June 17, 2005

Report Accuses Egypt of Abuses

By KATHERINE ZOEPF

Egypt's government suppresses academic freedom in a variety of ways: censoring reading lists, harassing and even torturing student activists, and creating an atmosphere of intimidation so severe that professors at public universities rarely question their deans or pursue controversial research, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.

The 107-page report, "Reading Between the 'Red Lines': The Repression of Academic Freedom in Egyptian Universities," was released this month by

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