King’s College suspends student for opposing genocide — now he’s fighting back

Student Usama Ghanem is taking King’s College London (KCL) to court for suspending him, on penalty of permanent exclusion, for anti-genocide activism — and revoking his visa, putting him at risk of deportation by the Zionist Starmer regime that has targeted anti-genocide activists throughout Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Ghanem, an Egyptian citizen, was the victim of an extensive Israel lobby smear campaign after taking part in pro-Palestine protests at the university and then punished by KCL along with other students who participated. Human rights group CAGE International, which has accused KCL of weaponising its disciplinary procedures to silence solidarity with Palestine, says that Ghanem was the only one permanently excluded.

CAGE has released a video in which Ghanem outlines the university’s links with Israel and the violence, smears and discrimination he has suffered:

CAGE is asking supporters to use its form letter to contact King’s College London to demand Ghanem’s reinstatement.