Ihor AndriichukFeb 242 minTwo translators are still detained in EgyptEndangered Scholars Worldwide is deeply concerned by the ongoing attacks on the freedom of expression in Egypt. As we reported on...
Dolunay BulutFeb 42 minAcademic Freedom and Higher Education in post-coup MyanmarA year after the violent military takeover, clashes between the junta government and the anti-authoritarian opposition continue to...
Ebby AbramsonDec 15, 20215 minThe Disappearance of Uyghur Intellectuals and Cultural ElitesSpecific details are emerging about an alarming number of intellectuals, cultural elites, and university professors from China's Uyghur...
Dolunay BulutNov 10, 20213 minControversial Amnesty Decision by Myanmar’s JuntaEndangered Scholars Worldwide learned that on October 18, 2021, the Myanmar military, which has been ruling the country since the coup...
Dolunay BulutOct 27, 20212 minBoğaziçi Campus Raided by Riot PoliceThe tension between the student protesters and the appointed rector of Turkey’s prestigious Boğaziçi University continues to escalate. On...
Dolunay BulutOct 16, 20212 minTurkish Constitutional Court Ruled in Favor of Dismissed Peace AcademicOn September 11, 2021, Turkey’s Constitutional Court, the highest court of the country, came to a decision regarding the individual...
Ebby AbramsonAug 10, 20212 minIran Must Release Academic and Political Prisoners Who Contracted Covid-19 on Medical Grounds Iran, one of the countries most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, has temporarily released around 85,000 prisoners due to the fear of...
Ebby AbramsonJul 20, 20211 minAlia Mosallam, Egyptian Academic Detained upon Arrival at Cairo AirportOn Sunday July 11, 2021 Egyptian security forces arrested Alia Mosallam, a historian and postdoctoral fellow at Germany’s Alexander van...
Ebby AbramsonMay 20, 20211 minThailand: Two Thai Pro-democracy Students Released on BailOn Wednesday, May 19, 2021, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that two leaders of a Thai student-led prodemocracy movement who were...
Ebby AbramsonMar 1, 20212 minIranian Professor Jailed After Attending Training Course in Czech RepublicOn Friday, February 12, 2021, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that a court in Tehran has sentenced Reza Eslami, a dual...
Dolunay BulutJan 31, 20212 minTurkish Government Prosecutes Four Bogazici Students for Inciting Enmity Photo credit: Bianet Since the illegitimate appointment of Professor Melih Bulu on January 2, 2021, as the president of Bogazici...
Ebby AbramsonDec 2, 20202 minIran Temporarily Halts Execution of Swedish-Iranian Academic Ahmadreza Djalali On December 2, 2020, Endangered Scholars Worldwide (ESW) learned that Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian-Swedish specialist in emergency...
Ebby AbramsonNov 25, 20204 minExtremely Urgent: Iran Must Stop Imminent Execution of Swedish-Iranian Academic Ahmadreza Djalali On November 24, 2020, Endangered Scholars Worldwide (ESW) learned that Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian-Swedish specialist in emergency...
Ebby AbramsonOct 26, 20202 minAustralian Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert Moved from Qarchak Prison in Iran to Unknown LocationOn October 26, 2020 Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that University lecturer Kylie Moore-Gilbert, jailed in Iran for spying, has...
Ebby AbramsonOct 7, 20201 minIran Temporarily Releases French-Iranian Academic from Jail Iran has temporarily released French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah, detained in Iran since June 2019. Adelkhah was sentenced on May...
Ebby AbramsonAug 18, 20203 minFreed Detainees in Belarus Describe Harrowing BeatingsReports suggest that people who were detained during the protests in the past few days in Belarus have been subjected to torture and...
Ebby AbramsonJul 29, 20203 minAustralian Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert Moved to Remote Prison in Iran Reportedly Rife with Covid 19University lecturer Kylie Moore-Gilbert, jailed in Iran for spying, has been moved for "punishment reasons" to the harsh Qarchak prison...
Ebby AbramsonJul 3, 20203 minSajid Soomro: Another Pakistani Academic Falls Victim to Blasphemy LawOn June 28, 2020, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that a Pakistani literature professor has been detained under Pakistan’s...
Ebby AbramsonJun 10, 20202 minFrench President Macron Demands Tehran Release French-Iranian AcademicOn Friday June 5, 2020, French President Emmanuel Macron demanded Tehran release the Franco-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah. As we...
Dolunay BulutJun 7, 20202 min18-year Old Student Imprisoned In Azerbaijan For Demanding Free EducationOn June 1, 2020, a group of university students in Baku, Azerbaijan, gathered together for a peaceful protest in front of the Ministry of...