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Pakistani Academics Leaving Positions Due to Retribution for Criticizing Administration and Religious Philosophies

July 22, 2020

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Filed Under: Annual Reports, CCS Cases, Highlights, Pakistan, Pakistan Tagged With: abbas, Ali, Ammar, Hoodbhoy, Jan, Pervez, professors, university, Zaigham

CCS Inquires About Complicated Process for VISAs for International Academics Teaching in West Bank Territories

July 20, 2019

Professors and lecturers who are employed at universities in the West Bank areas are facing complicated processes and harsh standards to obtain VISAs from Israel. They are finding the requests are denied, delayed or are granted for arbitrary periods of time that won’t allow for the completion of teaching contract requirements. CCS has written the Prime Minister of Israel requesting clarification ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Israel Tagged With: professors, visas

Betul Tanbay, Professor of Mathematics at Bogazici University and Vice President-Elect of the European Mathematical Society and Turgut Tarhanli, Dean of the Faculty of Law at Istanbul Bilgi University, Among 13 Prominent Academics, Journalists and Activists Detained on November 15, 2018 By Turkish Authorities

November 25, 2018

On November 15, 2018, Drs. Tanbay and Tarhanli, were among 13 prominent professionals arrested in Turkey. They were questioned regarding their links to the Anatolia Culture Association. The group was accused of trying to bring down the government due to their involvement in a series of large anti-government demonstration that took place in Istanbul’s Gezi Park in 2013. Twelve of those detained ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: arrested, Betul, Betul Tanbay, professors, Tanbay, Tarhanli, Turgut, Turgut Tarhanli

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