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US Federal Government Threatens to Further Cut Harvard Funding Over Defiance
Student protesters setting up tents in front of the John Harvard Statue in Harvard Yard during a rally in April 2024. Photo credit: Jesse...
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Germany orders deportation of pro-Palestine student from the US
Police officers clearing up pro-Palestinian encampment at Freie Universitat (FU) Berlin in May 2024. Photo Credit: REUTERS /Annegret...
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Apr 253 min read
University of Cambridge wins injunction to block protests on campus
Student Encampment at the University of Cambridge via Mousumi Bakshi/ BBC News On March 21, the University of Cambridge received a High...
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Apr 173 min read
Hundreds Arrested in Student-led Demonstrations in Turkey amid Crackdown on the Opposition
Students protest the government at Middle Eastern Technical University (METU), Ankara campus. Banner reads: "We will not submit to AKP...
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Apr 93 min read
Trump Administration Launches Targeted and Intensified Repression Against Scholars and Higher Education in the US
Columbia University professors hold protest against the university's capitulation to the demands of the Trump administration in front of...
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Mar 267 min read
Indonesian Environmental Scientist Targeted by Lawsuits
Bambang Hero Saharjo. Photo credit: Nature . Bambang Hero Saharjo has been serving as an expert witness in a series of lawsuits against...
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Mar 133 min read
From Support to Uncertainty: The Higher Education Crisis After USAID’s Shutdown
People protesting in the support of USAID at the United States Capitol on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. Photo Credit: Jack Gruber / USA...
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Mar 46 min read
Bills Undermining University Autonomy Passed in Pakistan Provincial Assemblies Despite Opposition from Academics
Teachers protesting in front of University of Karachi in Sindh, Pakistan. Photo credit: Fahim Siddiqi / White Star, Dawn . On February...
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Mar 43 min read
Trump’s Executive Orders Target Academic Freedom, DEI, and the International Community
Pro-Palestinian students protest on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, the United States. Photo Credit: Suzanne...
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Feb 127 min read
Turkish Historian Arrested for "Insulting The President"
Çiğdem Bayraktar Ör, is a historian and political commentator that regularly appears on TV. Photo Credit: Bianet . Çiğdem Bayraktar Ör, a...
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Feb 42 min read
Protesting Students in Serbia Challenge Government Corruption and Authoritarianism
Thousands of students marching in Belgrade, demanding accountability over the fatal collapse in Novi Sad. Photo Credit: Oliver Bunic |...
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Jan 283 min read
Challenges to Higher Education in Syria in the Aftermath of Civil War
A protest on Umayyad Square in Damascus for democracy and women's rights, December 19, 2024. Photo Credit: AFP On December 8, the Syrian...
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Jan 245 min read
Efforts to Uphold Higher Education in Myanmar Continue in Opposition-Controlled Areas
Kachin State Comprehensive University. Photo Credit: Kachin News Group In areas controlled by groups that are in conflict with the...
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Jan 23 min read
Jamia Millia Islamia Shuts Down Campus on Anti-CAA Protest Anniversary, Sparks Debate on Academic Freedom and Democratic Dissent
Protesters assembled in Batla House, New Delhi for a candlelight march to mark the anniversary of the police brutality inside Jamia...
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Dec 28, 20243 min read
New Decision Restricts Training Abroad for Afghan Scholars Amid Further Limits on Women's Education
Women taking a test at the Institute of Health Sciences, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Photo Credit: NBC News Taliban authorities have started...
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Dec 18, 20242 min read
Female Student Protests Hijab Law in Iran Amid Intensified Crackdowns
Islamic Azad University, the site of Daryaei's protest. Photo Credit: Wikipedia On November 2, Ahou Daryaei, a student at Tehran’s...
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Dec 12, 20244 min read
Sexual Harassment A Significant Obstacle to Academic Freedom in Nigerian Higher Education
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, one of the institutions involved in efforts for limiting sexual harassment in higher education. Photo...
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Dec 10, 20243 min read
What the second Trump Administration could mean for academic freedom in the US
Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance at a rally || Photo credit: Getty Images On the morning of November 6, the United States...
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Dec 4, 20244 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...
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Nov 28, 20243 min read
Universities in Lebanon further suffer amid Israeli action
Distruction following Israeli airstrikes on November 9 in southern Beirut, Lebanon || Photo credit: Anadolu Agency Israeli airstrikes on...
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Nov 19, 20243 min read
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