PEN America Condemns U.S. Decision to Bar Entry to Austrian Academic
September 13, 2019
September 13, 2019
NEW YORK, Sept. 13 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
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- Professor Thomas Schmidinger believes he may have been denied entry due to subject of his research
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The news that Austrian scholar and expert on Kurdish affairs Thomas Schmidinger was subject to extensive questioning about his work and political views before being denied boarding for a flight to the U.S. raises questions about whether the United States, perhaps in . . .
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- Professor Thomas Schmidinger believes he may have been denied entry due to subject of his research
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The news that Austrian scholar and expert on Kurdish affairs Thomas Schmidinger was subject to extensive questioning about his work and political views before being denied boarding for a flight to the U.S. raises questions about whether the United States, perhaps in . . .