BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom

The BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom was set up to monitor and defend academic freedom in the research, study and teaching of Middle East Studies in the UK and anywhere in the world, including in academic institutions in the Middle East and North Africa.

Please click here to read the Terms of Reference for the BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom.

Letter to Iranian authorities regarding the prosecution and imprisonment of Touraj Amini, a historian of the Qajar dynasty and Iranian Constitutional movement - 21 April 2021
Letter to UCL Provost regarding the UCL Academic Board Vote on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism - 30 March 2021
- Reply from UCL Provost - 12 April 2021
Letter to Iranian authorities regarding the prosecution and sentencing of Prof. Sedigheh Vasmaghi, poet, writer, formerly tenured professor of theology at the University of Tehran and scholar of Islamic studies - 9 March 2021
Letter to Egyptian President regarding the ongoing detention of Ahmed Samir Santawy, master's student at the Central European University (CEU) - 9 March 2021
Letter to UK Foreign Secretary on the fifth anniversary of the murder of Giulio Regeni - 27 January 2021
- Reply from the Foreign Secretary - 3 March 2021
Letter to Egyptian President regarding the arrest and detention of Dr Ahmed Tohamy and the continued detention of Mr Patrick George Zaki - 29 November 2020
Letter to Israeli government calling for the immediate release of Professor Imad Barghouthi - 22 October 2020
Letter to the President of the German Rectors' Conference regarding the recent resolution entitled ‘No place for antisemitism’ and its implications for academic freedom - 26 February 2020
Letter from BRISMES regarding the arrest and detention of Mr Patrick Zaki - 14 February 2020
BRISMES signs open letter calling for the release of Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal, academics imprisoned in Iran since last year on charges of espionage - 11 February 2020
Letter to Egyptian President regarding the arrest and detention of Professor Hasan Nafaa, Professor Hazem Hosni and Professor Magdi Kerqar - 31 October 2019
Letter to Israeli PM protesting Israeli violations of Palestinian academic freedom - 12 September 2019
Letter from BRISMES protesting against Israeli violations of Palestinian academic freedom
Letter to Professor Dame Janet Beer on the IHRA definition of antisemitism,
BRISMES letters on the death of Giulio Regeni and government response
Letter to UAE authorities regarding the detention of Matthew Hedges
BRISMES is now a signatory to the MESA statement on academic freedom in Turkey
Letter to Turkish Prime Minister regarding academic freedom in Turkey

BRISMES Committee on Academic Freedom

Letter to Iranian authorities regarding the prosecution and imprisonment of Touraj Amini, a historian of the Qajar dynasty and Iranian Constitutional movement - 21 April 2021

Letter to UCL Provost regarding the UCL Academic Board Vote on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism - 30 March 2021

Reply from UCL Provost - 12 April 2021

Letter to Iranian authorities regarding the prosecution and sentencing of Prof. Sedigheh Vasmaghi, poet, writer, formerly tenured professor of theology at the University of Tehran and scholar of Islamic studies - 9 March 2021

Letter to Egyptian President regarding the ongoing detention of Ahmed Samir Santawy, master's student at the Central European University (CEU) - 9 March 2021

Letter to UK Foreign Secretary on the fifth anniversary of the murder of Giulio Regeni - 27 January 2021

Reply from the Foreign Secretary - 3 March 2021

Letter to Egyptian President regarding the arrest and detention of Dr Ahmed Tohamy and the continued detention of Mr Patrick George Zaki - 29 November 2020

Letter to Israeli government calling for the immediate release of Professor Imad Barghouthi - 22 October 2020

Letter to the President of the German Rectors' Conference regarding the recent resolution entitled ‘No place for antisemitism’ and its implications for academic freedom - 26 February 2020

Letter from BRISMES regarding the arrest and detention of Mr Patrick Zaki - 14 February 2020

BRISMES signs open letter calling for the release of Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal, academics imprisoned in Iran since last year on charges of espionage - 11 February 2020

Letter to Egyptian President regarding the arrest and detention of Professor Hasan Nafaa, Professor Hazem Hosni and Professor Magdi Kerqar - 31 October 2019

Letter to Israeli PM protesting Israeli violations of Palestinian academic freedom - 12 September 2019

Letter from BRISMES protesting against Israeli violations of Palestinian academic freedom

Letter to Professor Dame Janet Beer on the IHRA definition of antisemitism,

BRISMES letters on the death of Giulio Regeni and government response

Letter to UAE authorities regarding the detention of Matthew Hedges

BRISMES is now a signatory to the MESA statement on academic freedom in Turkey

Letter to Turkish Prime Minister regarding academic freedom in Turkey