Badar Khan Suri

Badar Khan Suri

researcher India

Badar Khan Suri is an Indian researcher currently serving as a postdoctoral associate at Georgetown University, where he focuses on peacebuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan. Recently, he has been in the news after being detained by US immigration authorities, accused of spreading Hamas propaganda and promoting antisemitism on social media. Despite his university's defense of his academic pursuits and rights, Suri's case reflects the heightened scrutiny of campus activists under the Trump administration.

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.08%
Persistence
2 wks
Reach
8,718,406
Power
74,159$
Sentiment
4.70
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
India 14 5.00 0.53% +0% 1,380,004,385 7,337,661 $2,900,000 15,420$
United States 8 4.38 0.19% +20% 331,002,651 745,047 $21,000,000 47,268$
United Kingdom 7 5.14 0.21% +20% 67,886,011 168,811 $2,700,000 6,714$
Canada 2 5.00 0.10% +10% 38,005,238 41,577 $1,700,000 1,860$
Romania 2 4.00 0.08% +10% 19,237,691 17,888 $250,000 232$
Brazil 1 5.00 0.05% +0% 211,049,527 101,907 $1,500,000 724$
Spain 1 4.00 0.04% +0% 46,754,778 19,803 $1,400,000 593$
Pakistan 1 3.00 0.03% +0% 220,892,331 73,877 $280,000 94$
Liechtenstein 1 5.00 0.05% +0% 38,137 18 $6,900 3$
South Africa 1 5.00 0.36% +0% 59,308,690 211,817 $350,000 1,250$
Totals 38 2,374,179,439 8,718,406 $32,086,900 74,158$
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Recent Mentions

United States United States: Badar Khan Suri, an Indian citizen and Georgetown University postdoctoral student, was arrested by ICE over an allegation he spread Hamas propaganda on social media. 4

Fox News: List of Trump admin arrests of US college students, professors

United States United States: Badar Khan Suri is a Georgetown University fellow who was arrested by ICE and is currently held in a detention center in Texas. 5

CNN: Federal judge to consider case of Georgetown fellow arrested by ICE