Beenish Ahmed
Reporter at WUOM-FM (Ann Arbor, MI)
Now: Reporter @michigan_public. Creator of @thealignist. Before: @columbiajourn Spencer Fellow, @WNYC reporter, @NPR Kroc Fellow.
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2 weeks ago |
michiganpublic.org | Beenish Ahmed
This week the office of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel dropped charges against three people arrested in relation to a pro-Palestinian protest during “Festifall,” an annual University of Michigan event for incoming freshmen. An Ann Arbor District Court judge accepted a motion by the attorney general to dismiss charges on Tuesday. The latest dismissal means all 11 people charged by Nessel in relation to pro-Palestinian protests at U of M last year have now been cleared of charges.
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2 weeks ago |
interlochenpublicradio.org | Beenish Ahmed
The Michigan attorney general’s office dropped charges this week against two people charged with trespassing during a police raid on a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Michigan. A hearing for defendants Josiah Walker and Salma Hamamy was scheduled for next week, but the Ann Arbor District Court judge presiding over the case cancelled it after signing off on the dismissal motion on Tuesday.
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3 weeks ago |
michiganpublic.org | Beenish Ahmed
The Michigan attorney general’s office dropped charges this week against two people charged with trespassing during a police raid on a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Michigan. A hearing for defendants Josiah Walker and Salma Hamamy was scheduled for next week, but the Ann Arbor District Court judge presiding over the case cancelled it after signing off on the dismissal motion on Tuesday.
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3 weeks ago |
kuow.org | Beenish Ahmed
Felony charges stemming from University of Michigan protests are dismissed for someMany students facing criminal charges over last year's campus protests have had those charges cleared, but a handful facing felony charges at the University of Michigan had their charges dismissed.
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3 weeks ago |
npr.org | Beenish Ahmed
MICHIGAN PROTEST FELONIES Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5392040/nx-s1-5454361-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Many students facing criminal charges over last year's campus protests have had those charges cleared, but a handful facing felony charges at the University of Michigan had their charges dismissed. Sponsor Message
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