Aymaran professor denied entry into U.S.

Waskar Ari is an Aymarran professor who was hired to teach at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. The U.S State Department is subjecting him to extensive background checks, and effectively denying his entrance, due to what they claim to be "derogatory information" on Ari, which they refuse to disclose.

Read the American Historical Association letter to the U.S State Department here.American Historical Association

You can also watch a clip from the Democracy Now program that focuses on the case of Waskar Ari and Tariq Ramadan. Tariq Ramadan is a Venezuelan professor who was denied a visa to teach at the Univeristy of Notre Dame.

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