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Oct 2023
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Countering Repression of Palestine Solid...

Al-shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network
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Layla Kattermann (European Legal Support Center) and Diala Shamas (Center for Constitutional Rights) join host Yara Hawari to discuss the crackdown on pro-Palestine solidarity across the US and Europe and ways their organizations are working to resist state repression against activists.







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