Israeli immigration officials prevented American scholar
Noam Chomsky from entering the West Bank last week. Professor Chomsky, known
for his work on linguistics and philosophy, is going to give a lecture at Bizet
University, BBC News reports. Chomsky said he was denied entry because the
Israeli government has long objected to his controversial writings and
speeches.
His Palestinian host for the visit, Mustang Barghouti generally, sharply criticized officials, claiming their decision was a blatant restriction of the freedom of expression.
The Interior Ministry is apparently trying to contact the military to clear up things and allow his safe passage. Chomsky often spoken out against the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.
BBC News
Iran: French academic leaves Iran after 10 months
A French academic who battled spying charges in Iran for more than 10 months returned to France on 16 May. Coiled Weiss is accused of collecting information and provoking rioters during the widely disputed June presidential elections in Iran.
She was released on bail after a month and a half in Iran's dreaded Even prison, but only on condition that she stayed at the French Embassy in Tehran until her trial was over.
The case of Coiled Weiss aroused widespread controversy in France and put additional pressure on the already strained relations between the two countries. According to the Associated Press, officials speculation that Weiss's return home was part of an exchange deal with two Iranians held in France, one of whom is allowed to house a little more than a week ago denied.
His Palestinian host for the visit, Mustang Barghouti generally, sharply criticized officials, claiming their decision was a blatant restriction of the freedom of expression.
The Interior Ministry is apparently trying to contact the military to clear up things and allow his safe passage. Chomsky often spoken out against the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.
BBC News
Iran: French academic leaves Iran after 10 months
A French academic who battled spying charges in Iran for more than 10 months returned to France on 16 May. Coiled Weiss is accused of collecting information and provoking rioters during the widely disputed June presidential elections in Iran.
She was released on bail after a month and a half in Iran's dreaded Even prison, but only on condition that she stayed at the French Embassy in Tehran until her trial was over.
The case of Coiled Weiss aroused widespread controversy in France and put additional pressure on the already strained relations between the two countries. According to the Associated Press, officials speculation that Weiss's return home was part of an exchange deal with two Iranians held in France, one of whom is allowed to house a little more than a week ago denied.
President Sarcoxie thanked Brazilian President Luis Ignacio Lula ad Silva, Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade and Syrian President Basher Assad for their help in the case.
Associated Press
UK: Archbishop delivers speech on intellectual freedom
On May 12, Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop Canterbury, gave a lecture to enrich the arguments: the contribution of refugees British life to a large invited audience at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London. The event is jointly sponsored by the Council for Assisting Refugee Academics and University College London.
The archbishop focused his lecture on the refugee intellectual, practical contribution they have made to British life, and the importance of intellectual freedom and critical reasoning in contemporary society.
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