NEAR Newsletter July 2008
Welcome to the NEAR Newsletter. In this edition you will find our most recent Action Alerts and also an ‘Academic Freedom in the Media’ section, listing news by country (July 2008). Any comments and suggestions about the content and layout of the newsletter will be gratefully received at roisin.joyce@nearinternational.org.
Academic Freedom in the Media *By country, taken from the NEAR website
China
Chinese teacher sent to labour camp for earthquake photos
The Guardian, 30/07/2008
Ethiopia
EI asks government to amend its draft bill on associations
Education International, 31/07/2008
Israel / Palestine
Academics protest at army bar on Palestinians
The Independent, 30/07/2008
Abbas forces arrest 15 Hamas men in WBank -witnesses
Reuters, 31/07/2008
Zambia
University Closure Troubling
Times of Zambia, 31/07/2008
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