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Man denied entry to U.S. possibly for ideological reasons

donal brown September 15, 2011

The ACLU is protesting the delay in granting Kerim Yildiz, a British citizen, a visa to travel to the U.S. at the invitation of the Open Society Foundations and the Patricia Gruber Foundation. The ACLU is concerned that Yildiz has been denied entry because of his work on human rights for Kurds. -db From the American Civil Liberties Union, September 15, 2011, by Suzanne Ito. Full story

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Columbia University grad school rethinks suggestion students not link to Wikileaks

donal brown December 6, 2010

Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs advised its students to avoid linking to Wikileaks lest it hurt their career prospects in government service but soon repudiated that advice. -db Wired December 6, 2010 By Sam Gustin Days after Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) caused an uproar by warning its students against linking to WikiLeaks or discussing the secret-spilling website’s latest cache of diplomatic cables online, the prestigious training ground

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President signs law to protect journalists worldwide

donal brown May 18, 2010

President Barack Obama signed a law to monitor press freedom around the world and identify countries where journalists are killed, imprisoned or subject to censorship. The law is named after Daniel Pearl, an American journalist murdered in Pakistan in 2002. -db Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press May 17, 2010 By Brian Westley President Barack Obama signed legislation on Monday that will promote press freedom around the world and honor a Wall Street Journal

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