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    Sectarian Mob Violence Killed Another Student in Nigeria
    Dolunay Bulut
    • 3 days ago
    • 2 min

    Sectarian Mob Violence Killed Another Student in Nigeria

    On May 12, 2022, in the Shehu Shagari College of Education, located in Nigeria’s northwesternmost state of Sokoto, a female student,...
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    Berlin Declaration Calls for International Solidarity with Threatened Scholars
    Zeynep Guney
    • 4 days ago
    • 2 min

    Berlin Declaration Calls for International Solidarity with Threatened Scholars

    On 3-5 May 2022, “G7+ Partners”[1], the leadership built by international education agencies, came together in Berlin with Academic...
    3 views0 comments
    Resources available for Afghan students, scholars, and others
    Kennedy McCutchen
    • May 9
    • 2 min

    Resources available for Afghan students, scholars, and others

    Endangered Scholars Worldwide (ESW) stands by the students and scholars of Afghanistan whose academic and personal lives have been at...
    9 views0 comments
    Egypt: A call for an open investigation regarding a prominent researcher’s mysterious death
    Zeynep Guney
    • May 1
    • 2 min

    Egypt: A call for an open investigation regarding a prominent researcher’s mysterious death

    The mysterious death of economist Ayman Hadhoud in custody adds to the long list of blatant human rights violations targeting scholars,...
    12 views0 comments
    Russian University Ordered to Expel Anti-War Student Protesters
    Kennedy McCutchen
    • Apr 27
    • 2 min

    Russian University Ordered to Expel Anti-War Student Protesters

    As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, anti-war protests across Russia and the government crackdown to intimidate protesters also...
    12 views1 comment
    Judge to Violate Constitutional Rights in Trial of Bogazici University Students
    Zeynep Guney
    • Apr 20
    • 2 min

    Judge to Violate Constitutional Rights in Trial of Bogazici University Students

    As the Bogazici resistance marked one year in January 2022, there were protests both in the university and in front of the Silivri Prison...
    10 views1 comment
    Bogazici Continues to Resist Under Government Attacks
    Zeynep Guney
    • Apr 20
    • 2 min

    Bogazici Continues to Resist Under Government Attacks

    What has been happening at Boğaziçi University since early 2021 perfectly epitomizes the Erdogan government’s systematic attacks on...
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    Release Morad Tahbaz
    Maryam Mushtaq
    • Apr 19
    • 2 min

    Release Morad Tahbaz

    Endangered Scholars Worldwide continues to condemn the ongoing unwarranted detention of Iranian, dual national, and international...
    27 views0 comments
    Update on Ahmed Samir Santawy
    Kennedy McCutchen
    • Mar 24
    • 1 min

    Update on Ahmed Samir Santawy

    According to Scholars at Risk, detained student Ahmed Samir Santawy’s retrial in Egypt was postponed for the third time to May 9, 2022....
    13 views1 comment
    ‘Do not comment on Ukraine’, South African government cautions public science institutions
    Maryam Mushtaq
    • Mar 24
    • 1 min

    ‘Do not comment on Ukraine’, South African government cautions public science institutions

    Endangered Scholars Worldwide calls attention to and is opposed to the attempt by the South African Department of Science to caution...
    21 views0 comments
    Release Ahmed Samir Santawy
    Ihor Andriichuk
    • Mar 3
    • 2 min

    Release Ahmed Samir Santawy

    On January 25, 2022, the Vienna-based Central European University (CEU) held an online conference on academic freedom in Egypt to protest...
    27 views0 comments
    Two translators are still detained in Egypt
    Ihor Andriichuk
    • Feb 24
    • 2 min

    Two translators are still detained in Egypt

    Endangered Scholars Worldwide is deeply concerned by the ongoing attacks on the freedom of expression in Egypt. As we reported on...
    19 views0 comments
    Academic Freedom and Higher Education in post-coup Myanmar
    Dolunay Bulut
    • Feb 4
    • 2 min

    Academic Freedom and Higher Education in post-coup Myanmar

    A year after the violent military takeover, clashes between the junta government and the anti-authoritarian opposition continue to...
    34 views2 comments
    Fariba Adelkhah Reincarcerated in Iran
    Dolunay Bulut
    • Jan 22
    • 2 min

    Fariba Adelkhah Reincarcerated in Iran

    Photo credit: The Guardian Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that on January 12, 2022, anthropologist Fariba Adelkhah, who has been...
    21 views1 comment
    Turkey’s Emergency Commission Denies Appeals from Peace Academics
    Dolunay Bulut
    • Dec 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Turkey’s Emergency Commission Denies Appeals from Peace Academics

    "We will get back our usurped rights" || Photo credit: Bianet Since 2016, thousands of Peace Academics along with journalists, political...
    11 views0 comments
    The Disappearance of Uyghur Intellectuals and Cultural Elites
    Ebby Abramson
    • Dec 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    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...
    7,509 views1 comment
    PEN America Report Exposes Dangers of Educational Gag Orders
    Ebby Abramson
    • Nov 18, 2021
    • 4 min

    PEN America Report Exposes Dangers of Educational Gag Orders

    A disturbing number of legislative efforts to limit teaching and studying racism, sexism, and American history represent systematic...
    314 views0 comments
    Controversial Amnesty Decision by Myanmar’s Junta
    Dolunay Bulut
    • Nov 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    Controversial Amnesty Decision by Myanmar’s Junta

    Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that on October 18, 2021, the Myanmar military, which has been ruling the country since the coup...
    71 views0 comments
    Academics Call for Support of Afghan Alumni
    Ebby Abramson
    • Nov 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Academics Call for Support of Afghan Alumni

    Japanese academics have launched a support network to pressure their government to expand provisional measures for their Afghan...
    3,009 views0 comments
    Boğaziçi University Call for Solidarity: Beginning the 2021 Academic Year Under Assault
    Bogazici University Academics
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 4 min

    Boğaziçi University Call for Solidarity: Beginning the 2021 Academic Year Under Assault

    As the government assault on Boğaziçi University continues to escalate, Boğaziçi faculty penned a letter printed below summarizing the...
    121 views0 comments
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