A man who appeared to brandish a hatchet at Pro-Palestinian protesters in Cambridge last month is now facing charges related to the incident, according to a local organization and court records. Matthew Freeman, of North Billerica, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and a civil rights violation, according to court records filed in Cambridge District Court. He allegedly assaulted Fawaz Abusharkh and other "unknown victims" with a Black Audi car.
In exchange for dismantling the camp and limiting the duration of the protests, Schill agreed to re-establish an advisory committee to review Northwestern's investments, in a gesture to the students' calls to divest from Israel. That agreement was held up as a peaceful alternative to police intervention, something other universities had opted for.
The Vuelta a España is supposed to be a pure battle of watts, tactics, and survival across Spain's most demanding climbs. But the 2025 edition has been defined as much by protests as by racing. Pro-Palestinian protests have repeatedly targeted Israel-Premier Tech, spilling into the road and shaking the safety of the peloton. Now, with Stage 11 in Bilbao neutralized and no winner declared, La Vuelta is fighting to keep its identity as a race intact.
Khalil's claim alleges he was the victim of 'malicious prosecution and abuse of process, false arrest, false imprisonment, and negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress,' asserting that the Trump administration illegally arrested and detained him.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the Trump administration is investigating the visa statuses of about 75 arrested at Columbia University amidst rising pro-Palestinian activism.
