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Nov 283 min read

Legal Scholar Sentenced to 10 Years in Trial of Activists in Hong Kong

Benny Tai. Photo Credit: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) On November 19, 2024, 45 pro-democracy activists were sentenced to...

Gubad Ibadoghlu to Remain in Indefinite House Arrest Amid Wider Crackdown Against Government Critics

Endangered Scholars Worldwide

Sep 63 min read

Academic Freedom

Gubad Ibadoghlu to Remain in Indefinite House Arrest Amid Wider Crackdown Against Government Critics

Gubad Ibadoghlu. Photo Credit: Human Rights Watch The Azerbaijani government has intensified its crackdown against government critics in...

Human Rights Activist and Legal Scholar Imprisoned in Venezuela

Ozgur Kazakli

Feb 232 min read

Academic Freedom

Human Rights Activist and Legal Scholar Imprisoned in Venezuela

Rocío San Miguel. Photo credit: NBC News Rocío San Miguel, a human rights activist, lawyer, and scholar, was detained by Venezuelan...

Chinese-Australian Scholar Given Suspended Death Sentence Amid Increasing Direct Control Over University Campuses

Ozgur Kazakli

Feb 153 min read

Academic Freedom

Chinese-Australian Scholar Given Suspended Death Sentence Amid Increasing Direct Control Over University Campuses

Photo Credit: CNN On February 5, 2024, a court in Beijing, China handed down a suspended death sentence to Chinese-Australian writer,...

Russian Scholar and Activist Sentenced Under Anti-Terrorism Legislation

Maryam Mushtaq

Feb 142 min read

Academic Freedom

Russian Scholar and Activist Sentenced Under Anti-Terrorism Legislation

Boris Kagarlitsky. Photo credits: Amnesty International On February 13th, 2024, Russian sociologist and activist Boris Kagarlitsky was...

Missing Uyghur Scholar Serving Life Sentence in Xinjiang

Maryam Mushtaq

Oct 3, 20232 min read

Academic Freedom

Missing Uyghur Scholar Serving Life Sentence in Xinjiang

Photo credit: Human Rights Watch On September 21, 2023, Rahile Dawut, a renowned scholar of Uyghur folklore, confirmed to be serving a...

Russian Sociologist Detained Pending Trial

Dolunay Bulut

Jul 31, 20232 min read

Academic Freedom

Russian Sociologist Detained Pending Trial

Photo courtesy AFP Amidst the prolonged Russian invasion of Ukraine, now entering its eighteenth month and leading to an escalating death...

Azerbaijani Economist Detained on Currency Charge

Maryam Mushtaq

Jul 25, 20232 min read

Academic Freedom

Azerbaijani Economist Detained on Currency Charge

Photo Credits: OCCRP Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that on July 23rd, 2023, a fellow New University in Exile member, Azerbaijani...

Detained Egyptian Legal Scholar at Risk of Death

Maryam Mushtaq

Jun 14, 20232 min read

Academic Freedom

Detained Egyptian Legal Scholar at Risk of Death

Photo credits: Human Rights Watch On May 5th, 2023, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that Salah Soltan, an Egyptian legal scholar...

Afghan Professor and Women’s Right Activist Arrested by the Taliban

Maryam Mushtaq

Feb 25, 20232 min read

Academic Freedom

Afghan Professor and Women’s Right Activist Arrested by the Taliban

Professor Ismail Mashal with his cart of free books. Photo credit: BBC Since the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, the...

Maryam Mushtaq

Apr 19, 20222 min read

Iran

Release Morad Tahbaz

Endangered Scholars Worldwide continues to condemn the ongoing unwarranted detention of Iranian, dual national, and international...

Five Uyghur Professors from Xinjiang University Held in Political "Re-education Camps"

Ebby Abramson

Oct 4, 20182 min read

News

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

Aug 1, 20172 min read

Abdul Jalil Al-Singace

IN BRIEF Dr. Abdul Jalil Al-Singace, a prominent human rights activist in Bahrain, was first arrested on March 17, 2011, during the Arab...

China to Allow Family Visit for Jailed Uyghur Scholar

Ebby Abramson

Feb 22, 20161 min read

News

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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