a écrit le 28 décembre 2017 à 19h12 SUITE
Nganang’s arrest is not a provocation just to academic freedom. At a moment when journalists are routinely accused of peddling “fake†news or told that it is “inappropriate†or insulting to question members of the administration, freedom of the press has become a global issue. Unlike some regimes, Biya’s may be susceptible to embarrassment. It values a veneer of legitimacy, and the scrutiny of members of leading universities around the world will chip away at that veneer. Nganang’s arrest has been condemned by individuals and groups around the world: in newspapers in France, England, and Germany; by organizations like PEN and the African Literature Association; and by thousands of individuals. Wendy Belcher, Nick Nesbitt, Simon Gikandi, Robert Harvey of SUNY Stony Brook, and I invite you to join a petition already signed by hundreds of academics in several countries urging Biya and the Cameroonian regime to release Nganang.
D. Vance Smith, Professor in the Department of English
Nganang’s arrest is not a provocation just to academic freedom. At a moment when journalists are routinely accused of peddling “fake†news or told that it is “inappropriate†or insulting to question members of the administration, freedom of the press has become a global issue. Unlike some regimes, Biya’s may be susceptible to embarrassment. It values a veneer of legitimacy, and the scrutiny of members of leading universities around the world will chip away at that veneer. Nganang’s arrest has been condemned by individuals and groups around the world: in newspapers in France, England, and Germany; by organizations like PEN and the African Literature Association; and by thousands of individuals. Wendy Belcher, Nick Nesbitt, Simon Gikandi, Robert Harvey of SUNY Stony Brook, and I invite you to join a petition already signed by hundreds of academics in several countries urging Biya and the Cameroonian regime to release Nganang.
D. Vance Smith, Professor in the Department of English
