top of page
Search
President Sisi Pardons Patrick Zaki Day After Sentencing
Photo Credits: AP News Egyptian President Fattah El-Sisi has pardoned Patrick Zaki, a student and human rights researcher, a day after he...
Maryam Mushtaq
Aug 16, 20232 min read
Russian Sociologist Detained Pending Trial
Photo courtesy AFP Amidst the prolonged Russian invasion of Ukraine, now entering its eighteenth month and leading to an escalating death...
Dolunay Bulut
Jul 31, 20232 min read
Azerbaijani Economist Detained on Currency Charge
Photo Credits: OCCRP Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that on July 23rd, 2023, a fellow New University in Exile member, Azerbaijani...
Maryam Mushtaq
Jul 25, 20232 min read
New Book Ban Legislations in the US Threatens Imprisonment of School Employees
School employees and librarians in the United States are increasingly concerned over the new state legislations across the country...
Maryam Mushtaq
Jul 21, 20232 min read
Egyptian Authorities Place CEU Student Ahmed Samir Santawy on Travel Ban
Photo credits: CEU On June 17th, 2023, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that despite his pardon and release by the President of...
Maryam Mushtaq
Jul 6, 20231 min read
Belarusian Activist Faces Seven-Year Prison Sentence
Belarusian human rights activist Nasta Loika || Photo credit: COE On June 20, 2023, the Minsk City Court sentenced Anastasia (Nasta)...
Dolunay Bulut
Jun 30, 20232 min read
Iranian University Officials Crackdown on Academics and Students
Students of Art University in Tehran. Photo credits: NCRI Women’s Committee As the Women, Life, Freedom protests enters into its ninth...
Maryam Mushtaq
Jun 27, 20232 min read
Detained Egyptian Legal Scholar at Risk of Death
Photo credits: Human Rights Watch On May 5th, 2023, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that Salah Soltan, an Egyptian legal scholar...
Maryam Mushtaq
Jun 14, 20232 min read
Moroccan Scholar Unlawfully Dismissed
Photo credit: Getty Images On June 2, 2023, Endangered Scholars Worldwide learned that Dr. Maâti Monjib, who is a political analyst,...
Dolunay Bulut
Jun 12, 20231 min read
MESA Pens Letter Protesting Ongoing Mistreatment of Moroccan Scholar
The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) has penned their fourth letter to Moroccan authorities condemning the ongoing mistreatment of...
Kennedy McCutchen
May 23, 20231 min read
Tunisian Professor Stripped of Title for Participating in Symposium Alongside Israeli Academic
On April 12, 2022, the University of Manouba located in Tunis, Tunisia determined it would withdraw the title of emeritus professor from...
Kennedy McCutchen
May 16, 20232 min read
New Report Details Ongoing Threats to Academic Freedom in Belarus
In February 2023, the Belarusian Students’ Association (BSA), an organization that represents the unions of 15 Belarusian universities,...
Kennedy McCutchen
Apr 24, 20233 min read
Muslim History Among Many Topics Removed from Indian Textbooks
Taj Mahal, Agra, India In early April of 2023, the right to education and freedom of information took another hit in India. The...
Maryam Mushtaq
Apr 22, 20232 min read
Geophysicist Detained for Social Media Post
Photo credit: Duvar English In the aftermath of the two earthquakes that hit Southeastern Turkey and Northern Syria on February 6, 2023,...
Dolunay Bulut
Apr 12, 20232 min read
Saudi Authorities Seek Death Penalty For Legal Scholar
Awad al-Qarni. Photo credits: Middle East Eye On January 15th, 2023, The Guardian revealed that Saudi prosecutors are seeking death...
Endangered Scholars Worldwide
Mar 26, 20232 min read
Iranian Sociologist Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison
Photo credits: RadioFreeEurope In February of 2023, when the Iranian government released some prisoners to appease the Woman, Life,...
Maryam Mushtaq
Mar 24, 20232 min read
bottom of page