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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
Cameroon University Suspends Law Professor for Asking Legal Question in Class
On May 31, 2020, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that the University of Buea in Cameroon fired a law professor a month after he...
Ebby Abramson
Jun 3, 20203 min read
Fariba Adelkhah—French-Iranian Academic “Jailed for Six Years” in Iran
On May 16, 2020, Iran’s judiciary handed French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah a five-year term for conspiring against national...
Ebby Abramson
May 20, 20202 min read
UAE Professor Nasser bin Ghaith Languishing in Prison
Updated June 25, 2020 Endangered Scholars Worldwide (ESW) joins other human rights organizations in calling on the Emirati government,...
Ebby Abramson
May 14, 20202 min read
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