Pakistan, July 23 -- Columbia University has suspended 80 students for participating in a pro-Palestinian protest in May 2025. The protest involved students occupying part of the university's main library. Several arrests were made at the time. After investigating, the university issued final disciplinary decisions this week.

According to Columbia, the protest violated campus rules by disrupting academic spaces. The university said it supports free speech but does not allow demonstrations inside buildings where classes are held. The 80 suspensions mark the largest disciplinary action for a single political protest in the school's history.

The student group Columbia for Palestine confirmed the punishments and criticized the university's ...