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Endangered Scholars Worldwide is dedicated to reporting, raising public awareness and support for intellectuals, academics, researchers, and students who have been threatened, silenced, or imprisoned simply for doing their scholarly work or speaking out against the injustices around them.
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Endangered Scholars Worldwide vehemently condemns the arrest and imprisonment by Azerbaijani authorities of esteemed economist and New University in Exile Consortium scholar, Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu. After 274 days in detention, Dr. Ibadoghlu is currently under indefinite house arrest as his case has been frozen. Endangered Scholars Worldwide calls on the Azerbaijani government to drop the charges against Dr. Ibadoghlu and other political prisoners in Azerbaijan, all of which are baseless.
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Endangered Scholars Worldwide
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Ozgur Kazakli
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Indonesian Environmental Scientist Targeted by Lawsuits
Bambang Hero Saharjo. Photo credit: Nature . Bambang Hero Saharjo has been serving as an expert witness in a series of lawsuits against...
Os Tyagi
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From Support to Uncertainty: The Higher Education Crisis After USAID’s Shutdown
People protesting in the support of USAID at the United States Capitol on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. Photo Credit: Jack Gruber / USA...
Ozgur Kazakli
Mar 43 min read
Bills Undermining University Autonomy Passed in Pakistan Provincial Assemblies Despite Opposition from Academics
Teachers protesting in front of University of Karachi in Sindh, Pakistan. Photo credit: Fahim Siddiqi / White Star, Dawn . On February...
Os Tyagi
Feb 127 min read
Trump’s Executive Orders Target Academic Freedom, DEI, and the International Community
Pro-Palestinian students protest on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, the United States. Photo Credit: Suzanne...
Endangered Scholars Worldwide
Feb 42 min read
Turkish Historian Arrested for "Insulting The President"
Çiğdem Bayraktar Ör, is a historian and political commentator that regularly appears on TV. Photo Credit: Bianet . Çiğdem Bayraktar Ör, a...
Os Tyagi
Jan 283 min read
Protesting Students in Serbia Challenge Government Corruption and Authoritarianism
Thousands of students marching in Belgrade, demanding accountability over the fatal collapse in Novi Sad. Photo Credit: Oliver Bunic |...
Ozgur Kazakli
Jan 245 min read
Challenges to Higher Education in Syria in the Aftermath of Civil War
A protest on Umayyad Square in Damascus for democracy and women's rights, December 19, 2024. Photo Credit: AFP On December 8, the Syrian...
Ozgur Kazakli
Jan 23 min read
Efforts to Uphold Higher Education in Myanmar Continue in Opposition-Controlled Areas
Kachin State Comprehensive University. Photo Credit: Kachin News Group In areas controlled by groups that are in conflict with the...
Os Tyagi
Dec 28, 20243 min read
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Protesters assembled in Batla House, New Delhi for a candlelight march to mark the anniversary of the police brutality inside Jamia...
Ozgur Kazakli
Dec 18, 20242 min read
New Decision Restricts Training Abroad for Afghan Scholars Amid Further Limits on Women's Education
Women taking a test at the Institute of Health Sciences, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Photo Credit: NBC News Taliban authorities have started...
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