Ways to help Ukrainian Students and Scholars
Endangered Scholars Worldwide emphatically condemns the ongoing war in Ukraine perpetrated by Russian military aggression. In order to...
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Kennedy McCutchen
Mar 24, 20221 min read
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....
Maryam Mushtaq
Mar 24, 20221 min read
‘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...
New University in Exile Consortium
Mar 18, 20222 min read
Ukraine Statement of Support by New University in Exile Consortium
We, members of the American and international academic community, professors and students alike, emphatically condemn the Russian...
Brown News
Mar 4, 20221 min read
“Amid Crisis in Ukraine, Brown Community Unites to provide support, host discussions”
Published by Brown News, on March 3, 2022 Brown, in partnership with University in Exile Consortium and Scholars at Risk, is working to...
Ihor Andriichuk
Mar 3, 20222 min read
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...
Irena Grudzińska-Gross
Feb 28, 20221 min read
New Essay: “Medusa of War – Putin on Ukraine”
Published by Democracy Seminar on February 26, 2022 By: Irena Grudzińska-Gross Author and professor Irena Grudzińska-Gross reflects on...
Ihor Andriichuk
Feb 24, 20222 min read
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...
Dolunay Bulut
Feb 4, 20222 min read
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...
Dolunay Bulut
Jan 22, 20222 min read
Fariba Adelkhah Reincarcerated in Iran
Photo credit: The Guardian Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that on January 12, 2022, anthropologist Fariba Adelkhah, who has been...
Dolunay Bulut
Dec 17, 20212 min read
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...
Ebby Abramson
Dec 15, 20214 min read
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...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 18, 20214 min read
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...
Dolunay Bulut
Nov 10, 20213 min read
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...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 7, 20211 min read
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...
Bogazici University Academics
Nov 3, 20214 min read
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...
Dolunay Bulut
Nov 1, 20213 min read
Whither Hungary: Academic Freedom and Authoritarianism
Victor Orbán-led Hungarian government has continued to increase pressure on opposition parties, civil society, and the media. Freedom of...
Dolunay Bulut
Oct 27, 20212 min read
Boğaziçi Campus Raided by Riot Police
The tension between the student protesters and the appointed rector of Turkey’s prestigious Boğaziçi University continues to escalate. On...
Dolunay Bulut
Oct 19, 20212 min read
Rwandan-Ugandan Academic Kidnapped from Campus by Ugandan Security Forces
Endangered Scholars Worldwide recently learned that Lawrence Muganga, Vice Chancellor of the private Victoria University in Uganda, was...
Dolunay Bulut
Oct 16, 20212 min read
Turkish Constitutional Court Ruled in Favor of Dismissed Peace Academic
On September 11, 2021, Turkey’s Constitutional Court, the highest court of the country, came to a decision regarding the individual...
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