At this rate, 1000+ academics in Turkey may lose their jobs for signing a petition criticizing the government. They may also face jail.
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Replying to @zeynep
Turkey had prior "academics mass sign petition criticizing government" crisis in 1984—when it was under martial law.http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03064228408533770?journalCode=rioc20 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted 140journos
Nine TR academics who signed petition criticizing gov't suspended for 2 months; Hundreds remain under investigation.https://twitter.com/140journos/status/690225151804317696 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Zeynep Erdim
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@YasKerGum Here's petition academics in Turkey being charged for: https://twitter.com/zeynep_erdim/status/687954456856629248 … (N. Chomsky said worse about US gov't: MIT prof).zeynep tufekci added,
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@YasKerGum If you disagree, write another petition. Ask for independent journalist & investigator access in the region. Not jail academics.3 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
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@YasKerGum None of that is an argument for jailing or firing academics who disagree with a policy & call for investigation & attention.2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
@YasKerGum It's an issue that requires objective reporting, serious discussion and more. None can happen under threat of jail/firing.
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