Dear philosophers,

Please consider signing the petition below. Aras Amiri was studying for the MA Aesthetics and Art Theory in the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University when she was unjustly arrested while visiting Iran in March 2018. As you may have recently seen reported in the news media, she was subsequently imprisoned without trial and her appeal rejected. She continues as a registered student in my department. She earlier completed one assessment while under house arrest in Iran and is still trying, as far as is possible, to continue her studies in philosophy even now. The petition calls for her release; signing it also lets her know that she is not forgotten.

Thank you, Stella

https://www.change.org/p/free-aras-amiri?fbclid=IwAR0bgV_k3X3jub8XQs34KYFgCYdkW9aQQvPTxY4_CuiRCkour7WzkiDGxtg

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/22/aras-amiri-fiance-james-tyson-uk-government-utterly-blind-iran

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/06/iranian-judiciary-should-review-the-case-of-jailed-british-council-employee-aras-amiri

Professor Stella Sandford

Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy

Kingston University

Penrhyn Road Campus

Kingston upon Thames
KT1 2EE
+44 (0)20 8417 2088
http://www.kingston.ac.uk/crmep