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Ava Sasani

EXPLAINED: Outcry after michigan university announces plan to restrict protest rights | Rare Historical Photos

People in hats and coats, dressed mostly in black, stand in a line flying red, green, white and black Palestinian flags.
Protesters on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on 20 February 2024. Photograph: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images

The University of Michigan is facing backlash from students, faculty and civil rights attorneys following a proposal to significantly restrict the right to protest on campus.

The “disruptive activity policy”, announced last week in a campus-wide email from the university president, Santa J Ono, would create strict punishments for anyone who interrupts official university events, including speeches, classes, athletic events, field trips, performances, graduation and award ceremonies.

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