https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UXZU47gA24YPLLbA-p4uysCKcO7uASisHX6xH3msk0U Open Letter of Support for Academics under Attack in Turkey
As academics associated with colleges and universities in the United States, we strongly oppose the recent attacks on academics in Turkey. The harassment, investigations, and detentions are a response to the basic act of petitioning the government, namely, signing the statement “We will not be a party to this crime,” which urged the Turkish government to cease hostilities against its Kurdish population and return to peace talks. The repressive responses to this act are antithetical to the spirit of our work as academics, and no notion of “Turkishness” can justifiably curtail our exercise of academic freedom. We call upon the Turkish government to immediately cease and desist all investigations into, and prosecutions of, signatories to the statement “We will not be a party to this crime.” We call upon the Turkish government to immediately release all detainees who are signatories to the statement “We will not be a party to this crime,” and to allow travel outside the country and free movement within. We express our solidarity with these brave academics and pledge our support through the public and private means available to us. To sign this statement, please email your title, name, and institutional affiliation to [email protected] === Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org [email protected] (202) 448-2898 x1
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