Activists were removed from a House Foreign Affairs hearing after wearing pro-Iran and pro-Cuba shirts, prompting a dispute over protest and free speech. The hearing examined allegations that networks funded by Neville Roy Singham advance foreign influence, claims Singham and CodePink deny.
Ranking member who objected to the activists’ removal
ALSO MENTIONED Donald Sherman, Democratic witness offering a dissenting perspective at the hearing; Matthew Johnson, Jamestown Foundation witness describing the alleged Singham network; Medea Benjamin, CodePink co-founder and activist removed from the hearing; Mike Gonzalez, Heritage Foundation witness alleging a foreign-backed campaign of subversion; Neville Roy Singham, Businessman whose funding network was examined by the hearing; Sam Lyman, Witness describing channels of Chinese-linked influence and data-center opposition; Vijay Prashad, Leader of a think tank identified as part of Singham’s broader network
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President criticized by a Democratic hearing witness
Ranking member who objected to the activists’ removal
ALSO MENTIONED Donald Sherman, Democratic witness offering a dissenting perspective at the hearing; Matthew Johnson, Jamestown Foundation witness describing the alleged Singham network; Medea Benjamin, CodePink co-founder and activist removed from the hearing; Mike Gonzalez, Heritage Foundation witness alleging a foreign-backed campaign of subversion; Neville Roy Singham, Businessman whose funding network was examined by the hearing; Sam Lyman, Witness describing channels of Chinese-linked influence and data-center opposition; Vijay Prashad, Leader of a think tank identified as part of Singham’s broader network
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