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Iran Temporarily Halts Execution of Swedish-Iranian Academic Ahmadreza Djalali
On December 2, 2020, Endangered Scholars Worldwide (ESW) learned that Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian-Swedish specialist in emergency...
Ebby Abramson
Dec 2, 20202 min read
Kylie Moore-Gilbert Arrives in Australia after two Years of Detention in Iran
Australian university lecturer Kylie Moore-Gilbert is finally on home soil following a two-year detention ordeal in Iran. On Wednesday,...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 29, 20202 min read
Bolsonaro’s War against Academic Freedom
In May 2019, thousands of scientists, educators, and students in more than 200 cities around Brazil swamped the streets to protest cuts...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 29, 20203 min read
Extremely Urgent: Iran Must Stop Imminent Execution of Swedish-Iranian Academic Ahmadreza Djalali
On November 24, 2020, Endangered Scholars Worldwide (ESW) learned that Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian-Swedish specialist in emergency...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 25, 20204 min read
Gunmen Kill more than a Dozen Students in Attack on Afghanistan Kabul University
Islamic State-affiliated gunmen stormed Afghanistan’s largest university on Monday, killing more than a dozen students and forcing...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 2, 20202 min read
Australian Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert Moved from Qarchak Prison in Iran to Unknown Location
On October 26, 2020 Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that University lecturer Kylie Moore-Gilbert, jailed in Iran for spying, has...
Ebby Abramson
Oct 26, 20202 min read
Turkey Resumes Academic Purge amid Pandemic
Photo credit: Bianet On Friday, September 25, 2020, Professor Emine Beyza Ustun, civil engineer and the 25th parliamentary term HDP...
Dolunay Bulut
Oct 16, 20203 min read
Iran Temporarily Releases French-Iranian Academic from Jail
Iran has temporarily released French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, detained in Iran since June 2019. Adelkhah was sentenced on May...
Ebby Abramson
Oct 7, 20201 min read
Letter of Solidarity to Belarusian Students
Endangered Scholars Worldwide condemns the brutal treatment of student protesters in Belarus and stands in solidarity with Belarusians in...
Ebby Abramson
Sep 13, 20201 min read
Hong Kong Universities Fire Professors Who Led Protests
—We Must Take a Stand or Risk Becoming Complicit with Chinese Government Interference A leading Hong Kong university has fired its law...
Ebby Abramson
Sep 2, 20204 min read
Freed Detainees in Belarus Describe Harrowing Beatings
Reports suggest that people who were detained during the protests in the past few days in Belarus have been subjected to torture and...
Ebby Abramson
Aug 18, 20203 min read
Pakistani Scholar Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy
Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that a comparative literature lecturer at Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) in Multan, Pakistan,...
Dolunay Bulut
Aug 17, 20203 min read
NASA Scientist Returned to the US After Four Years of Imprisonment
Serkan Golge, a 40-year old NASA scientist who was arrested in Turkey shortly after the failed coup attempt in July 2016, safely returned...
Dolunay Bulut
Aug 16, 20202 min read
Australian Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert Moved to Remote Prison in Iran Reportedly Rife with Covid 19
University lecturer Kylie Moore-Gilbert, jailed in Iran for spying, has been moved for "punishment reasons" to the harsh Qarchak prison...
Ebby Abramson
Jul 29, 20203 min read
‘Disturbing and Cruel.’ ESW Condemns New Visa Rule for International Students
On July 7, 2020, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that this fall, foreign students attending colleges and universities in the US...
Ebby Abramson
Jul 10, 20202 min read
BÄ°RARADA Academy: Peace Scholars Launch Exciting New Project in Turkey
On June 3, 2020, a group of Peace scholars in Turkey launched BÄ°RARADA Academy in collaboration with international and local networks of...
Dolunay Bulut
Jul 8, 20202 min read
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