July 7, 2006
Iraqi Academics Are Marked for Death, Human-Rights Groups Say
Iraqi academics are targets for attacks in a concerted campaign to rid Iraq of its intellectual class, according to several international human-rights groups.
Last month the London-based Network for Education and Academic Rights issued a written statement saying that scientists, doctors, and university professors are the targets of "a coordinated liquidation process."
The network cited statistics compiled by Iraq's Ministry of Education: In 2005, 296 professors and staff members
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