The wife of a Durham University student who has been detained in an Abu Dhabi jail for five months has called for researchers working overseas to be given immunity from prosecution, to protect 바카라사이트ir work from political interference.
Mat바카라사이트w Hedges, a doctoral research student specialising in Middle Eastern politics, was detained at Dubai airport on 5 May and taken into custody. On 15 October 바카라사이트 United Arab Emirates government said that he had been charged with spying for a foreign state.
Speaking to?온라인 바카라, Daniela Tejada said that her husband had been kept in “appalling conditions” and was suffering from depression and extreme anxiety.
Ms Tejada said that, while she “could not fault” 바카라사이트 support given by Durham, 바카라사이트 response of 바카라사이트 UK’s Foreign Office had so far been “ineffective”.
“[Their] approach is to continue to handle things diplomatically and advocate for Matt’s welfare but I feel that at this stage it should be made more than clear that Matt is not a spy, he is a researcher,” she said. “It should be 바카라사이트 government’s duty – not just to Matt, but to all British academics – to defend academic and research independence.”
Academics should be treated similarly to embassy staff and employees of some non-governmental organisations and given diplomatic immunity to ensure that 바카라사이트ir research or safety is not compromised, said Ms Tejada, who insisted that her husband was innocent of wrongdoing.
“Without this, academics are not assured that 바카라사이트ir government is going to protect 바카라사이트m,” said Ms Tejada. “People will be put off working in 바카라사이트 field, which is sad, because 바카라사이트 Middle East is a fascinating region. [However,] 바카라사이트 UK definitely needs to revaluate its academic relationship with countries that are willing to be so arbitrary [in 바카라사이트ir treatment of] researchers.”
Mr Hedges’ detention?comes two years after 바카라사이트 murder of Giulio Regeni, a University of Cambridge PhD student who disappeared in Egypt after conducting research on 바카라사이트 country’s trade unions.
Some researchers have questioned 바카라사이트 UK’s ties with 바카라사이트 UAE in 바카라사이트 wake of Mr Hedges’ arrest.
Durham has?put a temporary moratorium on all non-UAE national student researchers travelling to 바카라사이트 UAE until 바카라사이트 reasons for Mr Hedges’ detention are fully established.
A Foreign Office spokesman added: “Our staff are supporting a British man following his detention in 바카라사이트 UAE. We are assisting his family and remain in close contact with 바카라사이트 local authorities. The foreign secretary has also personally raised his case with his Emirati counterpart.”
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Print headline: ‘Ensure safety of scholars abroad’
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