Ahmet Korkaya
Coverage of Ahmet Korkaya in the Nexus archive.
- Judge grants bond for four pro-Palestinian U-M students charged with vandalism, transmitting threats
Four pro-Palestinian University of Michigan students and alumni charged with vandalism and transmitting threats were granted bond after a judge entered not guilty pleas on their behalf. The case involves eight individuals, with additional arraignments scheduled for co-conspirators, including Ahmet Korkaya and Miriam Odeh, while protests occurred outside the federal courthouse in Detroit.
- Civil rights advocates say U-M protest indictment blurs protected speech, criminal conduct
Eight pro-Palestinian activists associated with the University of Michigan were indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly transmitting threats to university officials and others, prompting civil rights advocates to argue the case conflates protected political expression with criminal conduct. The indictment claims the group coordinated efforts to pressure the university to divest from Israel, while the Council on American-Islamic Relations Michigan Chapter criticized the charges as overreaching.