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    Kashmir University Scholar Arrested for Ten Years Old Article
    Zeynep Guney
    • May 9
    • 2 min

    Kashmir University Scholar Arrested for Ten Years Old Article

    On April 17, 2022, the State Investigation Agency (SIA) of India, which recently created anti-terror branches in the country’s prominent...
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    Update on Ahmed Samir Santawy
    Kennedy McCutchen
    • Mar 24
    • 1 min

    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....
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    Release Ahmed Samir Santawy
    Ihor Andriichuk
    • Mar 3
    • 2 min

    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...
    27 views0 comments
    Academic Freedom and Higher Education in post-coup Myanmar
    Dolunay Bulut
    • Feb 4
    • 2 min

    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...
    34 views2 comments
    Controversial Amnesty Decision by Myanmar’s Junta
    Dolunay Bulut
    • Nov 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    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...
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    Boğaziçi University Call for Solidarity: Beginning the 2021 Academic Year Under Assault
    Bogazici University Academics
    • Nov 3, 2021
    • 4 min

    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...
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    Boğaziçi Campus Raided by Riot Police
    Dolunay Bulut
    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    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...
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    Turkish Court Approves Release under Travel Ban for Four Bogazici Protesters
    Dolunay Bulut
    • Oct 16, 2021
    • 2 min

    Turkish Court Approves Release under Travel Ban for Four Bogazici Protesters

    As protests against the illegitimate rector appointment continue in Istanbul, the tension between the Turkish government and Bogazici...
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    Turkish Government Prosecutes Four Bogazici Students for Inciting Enmity
    Dolunay Bulut
    • Jan 31, 2021
    • 2 min

    Turkish Government Prosecutes Four Bogazici Students for Inciting Enmity

    Photo credit: Bianet Since the illegitimate appointment of Professor Melih Bulu on January 2, 2021, as the president of Bogazici...
    22 views0 comments
    Turkey Resumes Academic Purge amid Pandemic
    Dolunay Bulut
    • Oct 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    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...
    21 views0 comments
    Egyptian Court Extends Arbitrary Detention of U of Bologna Student Patrick George Zaki Again
    Ebby Abramson
    • Jun 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    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...
    54 views0 comments
    Egyptian Court Rejects Appeal of University of Bologna Student Patrick George Zaki
    Ebby Abramson
    • Mar 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    Egyptian Court Rejects Appeal of University of Bologna Student Patrick George Zaki

    On March 3, 2020, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that the detained University of Bologna researcher and student Patrick George...
    2,445 views0 comments
    Iranian Student Prisoner Parisa Rafiee Reveals Female Political Prisoners’ Suffering
    Ebby Abramson
    • May 17, 2019
    • 5 min

    Iranian Student Prisoner Parisa Rafiee Reveals Female Political Prisoners’ Suffering

    On May 9, 2019, Iranian student activist Parisa Rafiee, who is serving a seven-year sentence in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison, published...
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    Letter of Appeal on Behalf of XiYue Wang Imprisoned Graduate Student in Iran
    Ebby Abramson
    • Sep 12, 2018
    • 1 min

    Letter of Appeal on Behalf of XiYue Wang Imprisoned Graduate Student in Iran

    On September 12, 2018 Endangered Scholars Worldwide transmitted a letter of appeal to the Iranian Government and the US Department of...
    12 views0 comments
    Tehran University Student Activist Sentenced to Seven Years
    Ebby Abramson
    • Sep 5, 2018
    • 2 min

    Tehran University Student Activist Sentenced to Seven Years

    On September 5, 2018 Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that a University of Tehran photography student was sentenced to seven years...
    7 views0 comments
    Four University Students Detained Over Placards Allegedly Insulting Turkey's Erdoğan
    Dolunay Bulut
    • Jul 19, 2018
    • 2 min

    Four University Students Detained Over Placards Allegedly Insulting Turkey's Erdoğan

    Three students of Turkey's prestigious Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) in Ankara were detained for carrying placards that...
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    University of Washington Political Science Student Detained in Egypt
    Ebby Abramson
    • Jun 6, 2018
    • 2 min

    University of Washington Political Science Student Detained in Egypt

    On June 3, 2018, Walid Salem, a University of Washington doctoral student conducting research on Egypt’s judiciary system, was detained...
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    Rally set for May 11 to Support Princeton University Graduate Student Imprisoned in Iran
    Ebby Abramson
    • May 7, 2018
    • 2 min

    Rally set for May 11 to Support Princeton University Graduate Student Imprisoned in Iran

    Supporters of Xiyue Wang, the Princeton University graduate student who has been imprisoned in Iran for almost two years, will hold a...
    5 views0 comments
    90 Students Arrested in Iran as Protests Continue
    Ebby Abramson
    • Jan 5, 2018
    • 2 min

    90 Students Arrested in Iran as Protests Continue

    According to BBC Persian, the number of students detained has risen to 90 as protests continue in Iran. At least fourteen were arrested...
    6 views0 comments

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