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Policing Protest at SOAS: A Report on Recent Security Conduct

Policing Protest at SOAS: A Report on Recent Security Conduct

By Jacob Winter, BA Politics and International Relations On Wednesday October 25th, The Socialist Workers Party held a small but significant demonstration against the occupation of Palestine, with the main premise being a mass student walkout. Despite a low turnout, SOAS security fenced off the entrance to the university and

FOI Reveals SOAS’ Spending on External Security Over the Last Year Exceeds £650,000

FOI Reveals SOAS’ Spending on External Security Over the Last Year Exceeds £650,000

By Millie Glaister, BA Politics and International Relations A Freedom of Information request has revealed that SOAS’ spending on external security on campus totalled £661,632.23 over the past twelve months. The response from the Information Compliance Manager at SOAS stated: ‘The external security costs below cover our security

SOAS’s Board of Trustees: Censoring Students & Silencing Concerns

SOAS’s Board of Trustees: Censoring Students & Silencing Concerns

By Sam Landis, BA Social Anthropology and International Relations On Thursday, February 23rd, a group of SOAS students were prohibited from delivering two letters to the Board of Trustees during one of their institutional meetings held in Senate House Library. These letters were written by two student groups on campus