British universities paid security firm to ‘spy’ on pro-Palestine students
Al Jazeera·4h ago·Neutral
What Happened
Twelve elite British universities paid private security firm Horus Security Consultancy Limited at least 440,000 pounds to monitor student protesters and academics, including pro-Palestine activists, since 2022. The firm, run by former military intelligence officials, conducted counter-terror threat assessments and tracked social media. Universities including Oxford, LSE, and Imperial College participated in the surveillance program.
Key Entities
Horus Security Consultancy LimitedBritish universitiesPro-Palestine activistsAl Jazeera EnglishLiberty InvestigatesUniversity of OxfordLSEImperial College LondonUniversity of Bristol