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    Petition in Solidarity with Academics and Activists in Belarus
    Ebby Abramson
    • Sep 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    Petition in Solidarity with Academics and Activists in Belarus

    Today marks one-year anniversary of the crackdown on Belarussian students for their nonviolent protests across the country over the...
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    Petition in Solidarity with Academics and Activists in Belarus
    Ebby Abramson
    • Jul 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    Petition in Solidarity with Academics and Activists in Belarus

    Endangered Scholars Worldwide calls attention to and condemns the ongoing detention of Belarusian students in no uncertain terms for...
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    Petition in Solidarity with Academics and Activists in France
    Dolunay Bulut
    • Apr 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    Petition in Solidarity with Academics and Activists in France

    Photo credit: Geoffroy van der Hasselt, AFP Following the murder of a middle school history teacher in Paris by a radical Islamist in...
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    Over 130 Scholars Sign Petition that Calls for Ending Harassment of Teng Biao
    Ebby Abramson
    • Feb 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    Over 130 Scholars Sign Petition that Calls for Ending Harassment of Teng Biao

    Over 130 scholars signed a petition organized by Endangered Scholars Worldwide, which condemned the daily public harassment of the...
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    Harassment of New University in Exile Consortium Member Teng Biao Must Stop
    Ebby Abramson
    • Jan 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Harassment of New University in Exile Consortium Member Teng Biao Must Stop

    Endangered Scholars Worldwide calls attention to and condemns in no uncertain terms the daily public harassment of the courageous and...
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    The AKP Government Appointed Party Loyalist as the New President of Bogazici University
    Dolunay Bulut
    • Jan 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    The AKP Government Appointed Party Loyalist as the New President of Bogazici University

    Photo Credit: Bianet Amid the escalating economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, the AKP government in Turkey tightens its...
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    Thousands of Protesters March in Belarus, More than Three Hundred Detained
    Ebby Abramson
    • Dec 8, 2020
    • 2 min

    Thousands of Protesters March in Belarus, More than Three Hundred Detained

    Opposition protesters remain defiant in Belarus despite widespread arrests and police brutality. On Sunday, December 6, 2020, thousands...
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    Letter of Solidarity to Belarusian Students
    Ebby Abramson
    • Sep 13, 2020
    • 1 min

    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...
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    Open Letter to Release Iran’s Female Prisoners of Conscience During Pandemic
    Ebby Abramson
    • Apr 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    Open Letter to Release Iran’s Female Prisoners of Conscience During Pandemic

    ESW asks the officials of the Iranian government for the immediate and unconditional release of Farbia Adelkhah.
    65 views0 comments
    Letter of Appeal on Behalf of Kylie Moore-Gilbert Sentenced to Ten Years in Iran Prison
    Ebby Abramson
    • Sep 17, 2019
    • 1 min

    Letter of Appeal on Behalf of Kylie Moore-Gilbert Sentenced to Ten Years in Iran Prison

    On September 16, 2019 Endangered Scholars Worldwide transmitted a letter of appeal to the Iranian Government and the The European...
    11,362 views0 comments
    Bolsonaro’s New Enemy: Autonomy of Brazil’s Universities
    Ebby Abramson
    • May 27, 2019
    • 3 min

    Bolsonaro’s New Enemy: Autonomy of Brazil’s Universities

    On May 15, 2019, thousands of scientists, educators, and students in more than 200 cities around Brazil swamped the streets to protest...
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    Petition for the Release of Professor Onur Hamzaoglu
    Dolunay Bulut
    • Jun 17, 2018
    • 1 min

    Petition for the Release of Professor Onur Hamzaoglu

    Onur Hamzaoglu, a professor of epidemiology, member of the Academics for Peace initiative, and the cospokesperson of the Peoples'...
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    Urgent—Djalali’s Execution in Iran "Could Happen Any Time"
    Ebby Abramson
    • Feb 6, 2018
    • 2 min

    Urgent—Djalali’s Execution in Iran "Could Happen Any Time"

    Iran’s Supreme Court has rejected a request to review the death sentence given to Ahmadreza Djalali, a university professor accused of...
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    PETITION TO IRAN TO OVERTURN PROFESSOR AHMADREZA DJALALI’S DEATH SENTENCE
    Ebby Abramson
    • Dec 13, 2017
    • 2 min

    PETITION TO IRAN TO OVERTURN PROFESSOR AHMADREZA DJALALI’S DEATH SENTENCE

    We, the undersigned, are compelled to express our outrage at the arrest, conviction, and sentencing of Iranian professor Ahmadreza...
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    ESW Stands With Academics for Peace in Turkey—Urgent Call for Solidarity
    Dolunay Bulut
    • Nov 25, 2017
    • 3 min

    ESW Stands With Academics for Peace in Turkey—Urgent Call for Solidarity

    In January 2016, 2,218 scholars from Turkey signed a petition titled “We will not be a party to this crime,” also known as the Peace...
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    Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary, Threatens to Shut Down Central European University | Petition
    Ebby Abramson
    • Mar 29, 2017
    • 4 min

    Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary, Threatens to Shut Down Central European University | Petition

    Central European University (CEU) expresses its opposition to proposed amendments to Act CCIV of 2011 on National Higher Education,...
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    NYU PhD Student Narges Bayani Detained At JFK
    Ebby Abramson
    • Jan 30, 2017
    • 3 min

    NYU PhD Student Narges Bayani Detained At JFK

    Narges Bayani, a PhD student at NYU’s Institute for the Study Of The Ancient World, was among those detained at JFK. According to a...
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    Joint Letter of Appeal on Behalf of Serkan Golge, Imprisoned NASA Physicist
    Ebby Abramson
    • Oct 24, 2016
    • 1 min

    Joint Letter of Appeal on Behalf of Serkan Golge, Imprisoned NASA Physicist

    On October 24, 2016, Endangered Scholars Worldwide and the Committee of Concerned Scientists transmitted a Joint Letter of Appeal to the...
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    ESW Stands with "Academics For Peace" in Turkey—Urgent Call for Solidarity
    Ebby Abramson
    • Sep 6, 2016
    • 2 min

    ESW Stands with "Academics For Peace" in Turkey—Urgent Call for Solidarity

    Members of “Academics for Peace” and Education and Science Workers Union (Eğitim-SEN) have been permanently removed from their positions...
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    Petition—The War on Academics in Turkey
    Ebby Abramson
    • Aug 2, 2016
    • 3 min

    Petition—The War on Academics in Turkey

    Endangered Scholars Worldwide is deeply concerned over recent reports from Turkey regarding the plight of the academic community. Since...
    12 views0 comments

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