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Gunmen Kill more than a Dozen Students in Attack on Afghanistan Kabul University
Islamic State-affiliated gunmen stormed Afghanistan’s largest university on Monday, killing more than a dozen students and forcing...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 2, 20202 min read


Australian Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert Moved from Qarchak Prison in Iran to Unknown Location
On October 26, 2020 Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that University lecturer Kylie Moore-Gilbert, jailed in Iran for spying, has...
Ebby Abramson
Oct 26, 20202 min read


Turkey Resumes Academic Purge amid Pandemic
Photo credit: Bianet On Friday, September 25, 2020, Professor Emine Beyza Ustun, civil engineer and the 25th parliamentary term HDP...
Dolunay Bulut
Oct 16, 20203 min read


Iran 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 Abramson
Oct 6, 20201 min read


Letter of Solidarity to Belarusian Students
Endangered Scholars Worldwide condemns the brutal treatment of student protesters in Belarus and stands in solidarity with Belarusians in...
Ebby Abramson
Sep 12, 20201 min read


Hong Kong Universities Fire Professors Who Led Protests
—We Must Take a Stand or Risk Becoming Complicit with Chinese Government Interference A leading Hong Kong university has fired its law...
Ebby Abramson
Sep 2, 20204 min read


Freed Detainees in Belarus Describe Harrowing Beatings
Reports suggest that people who were detained during the protests in the past few days in Belarus have been subjected to torture and...
Ebby Abramson
Aug 17, 20203 min read


Pakistani Scholar Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy
Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that a comparative literature lecturer at Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) in Multan, Pakistan,...
Dolunay Bulut
Aug 17, 20203 min read


NASA Scientist Returned to the US After Four Years of Imprisonment
Serkan Golge, a 40-year old NASA scientist who was arrested in Turkey shortly after the failed coup attempt in July 2016, safely returned...
Dolunay Bulut
Aug 16, 20202 min read


Australian Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert Moved to Remote Prison in Iran Reportedly Rife with Covid 19
University lecturer Kylie Moore-Gilbert, jailed in Iran for spying, has been moved for "punishment reasons" to the harsh Qarchak prison...
Ebby Abramson
Jul 28, 20203 min read


‘Disturbing and Cruel.’ ESW Condemns New Visa Rule for International Students
On July 7, 2020, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that this fall, foreign students attending colleges and universities in the US...
Ebby Abramson
Jul 9, 20202 min read


BİRARADA Academy: Peace Scholars Launch Exciting New Project in Turkey
On June 3, 2020, a group of Peace scholars in Turkey launched BİRARADA Academy in collaboration with international and local networks of...
Dolunay Bulut
Jul 7, 20202 min read


Peace Scholar Stranded in Turkey Despite Acquittal of Charges
On June 29, 2020, Tuna Altınel, mathematician at Lyon-1 University in France and a signatory to the Academics for Peace letter, informed...
Dolunay Bulut
Jul 7, 20202 min read


Sajid Soomro: Another Pakistani Academic Falls Victim to Blasphemy Law
On June 28, 2020, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that a Pakistani literature professor has been detained under Pakistan’s...
Ebby Abramson
Jul 3, 20203 min read


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...
Ebby Abramson
Jun 19, 20202 min read


US Supreme Court Rules against Trump Administration in Decision to end DACA
With a great relief we announce that, The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday June 18, 2020 that the Deferred Action for Childhood...
Ebby Abramson
Jun 18, 20201 min read


ESW Statement of Solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement
Endangered Scholars Worldwide (ESW) decries the discrimination and structural racism directed against the Black community. We believe...
Ebby Abramson
Jun 17, 20201 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
Jun 10, 20202 min read


French President Macron Demands Tehran Release French-Iranian Academic
On Friday June 5, 2020, French President Emmanuel Macron demanded Tehran release the Franco-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah. As we...
Ebby Abramson
Jun 10, 20202 min read


18-year Old Student Imprisoned In Azerbaijan For Demanding Free Education
On June 1, 2020, a group of university students in Baku, Azerbaijan, gathered together for a peaceful protest in front of the Ministry of...
Dolunay Bulut
Jun 7, 20202 min read
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