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Students, Journalists and Observers “Attacked” in Azerbaijani Parliament Elections
Footage of an election monitor and law student, Zhala Bayramova being attacked at an election polling station in Azerbaijan on February 9th
Ebby Abramson
Feb 20, 20201 min read
“I Have Lost Everything”: Iranian Students with Valid Visas Sent Home Upon Arrival at US Airports
Last September, Reihana Emami Arandi boarded a flight from Tehran and made her way to Boston, eager to study theology at an Ivy League...
Ebby Abramson
Jan 29, 20206 min read


Protests Bring Fear to India’s Campuses
One of India’s most prestigious universities is half-empty. Students on campus track each other on their cellphones to ensure that their...
Ebby Abramson
Jan 29, 20202 min read


Ethiopia State of Higher Education: 35,000 Students to Quit Class From 22 Universities
According to a report published by Ethiopia’s Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the protest and unrest in Ethiopia has caused...
Ebby Abramson
Jan 28, 20201 min read


Letter of Appeal on Behalf of Kylie Moore-Gilbert Sentenced to Ten Years in Iran Prison
The academic describes being kept in solitary confinement at Evin jail, Tehran
Ebby Abramson
Jan 24, 20203 min read

Another Iranian Student Deported from Boston Despite Court Order
On January 20, 2020, US Customs and Border Protection (CPB) officials at Logan International Airport denied entry to an Iranian national...
Ebby Abramson
Jan 23, 20202 min read


Join Us in Protesting Right-Wing Attacks on Jawaharlal Nehru University
To: Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India SIGN HERE We, the undersigned, are writing to express our deep concern and shock at the...
Ebby Abramson
Jan 13, 20203 min read


Armed Masked Mob Attacks JNU students, Leaves 40 Injured
On Sunday, January 5, 2019, dozens of masked men wielding sticks and iron rods attacked students and professors at one of India’s most...
Ebby Abramson
Jan 7, 20202 min read


Xiyue Wang Released from Iranian Jail in Prisoner Swap
We welcome the news that on December 6, 2019, XiYue Wang, a 37-year-old US citizen of Chinese descent who has been imprisoned in Iran...
Ebby Abramson
Dec 10, 20192 min read


Iran’s New Hostage-Taking Policy
Political hostage-takings are nothing new in Iran. Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Iran has repeatedly taken foreign nationals and...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 21, 20193 min read


Kameel Ahmady—British-Iranian Anthropologist Arrested in Iran
Iranian authorities have released British-Iranian anthropologist Kameel Ahmady who had been arrested on August 11 on “unspecified charges...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 21, 20191 min read


Hong Kong Universities Are Being Strangled; We Must Take a Stand
Hong Kong’s universities, long a beacon of academic freedom, are under threat and risk losing their autonomy. On November 18, 2019,...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 19, 20192 min read


Vietnamese University Lecturer Jailed for Online Posting
On November 15, 2019, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that Vietnamese University lecturer Pham Xuan Hao, 54, was convicted to 12...
Dolunay Bulut
Nov 19, 20191 min read


Western Professors Freed in Prisoner Swap with Taliban
The Taliban released an American and an Australian hostage on Tuesday after the Afghan government freed three imprisoned Taliban...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 19, 20191 min read


New Home for Many Egyptian Academics: Jail
Endangered Scholars Worldwide is deeply concerned about the arbitrary arrest and sentencing of Cairo University academics Hasan Nafaa,...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 8, 20193 min read


Paris Confirms Iran has Detained Second French Researcher
On October 16, 2019, France confirmed that a second French academic is being detained in Iran. They have condemned the arrest as “an...
Ebby Abramson
Oct 19, 20193 min read
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