U.S. State Department to Issue Visa to Kurdish Human Rights Advocate
Our public debates have been sharpened and enriched by granting the visas, and we are gratified that Kerim Yildiz, too, will soon be back in the United States. More
U.S. State Department to Issue Visa to Kurdish Human Rights Advocate
[caption id="attachment_603" align="alignnone" width="300" caption=" "][/caption] We have just learned that Kerim Yildiz, executive director of the London-based Kurdish Human Rights Projects and a leading speaker and advisor on Kurdish rights issues,… More
When U.S. behaves like Cuba, it hurts itself
The U.S. decision to deny a visa to Colombian journalist Hollman Morris, who had been invited to spend an academic year at Harvard University, sounds like a page right… More
Hollman Morris, Colombian Journalist, Says Patriot Act Visa…
A Colombian journalist who was recently denied a visa to study under Harvard University's Nieman Fellowship program says the State Department's decision may put his life under further threat.… More
Hollman Morris, Colombian Journalist, Says Patriot Act…
A Colombian journalist who was recently denied a visa to study under Harvard University's Nieman Fellowship program says the State Department's decision may put his life under further threat.… More
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