Yale fires legal scholar amid review of possible ties to 'sham charity' for designated terror group
- Yale Law School has fired Helyeh Doutaghi, accusing her of not cooperating in an investigation of her possible ties to a group called Samidoun, which the U.S. Designated as a 'sham charity' for a terrorist organization.
- Doutaghi claims she was fired for opposing U.S. Policy on Gaza and denies involvement with any group that violates U.S. Law.
- Yale accused Doutaghi of being uncooperative during its probe, but she offered to answer questions in writing.
- Doutaghi expressed concerns about the repercussions for speaking out against U.S. Support for genocide.
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Yale fires legal scholar amid review of possible ties to 'sham charity' for designated terror group
Yale Law School has fired a scholar it says refused to appear in person to answer questions about her possible ties to organizations deemed to support terrorism.
Yale fires scholar after anonymous AI site links her to U.S.-sanctioned terror groups
The Iran-born scholar was placed on administrative leave in March days after an AI-powered website linked her to U.S.-sanctioned groups, most notably Samidoun. Yale says she was dismissed over her refusal to cooperate with the investigation
Yale Law School fires Helyeh Doutaghi in violation of her democratic rights
Yale Law School fired law scholar Doutaghi on Friday in violation of her rights to speak against the US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza and to defend herself against false accusations published by an AI-generated pro-Zionist website.
'Fascistic governance’ being normalized at top US universities: Fired Yale Iranian scholar
An Iranian scholar at Yale Law School, who was fired for her criticism of Israel, says "fascistic governance" is being normalized at top universities in the US.
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