Missing Uyghur Scholar Serving Life Sentence in Xinjiang
Photo credit: Human Rights Watch On September 21, 2023, Rahile Dawut, a renowned scholar of Uyghur folklore, confirmed to be serving a...
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Prosecuted and Persecuted
Dolunay Bulut
- Jul 31
- 2 min
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...
Maryam Mushtaq
- Jul 25
- 2 min
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 6
- 1 min
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...
Dolunay Bulut
- Jun 30
- 2 min
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)...
Maryam Mushtaq
- Jun 14
- 2 min
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...
Dolunay Bulut
- Jun 12
- 1 min
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,...
Endangered Scholars Worldwide
- Mar 26
- 2 min
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...
Maryam Mushtaq
- Mar 24
- 2 min
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
- Feb 25
- 2 min
Afghan Professor and Women’s Right Activist Arrested by the Taliban
Professor Ismail Mashal with his cart of free books. Photo credit: BBC Since the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, the...
Kennedy McCutchen
- Feb 9
- 2 min
Russian University Student Faces Terrorism Charges for Criticizing Russia’s War in Ukraine
On December 26, 2022, Olesya Krivtsova, a 19-year-old student at Northern (Arctic) Federal University, was arrested on terrorist charges...
Dolunay Bulut
- Nov 6, 2022
- 2 min
Turkey Detains Forensic Scientist and Peace Academic
Photo credit: Bianet On October 26, 2022, Sebnem Korur Fincanci, internationally renowned professor emeritus of forensic medicine and the...
Kennedy McCutchen
- Oct 24, 2022
- 3 min
Belarusian Student Activist Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison Following Two-Year Detainment
On September 6, a Minsk city court sentenced Marfa Rabkova, a third-year Belarusian student at European Humanities University (EHU) and...
Kennedy McCutchen
- Aug 22, 2022
- 2 min
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
- Jul 25, 2022
- 2 min
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 18, 2022
- 2 min
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 12, 2022
- 2 min
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...
Dolunay Bulut
- May 27, 2022
- 3 min
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...
Ihor Andriichuk
- Feb 24, 2022
- 2 min
Two translators are still detained in Egypt
Endangered Scholars Worldwide is deeply concerned by the ongoing attacks on the freedom of expression in Egypt. As we reported on...
Dolunay Bulut
- Feb 4, 2022
- 2 min
Academic Freedom and Higher Education in post-coup Myanmar
A year after the violent military takeover, clashes between the junta government and the anti-authoritarian opposition continue to...
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