Dolunay BulutNov 10, 20213 minControversial Amnesty Decision by Myanmar’s JuntaEndangered Scholars Worldwide learned that on October 18, 2021, the Myanmar military, which has been ruling the country since the coup...
Dolunay BulutOct 19, 20212 minRwandan-Ugandan Academic Kidnapped from Campus by Ugandan Security ForcesEndangered Scholars Worldwide recently learned that Lawrence Muganga, Vice Chancellor of the private Victoria University in Uganda, was...
Dolunay BulutOct 16, 20212 minTurkish Court Approves Release under Travel Ban for Four Bogazici ProtestersAs protests against the illegitimate rector appointment continue in Istanbul, the tension between the Turkish government and Bogazici...
Ebby AbramsonNov 29, 20202 minKylie Moore-Gilbert Arrives in Australia after two Years of Detention in IranAustralian university lecturer Kylie Moore-Gilbert is finally on home soil following a two-year detention ordeal in Iran. On Wednesday,...
Dolunay BulutAug 16, 20202 minNASA 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...
Ebby AbramsonApr 20, 20202 minIran Releases Academic Roland Marchal in Prisoner Swap—Hopes for Fariba Adelkhah’s ReleaseEndangered Scholars Worldwide learned that on March 21, 2020 Iran freed Roland Marchal after a prisoner swap with France. Marchal was...
Ebby AbramsonDec 10, 20192 minXiyue Wang Released from Iranian Jail in Prisoner SwapWe welcome the news that on December 6, 2019, XiYue Wang, a 37-year-old US citizen of Chinese descent who has been imprisoned in Iran...
Ebby AbramsonNov 21, 20191 minKameel Ahmady—British-Iranian Anthropologist Arrested in IranIranian authorities have released British-Iranian anthropologist Kameel Ahmady who had been arrested on August 11 on “unspecified charges...
Ebby AbramsonNov 19, 20191 minWestern Professors Freed in Prisoner Swap with TalibanThe Taliban released an American and an Australian hostage on Tuesday after the Afghan government freed three imprisoned Taliban...
Ebby AbramsonOct 14, 20192 minPolitical Prisoner Released After Six YearsIranian authorities have released Hamid Babaei, 36, a PhD student at the University of Liege in Belgium, who was detained in August 2013...
Dolunay BulutAug 1, 20191 minPeace Academic Tuna Altinel Released On May 11, 2019, Tuna Altınel, associate professor at the Lyon 1 University, was arrested in Balikesir, Turkey, due to his participation...
Dolunay BulutJul 24, 20192 minPeace Academic Füsun Üstel Released from PrisonOn July 22, 2019, Professor Füsun Üstel from Galatasaray University has been released from Eskisehir Women’s Prison, where she was...
Dolunay BulutMay 29, 20192 minBreaking News—Turkey Frees NASA Scientist from Prison after Three Years On May 29, 2019, Turkey released Serkan Gölge, a US citizen of Turkish descent and a physicist with the United States National...
Ebby AbramsonApr 25, 20191 minStudent Activist Maryam Shafipour Released from PrisonMaryam Shafipour, 29, was released from a women's wing of Evin Prison in Tehran on Thursday July 16, 2015. She was arrested in July after...
Dolunay BulutApr 25, 20191 minNecmiye AlpayIn Brief On December 29, 2016, the renowned writer and linguist Necmiye Alpay was released from Bakirkoy prison in Istanbul, 120 days...
Ebby AbramsonApr 25, 20191 minMohammad Hossein RafieeIn Brief Mohammad Hossein Rafiee, a retired Tehran University professor and member of the Meli-Mazhabi (National-Religious) Alliance and...
Ebby AbramsonApr 25, 20191 minHoma HoodfarIn Brief Homa Hoodfar, a professor at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, was detained in Tehran’s infamous Evin prison on June 6,...
Ebby AbramsonApr 25, 20191 minBahareh HedayatIn Brief Bahareh Hedayat, a student activist and women’s rights defender, was arrested on December 31, 2009. After nearly seven years in...
Ebby AbramsonApr 25, 20192 minHamid BabaeiIn Brief Status: Released In October 2019, Iranian authorities have released Hamid Babaei, 36, a PhD student at the University of Liege...