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UNLV Student Activists Work to Preserve Free Speech Amid Charlie Kirk Tragedy

Jay Leno described Charlie Kirk's assassination at Utah Valley University as a political act aimed at suppressing free speech amid rising campus tensions, highlighting a national crisis.

  • During a radio appearance Thursday, Leno described the attack at a Turning Point USA event as 'the death of free speech,' calling it a political assassination.
  • Amid nationwide shootings, Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, energized young voters but critics say his rhetoric included racist elements jeopardizing safety.
  • Officials reported investigators found a weapon and cartridges with engraved wording at the Utah Valley University, Orem, scene and released images of a person of interest on Thursday with no suspect apprehended.
  • UNLV students urged university leaders to better protect free-speech events after Wednesday's shooting, while a Pensacola vigil will honor Kirk this weekend at the Graffiti Bridge on North 17th Avenue.
  • Longer-Term, experts say University of West Florida trustee Smith urged a recommitment to First Amendment ideals, emphasizing civil discourse over violence.
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Caroline Bosbach, Member of the CDU's Federal Parliament, acknowledges the killed US podcaster Charlie Kirk as "fighters for Western values". Later, she deletes the post. The Greens are appalled.

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The barranquilera singer was also questioned by the murdered American activist, because she dedicated an award to migrants in the United States

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Wednesday, September 10, extreme right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was brutally murdered by a sniper at a public event at Utah Valley University. ...

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FOX5 Las Vegas broke the news in on Thursday, September 11, 2025.
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