Several prominent intellectuals, philosophers and jurists have signed a petition on behalf of Haleh Esfandiari. It is being circulated by the New York Review of books. It will appear in the June 27 issue of the Review.

The arbitrary detention and confinement of Dr. Haleh Esfandiari, a prominent Iranian-American scholar and the director of the Middle East program at the nonpartisan Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., is the latest distressing episode in an ongoing crackdown by the Islamic Republic against those who, directly or indirectly, strive to bolster the foundations of civil society and promote human rights in Iran.

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