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Petition—The War on Academics in Turkey
Endangered Scholars Worldwide is deeply concerned over recent reports from Turkey regarding the plight of the academic community. Since...
Ebby Abramson
Aug 2, 20163 min read


1,577 Turkish University Deans Told to Leave Following Failed Coup d'Etat
Anadolu news agency reported that Turkey's Board of Higher Education has requested the resignations of 1,577 university deans at state...
Ebby Abramson
Jul 19, 20161 min read


University of Toronto Student Survives Terrorist Attack in Bangladesh, Placed in Custody
Tahmid Hasib Khan, a 22-year-old University of Toronto student and permanent resident of Canada, has been in custody in Dhaka ever since...
Ebby Abramson
Jul 13, 20161 min read


Killing of Student Evokes Protest in North Darfur, Sudan
People in Birkat Seira in North Darfur demonstrated against the murder of a university student by a militiaman on Tuesday. Demonstrators...
Ebby Abramson
Jul 13, 20161 min read


Maati Monjib—the Cost of Free Speech in Morocco
Hearings resume this week in the case of seven Moroccan journalists accused of violating national security. The defendants allegedly...
Ebby Abramson
Jun 29, 20162 min read


"A Bittersweet Happiness" in Turkey—Professor Chris Stephenson Acquitted
Chris Stephenson, who was detained and sued on the charge of “terrorist organization propaganda” for having a Newroz notice of the...
Ebby Abramson
Jun 24, 20161 min read


“Crusade Against Academics” Continues in Turkey
On Monday a Turkish court ordered the detention of Erol Onderoglu from Reporters Without Borders; journalist Ahmet Nesin; and Professor...
Ebby Abramson
Jun 22, 20161 min read


Turkish University Professor Fired for Insulting President Erdoğan During Lecture
Bilgi University confirmed that Professor Zeynep Sayın Balıkçıoğlu was fired after "insulting the Turkish president during a lecture"...
Ebby Abramson
Jun 22, 20162 min read


Calls for Action on Behalf of Academics in Turkey
A group of scholars in the Turkish city of Mersin who openly criticized Turkey’s military crackdown on ethnic Kurdish communities are now...
Ebby Abramson
Jun 20, 20164 min read


ESW Concerned Over Ongoing Detention of Homa Hoodfar in Iran
Endangered Scholars Worldwide is gravely concerned over the ongoing detention of Homa Hoodfar, a Canadian-Iranian professor of...
Ebby Abramson
Jun 10, 20161 min read


Canadian-Iranian Professor Arrested in Tehran by Revolutionary Guards
Iranian authorities have arrested a Canadian-Iranian professor of social anthropology, the latest in a string of cases involving dual...
Ebby Abramson
Jun 8, 20162 min read


Omid Kokabee Released on Bail
Imprisoned Iranian laser scientist Omid Kokabee, who recently had surgery to remove a cancerous kidney, has been released on bail to...
Ebby Abramson
May 27, 20161 min read


Life of Iranian Physicist Omid Kokabee in Danger
The life of Iranian physicist and political prisoner Omid Kokabee, who recently had surgery to remove a cancerous kidney, will be put in...
Ebby Abramson
May 19, 20163 min read


Ongoing Violence in Khartoum
Endangered Scholars Worldwide is gravely concerned for the safety of 12 Sudanese student activists who were detained without charges...
Ebby Abramson
May 18, 20161 min read


Four Suspects Arrested Over Rajshahi University Professor Killing
According to Newsnextbd, four suspected Islamists have been arrested for their suspected involvement in the last month’s murder at...
Ebby Abramson
May 18, 20161 min read


Turkish Academics Demanding Peace for Kurds Receive the Prestigious Aachen Peace Award
A group of more than 1,100 academics calling for an end of Turkish state violence against the country's Kurdish population won the...
Ebby Abramson
May 10, 20162 min read
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