The Taliban's Stranglehold on Women's Right to Education Tightens
Afghan female students take entrance exams at Kabul University in Kabul, before the ban on university and primary schools was enforced...
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Maryam Mushtaq
- Aug 16
- 2 min
President Sisi Pardons Patrick Zaki Day After Sentencing
Photo Credits: AP News Egyptian President Fattah El-Sisi has pardoned Patrick Zaki, a student and human rights researcher, a day after he...
Dolunay Bulut
- Jul 31
- 2 min
Russian Sociologist Detained Pending Trial
Photo courtesy AFP Amidst the prolonged Russian invasion of Ukraine, now entering its eighteenth month and leading to an escalating death...
Maryam Mushtaq
- Jul 25
- 2 min
Azerbaijani Economist Detained on Currency Charge
Photo Credits: OCCRP Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that on July 23rd, 2023, a fellow New University in Exile member, Azerbaijani...
Maryam Mushtaq
- Jul 21
- 2 min
New Book Ban Legislations in the US Threatens Imprisonment of School Employees
School employees and librarians in the United States are increasingly concerned over the new state legislations across the country...
Maryam Mushtaq
- Jul 6
- 1 min
Egyptian Authorities Place CEU Student Ahmed Samir Santawy on Travel Ban
Photo credits: CEU On June 17th, 2023, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that despite his pardon and release by the President of...
Dolunay Bulut
- Jun 30
- 2 min
Belarusian Activist Faces Seven-Year Prison Sentence
Belarusian human rights activist Nasta Loika || Photo credit: COE On June 20, 2023, the Minsk City Court sentenced Anastasia (Nasta)...
Maryam Mushtaq
- Jun 27
- 2 min
Iranian University Officials Crackdown on Academics and Students
Students of Art University in Tehran. Photo credits: NCRI Women’s Committee As the Women, Life, Freedom protests enters into its ninth...
Maryam Mushtaq
- Jun 14
- 2 min
Detained Egyptian Legal Scholar at Risk of Death
Photo credits: Human Rights Watch On May 5th, 2023, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that Salah Soltan, an Egyptian legal scholar...
Dolunay Bulut
- Jun 12
- 1 min
Moroccan Scholar Unlawfully Dismissed
Photo credit: Getty Images On June 2, 2023, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that Dr. Maâti Monjib, who is a political analyst,...
Kennedy McCutchen
- May 16
- 2 min
Tunisian Professor Stripped of Title for Participating in Symposium Alongside Israeli Academic
On April 12, 2022, the University of Manouba located in Tunis, Tunisia determined it would withdraw the title of emeritus professor from...
Kennedy McCutchen
- Apr 24
- 3 min
New Report Details Ongoing Threats to Academic Freedom in Belarus
In February 2023, the Belarusian Students’ Association (BSA), an organization that represents the unions of 15 Belarusian universities,...
Maryam Mushtaq
- Apr 22
- 2 min
Muslim History Among Many Topics Removed from Indian Textbooks
Taj Mahal, Agra, India In early April of 2023, the right to education and freedom of information took another hit in India. The...
Dolunay Bulut
- Apr 12
- 2 min
Geophysicist Detained for Social Media Post
Photo credit: Duvar English In the aftermath of the two earthquakes that hit Southeastern Turkey and Northern Syria on February 6, 2023,...
Endangered Scholars Worldwide
- Mar 26
- 2 min
Saudi Authorities Seek Death Penalty For Legal Scholar
Awad al-Qarni. Photo credits: Middle East Eye On January 15th, 2023, The Guardian revealed that Saudi prosecutors are seeking death...
Maryam Mushtaq
- Mar 24
- 2 min
Iranian Sociologist Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison
Photo credits: RadioFreeEurope In February of 2023, when the Iranian government released some prisoners to appease the Woman, Life,...
Kennedy McCutchen
- Mar 21
- 3 min
University Students in Iran Punished for Protesting Widespread Poisoning of Iranian Schoolgirls
As the Women, Life, Freedom protests in Iran sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 continue, the government crackdown...
Kennedy McCutchen
- Mar 14
- 3 min
Increased Surveillance and Censorship in Universities After China’s White Paper Protests
In late 2022, China’s citizenry was swept with an overwhelming sense of bitterness and frustration towards their government’s radical...
Kennedy McCutchen
- Mar 14
- 3 min
Academic Crackdown Intensifies in Iran as Conservative Cleric is Appointed
As the anti-government protests in Iran chanting “Women, Life, Freedom” have entered their sixth month, the Islamic Republic continues to...
New University in Exile Consortium
- Mar 6
- 1 min
Women’s Lives in Iran: Between the Religious-Traditional and New Horizons: Free 10-Week WEBINAR
Hosted on Zoom – Register here for link Tuesdays March 14 – May 16, 2023 1pm-2:30pm Eastern Time Description: This 10-week online seminar...
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