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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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United States Passport. The “Trump 2.0 Travel Ban” was announced on March 14, which expands on Trump’s original 2017 executive order that restricted travel from seven Muslim-majority countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. HOLLY GUSTAVSEN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘I just miss my family’: Trump administration’s proposed travel ban induces anxiety, fear for international students

Truman Dickerson March 26, 2025
As graduation approaches this spring, a Boston University senior from Myanmar had hoped her mom — whom she hasn’t seen in two years — could travel to the United States to watch her receive her diploma.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

Impact of Italy-Libya relations on human rights in the migration crisis | Foreign Affairs

Tammy Dong March 2, 2023
What the Italian government can and should do right now is stop funding for the Libyan Coast Guard.
Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Divine Politik: In loving memory of a war criminal

Caroline McCord April 3, 2022
If we ever hope to achieve a world in which left-leaning policies — disarmament, pacifism, racial reparations and gender equity — are actually implemented, we must start by holding our elected left-leaning officials accountable. 
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: The introduction of NFTs and cryptocurrency to the esports world inspires a grim vision of the future

Nick Speranza November 17, 2021
The trend of video game platforms and esport organizations integrating NFTs and cryptocurrency is concerning.
David Vine, professor of anthropology at American University, explained the post-9/11 refugee crisis at a virtual event with the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies Sept. 30. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Anthropology researcher examines full scope of post-9/11 conflicts, refugee consequences

Caroline Bowden October 7, 2020
For every viral image of overflowing passengers crossing an ocean or families packed into tents in a refugee camp, there are millions more people, unphotographed, experiencing the same suffering.
Boston University’s African Student Organization invites BU students to discuss the Libyan Slave Trade Tuesday night. PHOTO BY JENNY JASMIN ROLLINS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students meet to combat, discuss Libyan slave trade

Jenny Jasmin Rollins December 8, 2017

In October, a CNN team went to Libya and filmed a dozen men being auctioned off for as little as $400. On Nov. 13, they published an interview with 21-year-old Victory from Edo State in Nigeria. This...

The Trump administration plans new travel restrictions on countries such as North Korea, Syria and Venezuela. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/ DFP FILE PHOTO

BU aids affected students amid Trump’s latest travel ban

Laura Al Bast October 1, 2017

In the wake of President Donald Trump's new travel ban issued on Sept. 24, Boston University officials said they do not anticipate it will have much of an impact on the university's community, even...

GRAPHIC BY GABRIELLE DIPIETRO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Trump’s executive order could have consequences for U.S. colleges

Cynthia Fernandez February 5, 2017

U.S. colleges could lose up to $700 million in revenue per year if President Donald Trump's executive order, which prevents citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States...

YANK-JACOBS: Turkey and European Union deal puts politics before refugees

YANK-JACOBS: Turkey and European Union deal puts politics before refugees

Kobe Yank-Jacobs March 22, 2016

In 2015, 850,000 Syrian refugees gained access to Greece, and thereby Europe, via the Aegean Sea, according to The Guardian. Under immense political pressure to quell the refugee flow, European Union leaders...

John Krasinski plays Jack Silva in "13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi." PHOTO COURTESY PARAMOUNT PICTURES

REVIEW: Michael Bay strives for authenticity in “13 Hours”

Joe Incollingo January 15, 2016

The truth surrounding a controversial entity sits trapped behind iron walls of unbreachable public conceptions. Benghazi and Michael Bay are more similar than you’d think. The first is political shorthand...

KING: "Free press" is not free

KING: “Free press” is not free

James King November 12, 2015

We live in an age marked by unprecedented global communication. But while we in the United States have access to seemingly unlimited information, most people still live in places with pervasive censorship....

BU students critical of protests in Middle East against video

Daily Free Press Admin September 16, 2012

Some members of the Boston University community said they are concerned with recent violent protests at U.S. embassies in the Middle East. Protesters angered by a video slandering Islam stormed the U.S....

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