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UN Envoy Francesca Albanese Set to Speak at ESIL Workshop on FU Berlin Campus Today

The university says the ESIL session is independently organized under constitutional academic freedom.

Overview

  • Freie Universität Berlin confirmed the Wednesday appearance but emphasized it is not the organizer of the event.
  • The talk is part of the European Society of International Law’s annual meeting, in a workshop titled on the cartography and anatomy of genocide.
  • Jewish organizations and student groups, including the Netzwerk Jüdischer Hochschullehrender and the Jüdische Studierendenunion, urged her exclusion over past statements they deem antisemitic.
  • Berlin’s governing mayor Kai Wegner criticized the planned appearance and called for a clear stance against antisemitism at universities.
  • A similar FU event was moved off campus in February over security concerns after protests, while this week’s conference expects about 600 participants and lists Forensic Architecture founder Eyal Weizman.