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Letter to Israeli Authorities expressing concern over the difficulties Gaza students continue to face in attempting to obtain permits to study in West Bank Universities and that for the 1996-1997 no permits have been issued to students who have applied for them.
Second Letter to Egyptian Authorities regarding Court of Cassation ruling supporting the order to forcibly divorce Professor Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd and his wife, Professor Ibtihal Yunis. (See 7/3/1995)
Letter to the Palestinian Authority concerning the detention of 10 students since March 1996 without charge or trial and the involvement of the Palestinian High Court in reviewing the case.
Letter to Israeli Military Authorities regarding the protracted detention of Birzeit student Ibrahim Said and subjection to coercive measures including sleep deprivation, position abuse and prolonged isolation.
Letter to Egyptian Authorities regarding the arrest and imprisonment of university professors accused of founding the illegal political party al-Wasat.
Letter to the Palestinian Authority regarding Palestinian security forces raiding Al-Najah University during a student press conference as well as the detention of student Adeeb Muhammad Ziadeh.
Letter to the Israeli Military Authority regarding the closure of the road between Ramallah and Birzeit causing severe difficulties for students, faculty and staff of Birzeit University to reach the university leading to a violent clash between protesting students and the army.
Letter to Tunisian Authorities expressing concern over reports of arrest, torture and imprisonment of 24 students in the wake of demonstrations on the grounds of offending the leader of the revolutions and committing acts against the revolution.
Letter to Iranian Government expressing concern over the attack on Dr. Abdul-Karim Sorush by a group at the University where he was to deliver a lecture to students on mysticism as well as other threats, intimidation on infringements of his academic freedom.
Letter to the French Government regarding the administrative order forbidding the importation of the book Livre Blanc, which discusses abuses and repression by the security forces of Algeria, into France.
Letter to Yemeni Authorities regarding intimidation of academics before and after attending a conference on Yemen held at the London School of Economics and their being labeled as traitors and separatists.
Letter to Israeli Authorities regarding the upcoming release of Yasin Farraj and requesting that he be released as schedule and not have his detention extended for a fourth time.
Letter to Sudanese Authorities expressing concern over the arrest of 22 people, including students and violence against student demonstrations protesting the arrests as part of a harsh crackdown on all forms of student dissent.
Letter to the Israeli Prime Minister expressing concern over the inability of students from Gaza who are enrolled in West Bank educational institutions to pursue their education due to difficulties in obtaining student permits from the Israeli military Authority.
Letter to Bahraini government regarding the suspension of De. Munira Ahmed Fakhro from her position at the University of Bahrain after her refusal to retract statements made in a petition calling for governmental reforms and renouncing the use of violence in political disputes. Approximately 90 other women signatories have been put in a similar situation with threats of losing their jobs.
Letter to Saudi authorities to express concern over the convictions and sentencing of academics to 15 years in prison for an alleged attack on a security officer.
Letter to Bahraini Authorities concerning the arrest of Shaikh al-Jamri and members of his family in the absence of any criminal charges and evidence that he was targeted based on his political beliefs.
Letter to Syrian Authorities concerning the imprisonment of American University of Beirut student Nizar Nayouf for participating in the organization of a human rights association and his subsequent inhumane treatment being kept in solitary confinement and deprivation of medical treatment.
Letter to Egyptian Authorities regarding the court ruling divorcing Professor Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd and his wife Professor Ibtihal Yunis against their wills on the grounds that he is an apostate and not eligible to be married to a Muslim woman.
Letter to Egyptian authorities protesting the arrest and treatment of Basil Ramsis who was severely beaten by agents of the State Security Investigations Department during his arrest and unlawful detention and interrogated at SSI headquarters for participation in peaceful protests.
Second letter to Tunisian Authorities regarding the continued travel ban and governmental interference in the professional activities of the human rights activists Moncef Marzouki and confiscation of his passport without explanation. (See 22/12/1994)
Letter expressing concern for the sentencing of Tunisian academic Jalel Maalej on charges of membership in the illegal association of al-Nahda and attending meeting in France despite his denial of these charges.
Letter to Tunisian Government regarding the incarceration of three students from the University of Sousse for belonging to PCOT, the Tunisians workers’ communist party in the unhealthy conditions of Sousse prison.
Letter to Yemenite Authorities regarding the dismissal of Dr. Abu Bakr al-Sakkaf from his position at Sana’a University due to his political opinions in direct violation of the principles of academic freedom.
Letter to Israeli Authorities regarding reports that Birzet University student Ahmad Ibrahim Sa’id who has been under arrest since June 1994 and been subjected to torture while in detention.