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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
Hong Kong Universities Are Being Strangled; We Must Take a Stand
Hong Kong’s universities, long a beacon of academic freedom, are under threat and risk losing their autonomy. On November 18, 2019,...
Ebby Abramson
Nov 19, 20192 min read
Academic Freedom in Hong Kong
By Jerome A. Cohen* Here is an important, thoughtful and balanced essay by Professors Marina Svensson and Eva Pils, Academic Freedom:...
Endangered Scholars Worldwide
Jun 20, 20191 min read
The Persecution of the Intellectuals in the Uyghur Region Continues
Specific details are emerging about an alarming number of university professors within China’s Uyghur minority who have been imprisoned...
Ebby Abramson
Feb 1, 20192 min read
Five Uyghur Professors from Xinjiang University Held in Political "Re-education Camps"
At least five ethnic Uyghur professors from Xinjiang University in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) are being held in...
Ebby Abramson
Oct 4, 20182 min read
China to Allow Family Visit for Jailed Uyghur Scholar
Authorities in Northwestern China’s troubled Xinjiang region have given permission for relatives of jailed Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti to...
Ebby Abramson
Feb 22, 20161 min read
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