{"id":64966,"date":"2025-12-01T00:51:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T00:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/ousted-oxford-union-president-elect-threatened-over-kirk-posts\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T00:51:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T00:51:49","slug":"ousted-oxford-union-president-elect-threatened-over-kirk-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/ousted-oxford-union-president-elect-threatened-over-kirk-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Ousted Oxford Union president-elect &#8216;threatened&#8221; over Kirk posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The former president-elect of the Oxford Union has said he &#8220;received threats of violence&#8221; after making comments appearing to celebrate Charlie Kirk&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">George Abaraonye <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/ceq0929eyg5o\" class=\"sc-f9178328-0 iCaRzc\" rel=\"noopener\">lost a no-confidence vote<\/a> following criticism for the comments he made on social media after the shooting of the US conservative activist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Mr Abaraonye, who became president-elect of the historic debating society after a vote earlier this year, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lbc.co.uk\/\" class=\"sc-f9178328-0 iCaRzc\" rel=\"noopener\">has told LBC he accepted &#8220;fair criticism&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">However, he said it had been a &#8220;very difficult time&#8221; as he, his family and his friends had &#8220;received threats of violence&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">On Saturday, Mr Abaraonye told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/\" class=\"sc-f9178328-0 iCaRzc\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times<\/a> he wished to apologise directly to Mr Kirk&#8217;s family and was &#8220;very sorry&#8221; for his comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Later, speaking to LBC, Mr Abaraonye said: &#8220;We can also be fair in calling out what has also been a lot of just racist and classist vitriol based on the fact that I am a black person, the fact that I&#8217;m a student at Oxford &#8211; we can be deliberate in splitting apart the two things.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;I received threats of violence. My family did, my friends did and it was a very difficult time, not just for me, but also realising that my mistake has not only impacted my life but could impact other people&#8217;s lives and impact even just broader communities around me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">After losing the no-confidence vote at Oxford Union in October, Mr Abaraonye said the poll was &#8220;compromised&#8221; by &#8220;untested&#8221; regulations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">He also claimed people campaigning to oust him had &#8220;unsupervised access&#8221; to the email account collecting proxy votes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Oxford Union has denied claims the poll was compromised.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cjrjyzrqdxyo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former president-elect of the Oxford Union has said he &#8220;received threats of violence&#8221; after making comments appearing to celebrate Charlie Kirk&#8217;s death. George Abaraonye lost a no-confidence vote following criticism for the comments he made on social media after the shooting of the US conservative activist. 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