"Restricting access to films based on undue political influence undermines the very essence of free speech," the organizations say

Miami Beach Mayor Steven Meiner is pushing to evict an independent theater from its city-owned space and cut its funding after it screened “No Other Land,” an Oscar-winning documentary about Palestinian displacement in the West Bank.

Meiner is introducing city legislation that seeks to terminate the lease agreement with the cinema, which rents space from the city.