More than 300 Students Kidnapped in Nigeria by Armed Groups
The school from which students were kidnapped on March 7. Photo credit: CNN The past week, over 300 students have been kidnapped by armed...
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Maryam Mushtaq
Mar 152 min read
Tehran University Tightens Hijab Mandate
Tehran University. Photo credits: Iran International On February 19th, 2024, Tehran University announced an increased presence of ‘Hijab...
Kennedy McCutchen
May 16, 20232 min read
Tunisian Professor Stripped of Title for Participating in Symposium Alongside Israeli Academic
On April 12, 2022, the University of Manouba located in Tunis, Tunisia determined it would withdraw the title of emeritus professor from...
Ebby Abramson
Dec 15, 20214 min read
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...
Ebby Abramson
Sep 2, 20204 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
Nov 19, 20192 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,...
Endangered Scholars Worldwide
Jun 20, 20191 min read
Academic Freedom in Hong Kong
By Jerome A. Cohen* Here is an important, thoughtful and balanced essay by Professors Marina Svensson and Eva Pils, Academic Freedom:...
Ebby Abramson
Feb 2, 20192 min read
The Persecution of the Intellectuals in the Uyghur Region Continues
Specific details are emerging about an alarming number of university professors within China’s Uyghur minority who have been imprisoned...
Ebby Abramson
Oct 4, 20182 min read
Five Uyghur Professors from Xinjiang University Held in Political "Re-education Camps"
At least five ethnic Uyghur professors from Xinjiang University in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) are being held in...
Ebby Abramson
Feb 22, 20161 min read
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...
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