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Open Letter Condemning the Purge of Academic Institutions in Turkey

2,093 Comments

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David J Thomas
10 years ago

Emeritus, UC, Santa Cruz

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Eivinas Butkus
10 years ago

Student of BA Philosophy, King's College London

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Azizur Rahman Patel
10 years ago

I am signing this petition because I strongly believe in academic freedom all over the world.

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kate
10 years ago

How is this possible in this day and age?

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Natania Rosenfeld
10 years ago

Intellectual freedom is the hallmark of a democratic society. Destroying it is a sign of tyranny. A strong leader doesn't allow threats to his rule to make him into a dictator.

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Karen Kampwirth
10 years ago

Professor of Political Science Knox College

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Florian Klinger
10 years ago

University of Chicago

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Anonymous
10 years ago

What would Bernie do?

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Aida
10 years ago

not needed

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John Roche
10 years ago

Associate Professor Emeritus, St John Fisher College, Rochester, NY USA

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M ANGELO
10 years ago

Desperate dispot will resort to anything to crush the opposition and democratic rights and process.

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celeste zappala
10 years ago

it was my honor to travel to Istanbul in 2008 and to meet educators, engineers and artists; I fear for these good people under the current reign of terror.

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Michael Israel
10 years ago

Let thinkers think and teachers teach!

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Rob Roggema
10 years ago

Rob Roggema

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Freedom !

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Michael Walzer
10 years ago

Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton NJ

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Chrysanthi Leon
10 years ago

In solidarity

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Greg Keeffe
10 years ago

Academic freedom is paramount.

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Anja Goeing
10 years ago

Northumbria University, UK

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Chandler Davis
10 years ago

Professor of Mathematics, University of Toronto, Canada