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- Updates
Magnitude of Harassment, Intimidation, Prosecution, and Repression to Peace Petition Signatories
Letter to PM Davutoğlu (see previous letter of January 14, 2016) concerning the gravity and magnitude of the pattern of harassment, intimidation, prosecution and repression to which academics have been subjected as a consequence of signing the Peace Petition, followed by a comprehensive appendix detailing these violations of academic freedom.
Haydar Darıcı Travel Ban Lifted
e travel ban on graduate student Haydar Darıcı was lifted February 21, 2016.
Torture and Murder of Italian Student Giulio Regeni
Letter to Egyptian officials regarding the torture and murder in Cairo of Italian Ph.D. student Giulio Regeni, who was a visiting researcher at AUC.
U of Illinois Chancellor Revokes Job Offer to Steven Salaita
Letter to the chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign protesting the revocation of a job offer made to Professor Steven G. Salaita
Legal Battle by Pinar Selek Depicting Climate of Intimidation
The fourteen-year-long cycle of trials and acquittals that has subjected Pınar Selek, a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the University of Strasbourg, to prolonged denial of justice. Selek’s plight has also contributed to a climate of intimidation confronting all scholars, within and outside of Turkey, who wish to conduct research and writing on Kurdish issues.
Remarks by Turkish Minister of the Interior Idris Naim Şahin Conflating Peaceful Advocacy to Terrorism
Letter to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressing dismay and concern over recent remarks by Turkish Minister of the Interior (Içişleri Bakanı) Idris Naim Şahin comparing writing and publishing ideas in support of Kurdish rights to terrorism.
Bahraini Prosecution and Harassment of University Community
Letter to Bahrain Minister of Justice Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa regarding the ongoing state prosecution and harassment of university faculty, staff, and students.
Shock and dismay at the arrest, conviction, and harsh sentencing of Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh
Letter to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei expressing shock and dismay at the arrest, conviction, and harsh sentencing of Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh.
Hearings, suspensions, and arrests of university student activists
Letter to His Excellency Muhammad Husni Mubarak regarding hearings, suspensions, and arrests of university students belonging to the Kifaya movement or the Muslim Brotherhood. [Previous letter sent May 7, 2007]
Tenure case of Professor Norman G. Finkelstein.
Letter to the Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, President De Paul University regarding the tenure of Professor Norman G. Finkelstein. [Previous letter sent April 10,2007]
Joint Letter with ISIS: Arrests of Iranian-American academics in Iran
Joint letter with the International Society for Iranian Studies to Ayatollah Sayyid ‘Ali Khamenei regarding the arrests of Iranian-American academics in Iran.
Second denial of visa for Tareq Ramadan
Letter to the Honorable Condoleezza Rice and Ambassador Karen Hughes regarding the second denial of visa for Tareq Ramadan.
Re-conviction of Professor Saad Eddin Ibrahim
Letter to His Excellency Hosni Mubarak regarding the July 29 re-conviction of Professor Saad Eddin Ibrahim and his associates and to secure their immediate release from prison.
Concerns regarding the arrest of Professor Saad Eddin Ibrahim and staff members of the Ibn Khaldun Center
Letter to President Hosni Mubarak to express concerns regarding the arrest of Professor Saad Eddin Ibrahim and staff members of the Ibn Khaldun Center; voiced distress both at the manner in which the trial was conducted by the Supreme Security Court, and the unduly harsh sentences imposed on Professor Ibrahim and his colleagues.
Continued persecution of Dr. Moncef Marzouki
Letter to President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to express concern over the continued persecution of Dr. Moncef Marzouki, a professor of community medicine with the faculty of medicine at the University of Sousse.
Arrest and imprisonment of Ibn Khaldun Center professor Saad Eddin Ibrahim and associates
Letter to President Hosni Mubarak to express concern over the June 30 arrest and imprisonment of the professor and several of his associates from the research institute he directs, the Ibn Khaldun Center.
Further attacks on the academic freedom of Dr. Soroush
Second letter to Iranian Authorities regarding the case of Dr. Soroush and the threats and intimidation he is facing which not only reduce his academic freedom but also endanger his life, the most recent of which is the confiscation of his passport preventing him from attending major academic conferences. (See 31/1/1996)
House arrest of prominent Tunisian academic
Letter to Tunisian Authorities protesting the treatment of Dr. Moncef Ben Salem, professor at the University of Sfax, who after being imprisoned for three years for criticizing the government for human rights abuses, is now under house arrest and subject to harassment and isolation.
Court ruling upholding forced divorce
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)
Continued harassment of Dr. Moncef Marzouki
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)
Human rights activist prevented from leaving country to attend award ceremony
Letter to Tunisian Authorities expressing concern over the decision to prevent Dr. Moncef Marzouki from attending the Human Rights Watch Award Ceremony in New York where he was to be awarded for his outstanding contributions to human rights as well as being under close governmental surveillance since his release from detention.
Death of Iranian political activist while in detention
Letter to Iranian Authorities expressing grave concern over the reported death of activist Mr. Ali Akbar Saidi-Sirjani who died in detention after being held for eight months without trial or access to council under suspicious circumstances and urging the government to do an immediate investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.
Further detentions of Saudi human rights group members and relatives
Letter to the Saudi Arabian Government expressing continued concern over treatment of members of the Committee for the Defense of Legitimate Rights as further academics with ties to this group have been arrested without criminal charges and are being held without visit or access to council. Additionally relatives of group members are now being targeted despite having no ties to the group solely as a means of pressuring activists to cease activities. (See 5/5/1994; 22/6/1993)