UK universities paid security firm to monitor pro-Palestine students and academics: Report

UK universities paid security firm to monitor pro-Palestine students and academics: Report 12 British universities paid a security firm to monitor students and academics, including those who have expressed solidarity with Palestine, a new investigation has revealed. A joint investigation by Al Jazeera and Liberty Investigates found that Horus Security- a firm run by former military intelligence officials- has been paid £440,000 since 2022 to monitor student social media activity and conduct counter-terror threat assessments. Internal documents revealed that a Palestinian academic invited to give a guest lecture at Manchester Metropolitan University, and a pro-Palestine PHD student at the London School of Economics were among those monitored by the firm.