Southampton University professors claim free speech at stake as they challenge costs imposed for security at conference on IsraelTwo professors who were asked to stump up £24000 to cover policing and security for a conference on the legitimacy of Israel are challenging Southampton University in a test case over academic freedom.
For the second year running,the university has placed obstacles in the way of the proposed three-day gathering. In 2015, permission for the session was granted then withdrawn; this year, or financial conditions possess been imposed on the organisers amid fears that the conference will provoke mass protests.
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Source: theguardian.com