Protesting the arrest of Dr. Hatoon al-Fassi
Letter to Saudi authorities regarding the arrest of renowned scholar and women’s rights activist, Dr. Hatoon Ajwad al-Fassi on the eve of the lifting of the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia.
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Supreme Court Upholds Muslim Ban
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld President Trump's Muslim Ban Executive Order.
Biased AFP article regarding ACRPS in Qatar and its founder Azmi Bishara
Letter to Agence France Presse protesting the publication on 5 June 2018 of a heavily biased and misinformed article by Shatha Yaish regarding the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies in Qatar and its founder, Dr. Azmi Bishara.
Concerns regarding the “Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018”
Letter to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees expressing serious concerns about the "Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2018" recently introduced as H.R.5924 and S.2940 because the definition of anti-Semitism that it would require the Department of Education to adopt conflates criticism of Israeli policies and of Zionism with anti-Semitism, thereby endangering free speech rights and academic freedom at U.S. institutions of higher education.
New York Times Response to Issues Raised Regarding Its Acquisition and Unethical Use of Documents Removed from Iraq
The New York Times has responded to several issues raised by CAF's May 2, 2018 letter as well as questions sent in by other readers regarding the nearly 16,000 documents that journalist Rukmini Callimachi and her team removed from Iraq without permission of the relevant Iraqi authorities.
UAE sentences Ahmed Mansoor to 10 years
Human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor has been sentenced to 10 years for using his social media accounts to publish "false information" and "spread hatred and sectarianism".
Israeli harassment of US students who support BDS
Letter regarding the Israeli government's facilitating and directing abusive actions, including cyberbullying, against students at universities in the United States who have been active in campaigns for divestment from companies that profit from Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Israeli Blacklisting of Katherine Franke and Vincent Warren
Letter to Israeli state authorities criticizing the interrogation, deportation, and blacklisting of Columbia University Professor Katherine Franke and Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director Vince Warren.
Arrest of Imperial College London Professor Abbas Edalat in Iran
Letter to Iranian authorities concerning the arrest of Iranian-British Professor Abbas Edalat during his recent visit to Iran to attend an academic workshop, with charges of espionage raised against him.
Acquisition and Unethical Use of Documents Removed from Iraq by New York Times Journalist Rukmini Callimachi
Letter to the New York Times concerning Rukmini Callimachi’s series “The ISIS Files” that employs nearly 16,000 documents removed from Iraq by her and her team without permission of the relevant Iraqi authorities. In addition to the complete disregard for the myriad legal, professional, ethical, and moral issues involved, including endangering individuals by the reckless publication of unredacted documents, their removal from Iraq is a violation of a number of international customary laws.
Israel’s Administrative Detention of Birzeit University Student
Letter to Israeli state authorities expressing alarm about Israel’s mistreatment and administrative detention of Omar al-Kiswani, president of the Birzeit University student council. CAF deplores Israel’s practice of administrative detention as well as the conditions under which al-Kiswani is being held. They violate international humanitarian law, al-Kiswani's right to education, and they disrupt the university’s learning environment.
Exposing Canary Mission
MESA’s Committee on Academic Freedom has issued a resource guide for college and university leaders on actions they can take to counteract a secretive, political organization called Canary Mission that uses its website to engage in defamatory attacks against college students and faculty who engage in advocacy for Palestinian rights and academic inquiry about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Press Release on Creation of Resource Guide to Counteract Dangerous Risk of Canary Mission Website
Press release from MESA’s Committee on Academic Freedom: "Committee on Academic Freedom Shines Light on Secretive Website that Defames Students; Offers Resource for College Leaders to Take Action
Continuing detention without trial of Ahmed Mansoor
Letter to UAE authorities regarding the one-year anniversary of the detention of Ahmed Mansoor, an internationally-acclaimed human rights activist and recipient of the 2015 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders, and drawing attention to the imprisonment of dozens of other academics, lawyers, opposition figures, and human rights activists in the UAE.
Protesting the sentencing of Professor Sadegh Zibakalam
Letter to Iranian authorities expressing concern regarding the sentencing of Professor Sadegh Zibakalam for his interview with Deutsche Welle Persian Service on the December 2017 protests in Iran.
Students detained and arrested over antiwar protest at Boğaziçi University
Letter to PM Yıldırım concerning the Boğaziçi University students who were detained and arrested over their peaceful antiwar protests.
Dismay over Cairo University’s Dismissal of Amr Hamzawy
Letter to Egyptian authorities and the president of Cairo University protesting the termination of the appointment of Dr. Amr Hamzawy of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science (FEPS).
Israel’s recent kidnapping of Birzeit University Student
Letter to Israeli authorities decrying their recent violent incursion onto Birzeit University and the arrest of Omar al-Kiswani, Palestinian, elected student council president.
Sentencing of human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to five years’ imprisonment
Letter to the King of Bahrain to protest sentencing of human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, about whom CAF has written several times, to five years’ imprisonment, as well as the multiple cases and charges he still faces.
Questionable death of Professor Kavous Seyyed Emami while in detention
Letter to Iranian authorities protesting the suspicious death in detention of Professor Kavous Seyyed Emami, and our calling upon their undertaking of a complete and thorough investigation of the circumstances of his untimely death.
New emergency decrees (KHK) 695 and 696
Letter to PM Yıldırım and President Erdoğan concerning the two new emergency decrees (KHK) 695 and 696 issued on 24 December 2017 in the Official Gazette, the first of which terminates the positions of 105 academic personnel from 36 universities and the second of which provides legal immunity to civilians who engage in violence under certain circumstances.Başbakan Yıldırım ve Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan'a hitaben, 24 Aralık 2017'de Resmi Gazete'de yayınlanarak 36 üniversitede 105 akademisyenin görevine son veren 694 sayılı Kanun Hükmünde Kararname (KHK) ve bazı eylemlere şiddet yoluyla müdahale eden sivillerin cezai sorumluluğunun kaldırılmasını öngören 696 sayılı KHK hakkında yazılmış mektup.
Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Trump Muslim Ban
News from ACLU: Federal Appeals Court rules against Trump Muslim Ban.
Fourth Letter on behalf of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, charged with crimes against state security
Latest letter on behalf of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, charged with crimes against state security, urging Iranian authorities to repeal his death sentence.
Alarm over Iranian Supreme Court upholding capital sentence of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali on charges of espionage
Letter to Iranian authorities expressing alarm over the Supreme Court’s upholding of the capital sentence of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali on charges of espionage.