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Day after Sen. Peter Welch visits Mohsen Mahdawi, rally at Statehouse calls for his release
U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., visited Mohsen Mahdawi in a Vermont jail Monday, sharing a snippet of their conversation to ...
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Who is Columbia’s Mohsen Mahdawi? Not the threat the US says, associates say.
The student leader championed peace in Israel and Gaza and pushed back at antisemitism on campus, according to close ...
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Mohsen Mahdawi will stay in Vermont as judge considers case
At a hearing Wednesday, a federal court judge said he would consider Mahdawi's potential release next week. Mahdawi is a ...
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Sen. Peter Welch Meets With Columbia Activist Mohsen Mahdawi in Prison
Vermont Sen. Peter Welch (D) met with Columbia University activist Mohsen Mahdawi in a Vermont prison on Monday, where the ...
Mohsen Mahdawi’s Abduction “Should Terrify” Us, Says VT Rep. Balint, Whose Grandfather Was Killed in Holocaust
The Trump administration is now seeking to deport Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, who is being held in a prison ...
Detained Columbia protester Mohsen Mahdawi threatened and intimidated Jewish students, State Department says
Mahdawi played an active role in fall 2024 student protests at Columbia University, instructing protesters to physically push ...
Supporters of Mohsen Mahdawi called on lawmakers to take action for his release
Mohsen Mahdawi's supporters rallied for his release at the Vermont state capitol. They called on lawmakers to take a stand ...
Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi and his friends expected his arrest by immigration authorities ahead of citizenship interview
Mahdawi, a student at Columbia University, was told to come to a citizenship interview. He came up with a plan in case he was ...
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'Listen to His Message': Jailed Mohsen Mahdawi Speaks on Core Constitutional Rights and Empathy
Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi, arrested by immigration agents before his citizenship test, fights for free speech and peace ...