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Cancellation of a conference on Franco-Israeli partnerships at the University of Tours; the event will go ahead off-campus

Event / Conference CancellationLegal procedures: No
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DATE

April 2, 2026

LOCATION

Tours (France)

TARGETED PERSON/INSTITUTION

Student Union Solidaires and Palestine Solidarity 37 Collective

DOMAIN/FIELD

Student Union / Association, Association / Syndicate / NGO

RESPONSIBLE FOR BAN

Management of Tours University

The management of the University of Tours banned a conference organised by the Solidaires Étudiantes union and the Collectif Solidarité Palestine 37, focusing on ‘Franco-Israeli academic partnerships’, citing a risk of a breach of public order. Despite this ban, the organisers went ahead with the event off-campus, holding it in a different venue.

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