Bolsonaro’s “Anti-Intellectualist Policy” Compromises Academic Freedom
On June 18, 2020, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that Jair Bolsonaro’s attempt to intervene in the appointment of university deans...
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Ebby Abramson
Jun 10, 20202 min read
Egyptian Court Extends Arbitrary Detention of U of Bologna Student Patrick George Zaki Again
On June 9, 2020, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that an Egyptian Court renewed the detention of the University of Bologna...
Ebby Abramson
May 12, 20203 min read
Kylie Moore-Gilbert Feels Abandoned by Australia, Letters Say
Kylie Moore-Gilbert, a University of Melbourne lecturer and researcher specializing in Middle East politics, has spent more than 600 days in
Ebby Abramson
Apr 29, 20203 min read
Open Letter to Release Iran’s Female Prisoners of Conscience During Pandemic
ESW asks the officials of the Iranian government for the immediate and unconditional release of Farbia Adelkhah.
Ebby Abramson
Nov 21, 20193 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 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,...
Ebby Abramson
Sep 17, 20191 min read
Letter of Appeal on Behalf of Kylie Moore-Gilbert Sentenced to Ten Years in Iran Prison
On September 16, 2019 Endangered Scholars Worldwide transmitted a letter of appeal to the Iranian Government and the The European...
Ebby Abramson
Jul 17, 20193 min read
Fariba Adelkhah: French-Iranian Academic ‘Arrested in Iran’
On July 16, 2019, Iran's Judiciary has confirmed the arrest of French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, who has become the latest dual...
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
May 27, 20193 min read
Bolsonaro’s New Enemy: Autonomy of Brazil’s Universities
On May 15, 2019, thousands of scientists, educators, and students in more than 200 cities around Brazil swamped the streets to protest...
Ebby Abramson
Apr 9, 20192 min read
Rob Quinn on Executive Order on Campus Free Speech
On March 21, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Improving Free Inquiry, Transparency, and Accountability at Colleges and...
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
Jan 13, 20192 min read
Ahmadreza Djalali Languishing in Iranian Prison—124 Nobel Laureates Call for His Release
It has been over 30 months since Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian-Swedish citizen and a scholar of disaster medicine was arrested in Iran....
Ebby Abramson
Nov 7, 20182 min read
Endangered Scholars Worldwide Deplores Attack on Freedom of Expression in Brazil’s Universities
Reports claim that police officers and military have unleashed a full-scale operation in more than 20 public universities in Brazil as a...
Ebby Abramson
Sep 12, 20181 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
Jul 24, 20182 min read
Iranian Academics Call for Suspension of Student Protest Cases
According to a report published by BBC Persian on July 22, 2018, some 120 academics from universities across Iran issued an open letter...
Ebby Abramson
Jul 19, 20184 min read
After Liu Xia’s Freedom, it is Time to Redouble the Call for Others’ Freedom in China
On July 10, 2018, Chinese authorities finally ended their de facto house arrest of Liu Xia, a painter, poet, and the widow of Liu...
Ebby Abramson
May 7, 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...
Dolunay Bulut
Apr 10, 20183 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...
Ebby Abramson
Feb 6, 20182 min read
Urgent—Djalali’s Execution in Iran "Could Happen Any Time"
Iran’s Supreme Court has rejected a request to review the death sentence given to Ahmadreza Djalali, a university professor accused of...
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