Emad Burnat is the Palestinian director of the Oscar-nominated documentary, “5 Broken Cameras.” He is the first Palestinian to be nominated for an Academy Award. He traveled to the United States this week because the Academy Awards ceremony is this weekend. It is common for nominees to be in attendance. But on Tuesday night, US [...]
ICE Officers Detain Oscar-Nominated Palestinian Filmmaker & Threaten to Deport Him |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Wednesday February 20, 2013 1:05 pm |
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Ideological Exclusion: US Government Refuses to Grant Outspoken Pakistani Lawyer a Visa |
| By: Kevin Gosztola Monday April 9, 2012 9:06 pm |
Pakistani lawyer Shahzad Akbar, who sued the United States government over family members of civilian victims of US drone attacks, was invited to participate in an upcoming International Drone Summit in Washington, DC, on April 28, but, the peace group CODEPINK reports the US is refusing to grant him a visa. The refusal by the [...]
