India’s Hindu Nationalists Attack Muslim Students Praying on Campus
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. Photo credit: News24 On March 16th, 2024, fifteen international Muslim students were attacked by a...
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Maryam Mushtaq
- Apr 10
- 2 min
Tehran University Denies Mass Expulsion of Critics
University of Tehran. Photo credits: Wikipedia On March 14, 2024, the Chancellor of Tehran University, Mohammad Moghimi, denied claims of...
Ozgur Kazakli
- Apr 8
- 3 min
Invitation to Leading Scholar of Politics Withdrawn Over Open Letter Statements
Photo credit: Wikipedia On April 2, 2024, the Rectorate of the University of Cologne withdrew an earlier invitation sent to Prof. Nancy...
Ozgur Kazakli
- Mar 27
- 2 min
Prominent Sociologist Detained in Turkey Over Field Research
Photo credit: Duvar English On March 23, Nükhet Sirman, a prominent Professor of sociology was detained in Istanbul, Turkey by the...
Ozgur Kazakli
- Mar 15
- 3 min
More than 300 Students Kidnapped in Nigeria by Armed Groups
The school from which students were kidnapped on March 7. Photo credit: CNN The past week, over 300 students have been kidnapped by armed...
Maryam Mushtaq
- Mar 15
- 2 min
Tehran University Tightens Hijab Mandate
Tehran University. Photo credits: Iran International On February 19th, 2024, Tehran University announced an increased presence of ‘Hijab...
Ozgur Kazakli
- Mar 11
- 3 min
Lecturer Dismissed from Catholic University for Class Content “Unaligned with Mission and Identity”
Photo Credit: PEN America The politically polarized atmosphere in the United States around reproductive rights following the Supreme...
Ozgur Kazakli
- Feb 23
- 2 min
Human Rights Activist and Legal Scholar Imprisoned in Venezuela
Rocío San Miguel. Photo credit: NBC News Rocío San Miguel, a human rights activist, lawyer, and scholar, was detained by Venezuelan...
Endangered Scholars Worldwide
- Feb 17
- 1 min
Alexei Navalny: the Death of a Russian Hero
Photo Credit: France 24 Endangered Scholars Worldwide (ESW) mourns the death of the courageous Russian dissident, Alexei Navalny who died...
Ozgur Kazakli
- Feb 15
- 3 min
Chinese-Australian Scholar Given Suspended Death Sentence Amid Increasing Direct Control Over University Campuses
Photo Credit: CNN On February 5, 2024, a court in Beijing, China handed down a suspended death sentence to Chinese-Australian writer,...
Maryam Mushtaq
- Feb 14
- 2 min
Russian Scholar and Activist Sentenced Under Anti-Terrorism Legislation
Boris Kagarlitsky. Photo credits: Amnesty International On February 13th, 2024, Russian sociologist and activist Boris Kagarlitsky was...
Maryam Mushtaq
- Feb 6
- 2 min
Florida Removes Sociology as Core Class from 12 Public Universities
Florida Governor DeSantis. Source: ABC News On January 24th 2024, the Board of Education in Florida removed a sociology core course as an...
Ozgur Kazakli
- Feb 6
- 3 min
Concerns Around “Espionage” Put International Student Mobility in Canada at Risk
The Coat of Arms of the Federal Court of Canada. Photo Credit: Wikipedia On December 22, the Federal Court of Canada denied the appeal of...
Abdulgaleel Ahmed
- Jan 18
- 4 min
Silencing Teachers in Yemen
How the Houthi threaten the future of a civil society Originally published by Public Seminar on January 9, 2024 A destroyed building at...
Ozgur Kazakli
- Dec 18, 2023
- 5 min
A Litmus Test for Academic Freedom: The Impact of the Israel/Palestine Crisis on U.S. Universities
A protest organized by student groups at Harvard University on October 14th. Photo credit: Reuters It has been two months since the...
Ozgur Kazakli
- Dec 1, 2023
- 3 min
Professor Faces Pressure Over Pro-Choice Views at U.S. University
The sign Dr. Kay posted on her office door that caused her to be targeted. Photo Credit: The Cut Political polarization as a result of...
Maryam Mushtaq
- Nov 26, 2023
- 3 min
Academic Freedom Conditions in Africa 2022-2023
The Muhammad Omar Bashir Centre for Sudanese Studies at Ahlia University after the fire. Photo credit: NewArab A report by Scholars at...
Dolunay Bulut
- Oct 20, 2023
- 2 min
Iran's Academic Crackdown Continues
Students at the women-only Al-Zahra University in Tehran were among those to stage sit-in strikes. Photo credit: BBC September 17, 2023...
Maryam Mushtaq
- Oct 3, 2023
- 2 min
Missing Uyghur Scholar Serving Life Sentence in Xinjiang
Photo credit: Human Rights Watch On September 21, 2023, Rahile Dawut, a renowned scholar of Uyghur folklore, confirmed to be serving a...
Dolunay Bulut
- Sep 14, 2023
- 2 min
The Taliban's Stranglehold on Women's Right to Education Tightens
Afghan female students take entrance exams at Kabul University in Kabul, before the ban on university and primary schools was enforced...
Maryam Mushtaq
- Apr 10
- 2 min
India’s Hindu Nationalists Attack Muslim Students Praying on Campus
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. Photo credit: News24 On March 16th, 2024, fifteen international Muslim students were attacked by a...
Maryam Mushtaq
- Apr 10
- 2 min
Tehran University Denies Mass Expulsion of Critics
University of Tehran. Photo credits: Wikipedia On March 14, 2024, the Chancellor of Tehran University, Mohammad Moghimi, denied claims of...
Ozgur Kazakli
- Apr 8
- 3 min
Invitation to Leading Scholar of Politics Withdrawn Over Open Letter Statements
Photo credit: Wikipedia On April 2, 2024, the Rectorate of the University of Cologne withdrew an earlier invitation sent to Prof. Nancy...
Ozgur Kazakli
- Mar 27
- 2 min
Prominent Sociologist Detained in Turkey Over Field Research
Photo credit: Duvar English On March 23, Nükhet Sirman, a prominent Professor of sociology was detained in Istanbul, Turkey by the...
Ozgur Kazakli
- Mar 15
- 3 min
More than 300 Students Kidnapped in Nigeria by Armed Groups
The school from which students were kidnapped on March 7. Photo credit: CNN The past week, over 300 students have been kidnapped by armed...
Maryam Mushtaq
- Mar 15
- 2 min
Tehran University Tightens Hijab Mandate
Tehran University. Photo credits: Iran International On February 19th, 2024, Tehran University announced an increased presence of ‘Hijab...
Ozgur Kazakli
- Mar 11
- 3 min
Lecturer Dismissed from Catholic University for Class Content “Unaligned with Mission and Identity”
Photo Credit: PEN America The politically polarized atmosphere in the United States around reproductive rights following the Supreme...
Ozgur Kazakli
- Feb 23
- 2 min
Human Rights Activist and Legal Scholar Imprisoned in Venezuela
Rocío San Miguel. Photo credit: NBC News Rocío San Miguel, a human rights activist, lawyer, and scholar, was detained by Venezuelan...
Ozgur Kazakli
- Feb 15
- 3 min
Chinese-Australian Scholar Given Suspended Death Sentence Amid Increasing Direct Control Over University Campuses
Photo Credit: CNN On February 5, 2024, a court in Beijing, China handed down a suspended death sentence to Chinese-Australian writer,...
Maryam Mushtaq
- Feb 14
- 2 min
Russian Scholar and Activist Sentenced Under Anti-Terrorism Legislation
Boris Kagarlitsky. Photo credits: Amnesty International On February 13th, 2024, Russian sociologist and activist Boris Kagarlitsky was...
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