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Another Baha’i Student Barred from Advancing Studies
In the latest wave of oppression against Baha’i students in Iran, Anahita Horr, an undergraduate at the School of Architecture at Rasam...
Ebby Abramson
Oct 9, 20183 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
Oct 4, 20182 min read


Letter of Appeal on Behalf of XiYue Wang Imprisoned Graduate Student in Iran
On September 12, 2018 Endangered Scholars Worldwide transmitted a letter of appeal to the Iranian Government and the US Department of...
Ebby Abramson
Sep 12, 20181 min read


University Program First Victim of Hungary Anti-Immigration Tax
An education program aimed at giving asylum seekers and refugees in Hungary a new start is the first casualty of the government’s most...
Ebby Abramson
Sep 5, 20182 min read


Rights Violations Against Peace Academics in Turkey
Since the 2016 public declaration of the Peace letter that demanded an end to the Turkish state's violence against its Kurdish...
Dolunay Bulut
Aug 30, 20181 min read


NASA Scientist Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Prison in Turkey
Serkan Golge, a NASA researcher and an American-Turkish dual citizen of Turkish descent, was sentenced to seven and a half years in...
Dolunay Bulut
Aug 17, 20181 min read


University of Washington Political Science Student Detained in Egypt
On June 3, 2018, Walid Salem, a University of Washington doctoral student conducting research on Egypt’s judiciary system, was detained...
Ebby Abramson
Jun 6, 20182 min read


Rally set for May 11 to Support Princeton University Graduate Student Imprisoned in Iran
Supporters of Xiyue Wang, the Princeton University graduate student who has been imprisoned in Iran for almost two years, will hold a...
Ebby Abramson
May 7, 20182 min read


The Role of Universities in an Era of Authoritarianism
Globalization of higher education is an extraordinary social achievement and has turned universities into the most diverse,...
Ebby Abramson
Apr 16, 20187 min read


Turkey’s Jailed Students Need Our Attention
On March 19, 2018, a group of students from the Society for Islamic Research (BISAK) at Istanbul’s Boğaziçi University opened a stand at...
Dolunay Bulut
Apr 10, 20183 min read


Endangered Scholars Worldwide Statement on the Decision to End DACA
On September 5, 2017, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) is being...
Ebby Abramson
Sep 6, 20172 min read


North Korea Arrests US Professor Charged with Being “Hostile to the State”
North Korea arrests another professor from the US over charges of allegedly being hostile to the state. Professor Kim Hak Song was...
Ebby Abramson
May 14, 20172 min read


Endangered Scholars Worldwide Statement on Hungary’s Parliament Votes to Shut Down CEU
On April 4, 2017, the Hungarian parliament voted in favor of a government plan to regulate foreign-based universities to the degree that...
Ebby Abramson
Apr 4, 20173 min read


Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary, Threatens to Shut Down Central European University | Petition
Central European University (CEU) expresses its opposition to proposed amendments to Act CCIV of 2011 on National Higher Education,...
Ebby Abramson
Mar 29, 20174 min read


Işık University Dismisses Two Academics for Peace Signatories
The government-led witch hunt targeting the peaceful opposition in Turkey has cost two more academics their jobs. On March 27, 2017, Isik...
Dolunay Bulut
Mar 28, 20172 min read


Two Turkish Academics Commit Suicide in Less than One Week
Mehmet Fatih Traş, a research assistant at Çukurova University, committed suicide on Friday evening in his home after he was fired from...

Dolunay Bulut
Mar 2, 20172 min read


Endangered Scholars Worldwide Urges Support for Turkish Higher Education
As the sixth month of the emergency rule ends in Turkey, the government does not seem willing to end its witch-hunt, which has resulted...

Dolunay Bulut
Jan 25, 20172 min read


Ethiopian Professor Merera Gudina Detained After Trip to Europe
On November 30, Ethiopian security forces arrested Merera Gudina on the basis of rendering support to terrorism and attempting to...
Ebby Abramson
Dec 5, 20161 min read


“Sanctuary Campuses” Defy President-Elect’s Deportation Plans
Faculty, students, and staff across the country are calling for their universities to become sanctuary campuses following the 2016...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 23, 20161 min read


Ethiopia Arrests University Lecturer Seyoum Teshome
Seyoum Teshome, an outspoken university lecturer who has been quoted frequently by foreign media outlets about the antigovernment...
Ebby Abramson
Oct 27, 20161 min read
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