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Academic Purge in Turkey Continues
On July 8, 2018, the Turkish state issued the 10th statutory decree since the coup attempt in July 2016, which discharged another 18,632...
Dolunay Bulut
Jul 13, 20181 min read
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'...
Dolunay Bulut
Jun 17, 20181 min read
Peace Academic Büşra Ersanlı Sentenced to Prison
Since the first round of court hearings began on December 5, 2017, 242 of the over 1,000 Peace Academics have been on trial and received...
Dolunay Bulut
Jun 7, 20182 min read
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...
Ebby Abramson
Jun 6, 20182 min read
Jailed Bahraini Human Rights Defender Denied Medical Treatment
On May 10, 2018, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that jailed Bahraini professor and human rights defender Abduljalil Al-Singace is...
Ebby Abramson
May 10, 20181 min read
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...
Ebby Abramson
May 7, 20182 min read
British-Iranian Professor Abbas Edalat Arrested in Iran
Abbas Edalat, a British-Iranian professor at the Imperial College of London, has been arrested by security forces in Tehran, according to...
Ebby Abramson
May 1, 20182 min read
The Role of Universities in an Era of Authoritarianism
Globalization of higher education is an extraordinary social achievement and has turned universities into the most diverse,...
Ebby Abramson
Apr 16, 20187 min read
Turkey’s Jailed Students Need Our Attention
On March 19, 2018, a group of students from the Society for Islamic Research (BISAK) at Istanbul’s Boğaziçi University opened a stand at...
Dolunay Bulut
Apr 10, 20183 min read
Turkish Court Sentences Two Academics for Peace Petition
On April 5, 2018, a Turkish court sentenced two prominent Turkish academics to fifteen months in prison on charges of “disseminating...
Dolunay Bulut
Apr 10, 20182 min read
The University of Copenhagen Supports Death-Sentenced Scientist
The rector of the University of Copenhagen has signed a letter expressing concern over the death sentence issued against Ahmadreza...
Ebby Abramson
Apr 8, 20182 min read
Jailed Turkish Professor—I Got Used to Lynching
Sedat Laçiner, a renowned Turkish academic and political scientist who was arrested in the wake of a controversial military coup on July...
Dolunay Bulut
Mar 28, 20182 min read
Trial of Academics in Turkey—Yasemin Gülsüm Acar's Statement of Defense
We are publishing the statement of defense of Özyeğin University professor Yasemin Gülsüm Acar, who was tried at the Istanbul 32nd Heavy...
Dolunay Bulut
Feb 24, 20184 min read
Peace Academic Arrested in Turkey
Serdar Bascetin, another member of the Academics for Peace initiative, was arrested. His social media posts were allegedly evidence of...
Dolunay Bulut
Feb 23, 20181 min read
Epidemiology Professor Arrested in Turkey for Demanding Peace
Onur Hamzaoglu, a professor of epidemiology and cospokesperson of the People's Democratic Congress (HDK), was detained with 16 others on...
Dolunay Bulut
Feb 18, 20181 min read
Academic Kavous Seyed Emami "Killed himself" in Iran Jail
Kavous Seyed Emami, a 63-year-old Iranian-Canadian environmental activist, died in prison in Tehran. Authorities claim Emami committed...
Ebby Abramson
Feb 12, 20181 min read
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