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MESA Committee on academic freedom letter concerning protests in iran
Photo credit: Twitter On October 6, 2022, Middle East Studies Association (MESA) published an open letter condemning the violent...
Dolunay Bulut
Oct 7, 20224 min read
Taliban takeover American University of Afghanistan (AUAF)
In August 2021, when the US withdrew its forces from Afghanistan and the country was taken over by the Taliban, the American University...
Maryam Mushtaq
Sep 26, 20222 min read
Graduate Student Salma al-Shehab Sentenced to 34 Years in Saudi Arabian Prison
On August 9, Salma al-Shehab, an activist and PhD candidate at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, was sentenced to 34 years...
Kennedy McCutchen
Aug 22, 20222 min read
Taliban Attacks Afghan Women Asking for Freedom and Equality
Women gathered in Kabul, Afghanistan, demanding the right to work, study, and participate in politics Photo credit: Nava Jamshidi/Getty...
Dolunay Bulut
Aug 19, 20222 min read
Iran temporarily released Fariba Adelkhah Following Nuclear Deal Negotiations
Colleagues of Adelkhah hold placards depicting her as they gather in Paris on January 13, 2022. Photo credit || Thomas Coex, AFP On...
Dolunay Bulut
Aug 16, 20222 min read
Student Ahmed Samir Santawy Pardoned Following Months of Detainment
In a victory for academic freedom, Ahmed Samir Santawy, a graduate student who was recently sentenced to three years in prison by an...
Kennedy McCutchen
Aug 11, 20222 min read
Middle East Studies Association Protests Repeated Violations of Academic Freedom in Egypt
In an urgent appeal to Egyptian leaders and authorities, the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) has circulated a letter demanding the...
Kennedy McCutchen
Jul 25, 20222 min read
Update: Egyptian Court Re-Sentences Ahmed Samir Santawy to Three Years in Prison
In a retrial on July 4th, Ahmed Samir Santawy, a master’s student at Central European University (CEU), was re-sentenced to three years...
Kennedy McCutchen
Jul 18, 20222 min read
International Organizations Call on Indian Authorities to Release Professor Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba
On June 9th, the International Solidarity for Academic Freedom in India (InSAF India) initiated a petition to the Chief Justice of India...
Kennedy McCutchen
Jul 12, 20222 min read
Student Protestors Killed by Police in Lesotho
On June 16, two unnamed students were killed by the Lesotho Mounted Police Service during a protest against the recent reduction of...
Kennedy McCutchen
Jun 28, 20222 min read
Turkish Police Attacked Students Marching for Pride Month
As the Pride Month has been acknowledged and celebrated worldwide, the Turkish government, among many other authoritarian regimes, has...
Dolunay Bulut
Jun 23, 20222 min read
Outrage Over Baloch Student Abductions and Karachi Police Force Against Protestors
Following the unexplained disappearance of two Pakistani university students, Doda Ellahi and Ghamshad Baloch, on June 7, a group that...
Kennedy McCutchen
Jun 22, 20223 min read
Future of Academic Freedom in Indonesia Under Threat
Photo credit: KIKA In May 2022, Scholars at Risk (SAR) and the Indonesian Caucus for Academic Freedom (KIKA) submitted a report on the...
Dolunay Bulut
Jun 7, 20223 min read
Russian Anti-War Academics Punished by Russian Government and Higher Education Administrators
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine heads into its fifth month, Russian academics who have protested Russia’s perpetration of war continue...
Kennedy McCutchen
Jun 7, 20223 min read
Resources for Ukrainian Students
Please see the list below for resources related to Ukrainian undergraduate and graduate students. Article 26 Backpack: UC Davis has...
Kennedy McCutchen
May 31, 20222 min read
A Travesty of Justice: Turkey Imprisons Prominent Civil Society Activists For Life
On April 25, 2022, toward the ninth anniversary of the Gezi Park protests in Turkey, the final hearing of the Gezi trial took place. The...
Dolunay Bulut
May 27, 20223 min read
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