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March 26, 2006
LASA: The Latest Battleground in the War to Protect Academic Freedom
The Latin American Studies Association met last week as it does every 18 months, hosting thousands of scholars in every field of endeavor. This time, however, 55 scholars from Cuba were denied visas by the Bush administration. The number of Cuban scholars granted visas has abruptly diminished since September 11, 2001. In 2000, 100 came to the meeting in Miami, prompting virulent protests and threats from the Miami Cuban émigré community. In 2002, only 60 of the 105 Cuban professors, authors, and students invited were allowed to come into the country. This year and in 2004, when the last congress was held, not a single scholar from Cuba was allowed to attend. read me
Posted by paba7 at March 26, 2006 08:56 PM