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Two Turkish Academics Commit Suicide in Less than One Week

Mar 2, 20172 min read

Two Turkish Academics Commit Suicide in Less than One Week

Mehmet Fatih Traş, a research assistant at Çukurova University, committed suicide on Friday evening in his home after he was fired from...

Endangered Scholars Worldwide Urges Support for Turkish Higher Education

Dolunay Bulut

Jan 25, 20172 min read

Statement

Endangered Scholars Worldwide Urges Support for Turkish Higher Education

As the sixth month of the emergency rule ends in Turkey, the government does not seem willing to end its witch-hunt, which has resulted...

Ethiopian Professor Merera Gudina Detained After Trip to Europe

Ebby Abramson

Dec 5, 20161 min read

News

Ethiopian Professor Merera Gudina Detained After Trip to Europe

On November 30, Ethiopian security forces arrested Merera Gudina on the basis of rendering support to terrorism and attempting to...

“Sanctuary Campuses” Defy President-Elect’s Deportation Plans

Ebby Abramson

Nov 24, 20161 min read

USA

“Sanctuary Campuses” Defy President-Elect’s Deportation Plans

Faculty, students, and staff across the country are calling for their universities to become sanctuary campuses following the 2016...

Ethiopia Arrests University Lecturer Seyoum Teshome

Ebby Abramson

Oct 27, 20161 min read

News

Ethiopia Arrests University Lecturer Seyoum Teshome

Seyoum Teshome, an outspoken university lecturer who has been quoted frequently by foreign media outlets about the antigovernment...

5,342 Turkish Academics and Administrators Suspended

Ebby Abramson

Aug 17, 20162 min read

Turkey

5,342 Turkish Academics and Administrators Suspended

Turkey's Council of Higher Education (YÖK) announced on Friday that a number of academics and administrative staff members at public and...

Thai Activist Indicted Over Distributing Leaflets

Ebby Abramson

Aug 8, 20162 min read

Thailand

Thai Activist Indicted Over Distributing Leaflets

On August 6, 2016, Thai police arrested Jatupat Boonphatthararaksa, 25, a prominent activist from the New Democracy Movement (NDM), as he...

Palestinian Astrophysicist Imad Barghouthi Detained by Israeli Forces

Ebby Abramson

Apr 26, 20161 min read

News

Palestinian Astrophysicist Imad Barghouthi Detained by Israeli Forces

Imad al-Barghouti, a 53-year-old professor of astrophysics at al-Quds University in East Jerusalem, was arrested at an Israeli military...

BIHE Professor Faran Hesami Released After Four-Year Sentence

Ebby Abramson

Apr 15, 20161 min read

Iran

BIHE Professor Faran Hesami Released After Four-Year Sentence

Faran Hesami, one of the imprisoned teachers from the Bahai Open University (BIHE), was released from Evin Prison in Tehran today at the...

China to Allow Family Visit for Jailed Uyghur Scholar

Ebby Abramson

Feb 22, 20161 min read

News

China to Allow Family Visit for Jailed Uyghur Scholar

Authorities in Northwestern China’s troubled Xinjiang region have given permission for relatives of jailed Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti to...

Iran Releases Washington Post Journalist Jason Rezaian

Ebby Abramson

Jan 16, 20163 min read

Iran

Iran Releases Washington Post Journalist Jason Rezaian

Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post journalist imprisoned in Iran for more than a year, has been released along with three other...

Turkey Detains Academics Who Signed Petition Defending Kurds

Ebby Abramson

Jan 15, 20163 min read

Turkey

Turkey Detains Academics Who Signed Petition Defending Kurds

Turkish authorities detained 14 scholars on Friday, accusing them of spreading “terrorism propaganda” and of insulting the state after...

University of Missouri Protests' Effect on National Higher Education

Ebby Abramson

Nov 24, 20151 min read

Statement

University of Missouri Protests' Effect on National Higher Education

Endangered Scholars Worldwide is deeply concerned about the ongoing racial tension experienced by students, faculty, and staff of color...

Cameroonian Writer Enoh Meyomesse Freed from Prison

Ebby Abramson

Jun 19, 20152 min read

News

Cameroonian Writer Enoh Meyomesse Freed from Prison

Enoh Meyomesse, one of the five “Writers at Risk” cases selected by PEN last year, was released this week after spending more than three...

Renowned Scholar in Egypt Charged with Espionage

Ebby Abramson

Jun 11, 20151 min read

News

Renowned Scholar in Egypt Charged with Espionage

An Egyptian court sentenced ousted President Mohammed Morsi to death, and this ruling also applies to another 106 people. Among them is...

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