Academic Freedom 5/10

May 31, 20222 min read

Resources for Ukrainian Students

Please see the list below for resources related to Ukrainian undergraduate and graduate students. Article 26 Backpack: UC Davis has...

A Travesty of Justice: Turkey Imprisons Prominent Civil Society Activists For Life

Dolunay Bulut

May 27, 20223 min read

Academic Freedom

A Travesty of Justice: Turkey Imprisons Prominent Civil Society Activists For Life

On April 25, 2022, toward the ninth anniversary of the Gezi Park protests in Turkey, the final hearing of the Gezi trial took place. The...

Sectarian Mob Violence Killed Another Student in Nigeria

Dolunay Bulut

May 24, 20222 min read

Academic Freedom

Sectarian Mob Violence Killed Another Student in Nigeria

On May 12, 2022, in the Shehu Shagari College of Education, located in Nigeria’s northwesternmost state of Sokoto, a female student,...

Berlin Declaration Calls for International Solidarity with Threatened Scholars

Zeynep Guney

May 23, 20222 min read

News

Berlin Declaration Calls for International Solidarity with Threatened Scholars

On 3-5 May 2022, “G7+ Partners”[1], the leadership built by international education agencies, came together in Berlin with Academic...

Resources available for Afghan students, scholars, and others

Kennedy McCutchen

May 9, 20222 min read

Afghanistan

Resources available for Afghan students, scholars, and others

Endangered Scholars Worldwide (ESW) stands by the students and scholars of Afghanistan whose academic and personal lives have been at...

Russian University Ordered to Expel Anti-War Student Protesters

Kennedy McCutchen

Apr 27, 20222 min read

News

Russian University Ordered to Expel Anti-War Student Protesters

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, anti-war protests across Russia and the government crackdown to intimidate protesters also...

Ways to help Ukrainian Students and Scholars

Kennedy McCutchen

Apr 15, 20222 min read

Academic Freedom

Ways to help Ukrainian Students and Scholars

Endangered Scholars Worldwide emphatically condemns the ongoing war in Ukraine perpetrated by Russian military aggression. In order to...

Kennedy McCutchen

Mar 24, 20221 min read

Egypt

Update on Ahmed Samir Santawy

According to Scholars at Risk, detained student Ahmed Samir Santawy’s retrial in Egypt was postponed for the third time to May 9, 2022....

‘Do not comment on Ukraine’, South African government cautions public science institutions

Maryam Mushtaq

Mar 24, 20221 min read

News

‘Do not comment on Ukraine’, South African government cautions public science institutions

Endangered Scholars Worldwide calls attention to and is opposed to the attempt by the South African Department of Science to caution...

New University in Exile Consortium

Mar 18, 20222 min read

Academic Freedom

Ukraine Statement of Support by New University in Exile Consortium

We, members of the American and international academic community, professors and students alike, emphatically condemn the Russian...

“Amid Crisis in Ukraine, Brown Community Unites to provide support, host discussions”

Brown News

Mar 4, 20221 min read

Academic Freedom

“Amid Crisis in Ukraine, Brown Community Unites to provide support, host discussions”

Published by Brown News, on March 3, 2022 Brown, in partnership with University in Exile Consortium and Scholars at Risk, is working to...

Ihor Andriichuk

Mar 3, 20222 min read

Egypt

Release Ahmed Samir Santawy

On January 25, 2022, the Vienna-based Central European University (CEU) held an online conference on academic freedom in Egypt to protest...

New Essay: “Medusa of War – Putin on Ukraine”

Irena Grudzińska-Gross

Feb 28, 20221 min read

Ukraine

New Essay: “Medusa of War – Putin on Ukraine”

Published by Democracy Seminar on February 26, 2022 By: Irena Grudzińska-Gross Author and professor Irena Grudzińska-Gross reflects on...

Two translators are still detained in Egypt

Ihor Andriichuk

Feb 24, 20222 min read

Egypt

Two translators are still detained in Egypt

Endangered Scholars Worldwide is deeply concerned by the ongoing attacks on the freedom of expression in Egypt. As we reported on...

Academic Freedom and Higher Education in post-coup Myanmar

Dolunay Bulut

Feb 4, 20222 min read

Prosecuted and Persecuted

Academic Freedom and Higher Education in post-coup Myanmar

A year after the violent military takeover, clashes between the junta government and the anti-authoritarian opposition continue to...

Dolunay Bulut

Jan 22, 20222 min read

Iran

Fariba Adelkhah Reincarcerated in Iran

Photo credit: The Guardian Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that on January 12, 2022, anthropologist Fariba Adelkhah, who has been...

Turkey’s Emergency Commission Denies Appeals from Peace Academics

Dolunay Bulut

Dec 17, 20212 min read

Turkey

Turkey’s Emergency Commission Denies Appeals from Peace Academics

"We will get back our usurped rights" || Photo credit: Bianet Since 2016, thousands of Peace Academics along with journalists, political...

The Disappearance of Uyghur Intellectuals and Cultural Elites

Ebby Abramson

Dec 15, 20214 min read

China

The Disappearance of Uyghur Intellectuals and Cultural Elites

Specific details are emerging about an alarming number of intellectuals, cultural elites, and university professors from China's Uyghur...

PEN America Report Exposes Dangers of Educational Gag Orders

Ebby Abramson

Nov 18, 20214 min read

Statement

PEN America Report Exposes Dangers of Educational Gag Orders

A disturbing number of legislative efforts to limit teaching and studying racism, sexism, and American history represent systematic...

Controversial Amnesty Decision by Myanmar’s Junta

Dolunay Bulut

Nov 10, 20213 min read

Released

Controversial Amnesty Decision by Myanmar’s Junta

Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that on October 18, 2021, the Myanmar military, which has been ruling the country since the coup...

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