaceful assembly and associationUniversity of Sheffield Academic institution
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EXCLUSIVE: 13 British universities have discussed how to handle pro-Palestinian campus protests with the UK’s largest weapons manufacturer, including ramping up security at events and coordinating responses to criticism. Latest story from Liberty Investigates with @aljazeera.com
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