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They would just criminalize anyone who would participate in a protest.

That was the moment where students were like, we need to do something more.

Voice of Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia student protest negotiator,

who was seized by federal agents three weeks ago and remains locked up in an ice jail in Louisiana.

He's featured in The Encapments, a new documentary on the nationwide student uprising against U.S. support for Israel's war on Gaza.

As the Trump administration escalates its crackdown on international students,

we'll speak to two other encampment leaders at Columbia, as well as the film's producer.

But first, the four-time Grammy-winning hip-hop artist McElmore,

who's the executive producer of the encampments.

I was so moved by their bravery and taking over Hamilton Hall,

you know, being reminded of resistance movements of the past,

of seeing that the students have never been wrong.

They have always been on the right side of history.

And look at what they're doing again. Look at what they are doing again.

All that and more coming on.

Welcome to Democracy Now. Democracy Now.org, the Warren and peace report. I'm Amy Goodman. A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit central Burma, also known as Myanmar, with powerful tremors felt across Thailand and China. At least 20 people have been reported dead after the quake struck near Mandalay,

Burma's second largest city, followed by a strong 6.4 aftershock 11 minutes later.

Hospital patients were forced to evacuate to a parking lot. Many still hooked up to intravenous

drips and oxygen tanks as the earthquake rattled the city.

Buildings were left in ruins while power lines and several bridges collapsed.

Dozens of injured people have been rushed to the hospital.

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