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Open Letter to The Times on Assad and Academic Freedom

This is a letter to The Times that was not published. We publish a version  here with signatures in support. We are happy to add further names, please use the […]

18th April 201819th April 2018 Dennis Hayes academic freedom, free speech, The Times
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