https://uia.org/s/or/en/1122272967
Scholars at Risk | UIA Yearbook Profile | Union of International Associations
profile of Scholars at Risk from the Yearbook of International Organizations, a service of the UIA.
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2024-09-03-khristianovich-institute-of-theoretical-and-applied-mechanics/
2024-09-03 Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics | Scholars at Risk
Mar 17, 2025 - On September 3, 2024, the Moscow City Court convicted and sentenced Alexander Shiplyuk, a hypersonic research scientist and director of the Khristianovich…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/resources/get-involved/
Getting Involved | Scholars at Risk
Sep 2, 2026 - Learn more about SAR’s programmatic areas, the process of hosting a scholar, and more ways to get involved with efforts to defend academic freedom.
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2019-03-25-various-institutions/
2019-03-25 Various Institutions | Scholars at Risk
Apr 15, 2019 - On March 25, 2019, the 27th Heavy Penal Court sentenced four academics to one year and three months imprisonment, and one academic to two years and six months…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/2026/06/globalizing-the-defense-of-academic-freedom-guest-essay-in-unica-newsletter/
Globalizing the Defense of Academic Freedom | Guest essay in UNICA Newsletter | Scholars at Risk
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2017-05-12-catholic-university-temuco/
2017-05-12 Catholic University of Temuco | Scholars at Risk
May 12, 2017 - On May 12, 2017, Chilean police, known as Carabineros, attempted to disperse a nonviolent student protest on the campus of the Catholic University of Temuco…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/resources/scholar-training-modules/
Scholar Training Modules | Scholars at Risk
Aug 14, 2019 - Since our founding in 2000, we have regularly provided guidance to individual scholars on how to best take advantage of the opportunities provided by a…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2017-05-01-dicle-university/
2017-05-01 Dicle University | Scholars at Risk
May 1, 2017 - On May 1, 2017, authorities reportedly detained 16 academic personnel from Dicle University two days after they and hundreds of others from various...
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2022-11-12-national-autonomous-university-of-honduras/
2022-11-12 National Autonomous University of Honduras | Scholars at Risk
Jan 18, 2024 - On November 12, 2022, student protesters at the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) interrupted a meeting of the university council…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2026-01-09-istanbul-university/
2026-01-09 Istanbul University | Scholars at Risk
Jul 9, 2026 - On January 9, 2026, police forcibly intervened and detained dozens of students protesting at Istanbul University against military action by the Syrian…
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https://prod.lsa.umich.edu/content/ii-directory/wcee/en/people/ukrainian-scholars-at-risk-fellows.html
WCEE Ukrainian Scholars at Risk Fellows | U-M LSA Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia (WCEE)
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2019-11-11-jawaharlal-nehru-university/
2019-11-11 Jawaharlal Nehru University | Scholars at Risk
Nov 13, 2019 - On November 11, 2019, police and students from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) reportedly clashed during a protest over a residence hall fee hike and other…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2022-10-01-university-of-tehran/
2022-10-01 University of Tehran | Scholars at Risk
Jan 13, 2023 - On October 1, 2022, state security forces reportedly fired tear gas in an apparent attempt to disperse students participating in a protest at the University of…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2025-10-21-batangas-state-university/
2025-10-21 Batangas State University | Scholars at Risk
Apr 10, 2026 - On October 21, 2025, Batangas State University received multiple bomb threats, prompting the university to suspend classes and temporarily restrict access to…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/2026/09/sars-september-2026-newsletter/
SAR’s September 2026 Newsletter | Scholars at Risk
Sep 9, 2026 - Scholars at Risk is pleased to share our September 2026 newsletter, which includes: READ SAR’S SEPTEMBER 2026 NEWSLETTER…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2018-10-06-university-of-sanaa/
2018-10-06 University of Sana’a | Scholars at Risk
Apr 17, 2019 - On October 6th, 2018, members of the Houthi militia allegedly attacked a group of students from the University of Sana’a taking part in a demonstration near…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2018-03-22-bo%C4%9Fazi%C3%A7i-university/
2018-03-22 Boğaziçi University | Scholars at Risk
Mar 22, 2018 - On March 22, 2018, police reportedly arrested students peacefully protesting the detention of their classmates at Boğaziçi University (BU).
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2025-02-23-federal-university-dutsin-ma/
2025-02-23 Federal University, Dutsin Ma | Scholars at Risk
Apr 23, 2025 - On February 23, 2025, police fired tear gas at students from Federal University, Dutsin Ma (FUDMA) who were protesting against the killing of one of their…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2020-09-17-european-humanities-university/
2020-09-17 European Humanities University | Scholars at Risk
Dec 7, 2020 - On September 17, 2020, police reportedly arrested European Humanities University (EHU) student Maryja Rabkova and her husband, Vadim Zharomsky…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2020-05-17-jamia-millia-islamia/
2020-05-17 Jamia Millia Islamia | Scholars at Risk
Oct 23, 2020 - On May 17, 2020, Indian authorities arrested Asif Iqbal Tanha, a student at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), in apparent retaliation for his peaceful participation…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2019-12-09-central-university-of-venezuela/
2019-12-09 Central University of Venezuela | Scholars at Risk
Oct 2, 2020 - On December 9, 2019, Venezuela’s Supreme Court of Justice issued a ruling nullifying the appointment of two Central University of Venezuela (UCV) professors as…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2022-12-05-machakos-university/
2022-12-05 Machakos University | Scholars at Risk
Mar 15, 2023 - On December 5, 2022, police shot and killed one student during a demonstration outside Machakos University. Students were protesting the lack of sufficient…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2025-06-24-columbia-university/
2025-06-24 Columbia University | Scholars at Risk
Jul 11, 2025 - On June 24, 2025, an unidentified hacker conducted a cyberattack on Columbia University with the goal of gathering data to show that the university had…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/2021/03/scholars-at-risk-march-2021-newsletter/
Scholars at Risk March 2021 Newsletter | Scholars at Risk
Mar 15, 2021 - Scholars at Risk is pleased to share their March 2021 Newsletter. Click here to read this document.
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2022-06-17-takhar-university/
2022-06-17 Takhar University | Scholars at Risk
Sep 30, 2022 - On June 17, 2022, Taliban forces reportedly arrested 30 female students at Takhar University. According to Hashte Subh, Taliban forces arrested the students...
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2022-06-07-university-of-karachi/
2022-06-07 University of Karachi | Scholars at Risk
Oct 3, 2022 - On June 7, 2022, unidentified individuals abducted two University of Karachi philosophy students, Doda Ellahi and Gamshad Baloch, at their homes and took them…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2023-06-06-mcgill-university/
2023-06-06 McGill University | Scholars at Risk
Sep 11, 2024 - On June 6, 2024, Montreal city police (Service de police de la Ville de Montréal – SPVM) used force, including teargas, to disperse a group of pro-Palestinian…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/2016/09/homa-hoodfar-released-jail/
Homa Hoodfar released from jail | Scholars at Risk
Sep 28, 2016 - Scholars at Risk is delighted to announce the release of Dr. Homa Hoodfar, a scholar of anthropology from Concordia University, in Canada, who was arrested on…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2024-03-28-sapir-academic-college/
2024-03-28 Sapir Academic College | Scholars at Risk
Jun 13, 2024 - On March 28, 2024, Sapir Academic College denied Regev Nathansohn’s request for a paid leave of absence and instead offered him a six-month unpaid leave.
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2020-08-14-thammasat-university/
2020-08-14 Thammasat University | Scholars at Risk
Oct 2, 2020 - On August 14, 2020, police arrested Thammasat University student activist Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak in apparent retaliation for his participation in and co…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2020-09-18-belarusian-state-university/
2020-09-18 Belarusian State University | Scholars at Risk
Dec 3, 2021 - On September 18, 2020, physics scholar Sviatlana Volchak was fired from her position at Belarusian State University in apparent retaliation for her…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/event/sar-hosting-consultation-drop-in-hour/
SAR Hosting Consultation Drop-In Hour | Scholars at Risk
May 9, 2022 - SAR offers a monthly consultative hour for SAR members to drop-in and ask any questions or share information related to their hosting activities.
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2020-02-12-university-of-juba/
2020-02-12 University of Juba | Scholars at Risk
Mar 6, 2020 - On February 12, 2020, the University of Juba reportedly suspended Taban Lo Liyong, a professor of literary criticism, after he wrote an opinion article…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2023-07-28-multiple-institutions/
2023-07-28 Multiple Institutions | Scholars at Risk
Jan 8, 2024 - On July 28, 2023, Myanmar’s military forces killed three leaders of the Budalin Student Union (BSU), located in Sagaing Region. The three students included the…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2024-11-14-donbas-state-pedagogical-university/
2024-11-14 Donbas State Pedagogical University | Scholars at Risk
Dec 20, 2024 - On November 14, 2024, Russian shelling struck the campus of Donbas State Pedagogical University, causing significant damage to the buildings.
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/event/the-current-state-of-academic-freedom-in-asia/
The Current State of Academic Freedom in Asia | Scholars at Risk
Apr 30, 2025 - Scholars at Risk (SAR), in collaboration with the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU), invites you to attend “The Current State of...
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/events/discussion/
Type: Discussion | Scholars at Risk
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2017-08-19-university-carabobo/
2017-08-19 University of Carabobo | Scholars at Risk
Aug 19, 2017 - On August 19, 2017, Rolman Rojas, a professor at the University of Carabobo, was charged with weapons possession and resistance to the state authority and…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2020-10-29-athens-university-of-economics-and-business/
2020-10-29 Athens University of Economics and Business | Scholars at Risk
Jun 7, 2021 - On October 29, 2020, a group of unidentified individuals reportedly detained and assaulted the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) rector…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2019-02-07-istanbul-bilgi-university/
2019-02-07 İstanbul Bilgi University | Scholars at Risk
Feb 11, 2019 - On February 7, 2019, the İstanbul 25th Heavy Penal Court sentenced İstanbul Bilgi University professor Alper Akyüz to two years and six months imprisonment on...
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/resources/promoting-higher-education-values-workshop-supplement/
Promoting Higher Education Values: Workshop Supplement | Scholars at Risk
Feb 19, 2025 - The Promoting Higher Education: A Guide for Discussion Workshop Supplement is a companion piece to the separate publication, Promoting Higher Education Values…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2025-01-24-multiple-institutions/
2025-01-24 Multiple Institutions | Scholars at Risk
Jul 9, 2025 - On January 24, 2025, a driver drove their car into a crowd of university student-led demonstrators during a protest march in Belgrade, striking two.
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2022-12-05-rajshahi-university/
2022-12-05 Rajshahi University | Scholars at Risk
Oct 3, 2023 - On December 5, 2022, teachers and staff of Rajshahi University’s Urdu Department clashed with around 20 of the department’s students in the Urdu department.
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/2018/06/iranian-student-activists-sentenced-to-jail-over-protest-activities/
Iranian student-activists sentenced to jail over protest activities | Scholars at Risk
Jun 18, 2018 - On June 11, 2018, Iran’s Revolutionary Court convicted and sentenced University of Tehran student activists Sina Darvish Omran and Ali Mozaffari to prison in…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/event/sar-usa-new-england-regional-meeting/
SAR USA Northeastern Regional Meeting | Scholars at Risk
May 4, 2017 - Scholars at Risk and Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island will host the first regional meeting of SAR Network members in the northeastern United…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/event/3rd-workshop-research-alumni-coordinators/
3rd Workshop for Research Alumni Coordinators | Scholars at Risk
Apr 25, 2017 - SAR staff and representatives from the SAR Germany and SAR Sweden section will participate in a panel discussion on researchers in danger, during a workshop...
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2025-05-09-kerala-university/
2025-05-09 Kerala University | Scholars at Risk
Jul 29, 2025 - On May 9, 2025, Kerala University’s acting Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Mohanan Kunnummal, cancelled a seminar organized by the university’s Department of Tamil…
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https://neweurope.university/science-in-exile-resources-for-scholars-at-risk/
Science in Exile – Resources for Scholars at Risk | UNE - The University of New Europe
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2020-03-01-english-and-foreign-languages-university/
2020.03.01 English and Foreign Languages University | Scholars at Risk
Mar 2, 2020 - On March 1, 2020, police reportedly locked the gates of the English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), in Hyderabad, in order to prevent students from…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2022-06-09-panjab-university/
2022-06-09 Panjab University | Scholars at Risk
Sep 23, 2022 - On June 9, 2022, police beat students with batons as they demonstrated against the potential centralization of Panjab University (PU).
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2018-05-26-istanbul-technical-university/
2018-05-26 Istanbul Technical University | Scholars at Risk
May 26, 2018 - On May 26, 2018, a Turkish court reportedly convicted and sentenced 16 İstanbul Technical University (ITU) academic personnel to varying prison sentences on…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2019-01-28-national-autonomous-university-of-honduras/
2019-01-28 National Autonomous University of Honduras | Scholars at Risk
Feb 6, 2019 - On January 28, 2019, police and students reportedly clashed during a protest at the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH).
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2025-12-11-multiple-institutions/
2025-12-11 Multiple Institutions | Scholars at Risk
Feb 6, 2026 - On December 11, 2025, the South Dakota Board of Regents announced a new policy that weakens tenure protections for faculty at the state’s public universities…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2022-05-17-university-of-eswatini/
2022-05-17 University of Eswatini | Scholars at Risk
Sep 20, 2022 - On May 17, 2022, members of the Umtufo Eswatini Defense Force (UEDF) attacked the president of the Swaziland National Union of Students (SNUS) during a protest…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2024-10-24-university-of-buenos-aires/
2024-10-24 University of Buenos Aires | Scholars at Risk
Jun 5, 2025 - On October 24, 2024, the Teachers’ Union Association (AGD) of the Basic Common Cycle at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) announced that several professors…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/2017/03/take-nowruzaction/
Take #NowruzAction this spring! | Scholars at Risk
Jun 4, 2019 - Each Nowruz, Scholars at Risk partners with Amnesty International for their #NowruzAction Campaign, an effort to remember prisoners of conscience and political…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/spotlight/sar-spotlight-karen-lise-knudsen/
Karen-Lise Knudsen | Scholars at Risk
Jun 14, 2018 - “Especially in these extraordinary times, it is ever more important to defend the core values of higher education all over the world.”…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2025-03-20-multiple-institutions/
2025-03-20 Multiple Institutions | Scholars at Risk
Sep 10, 2025 - On March 20, 2025, police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesting university students in the city of Izmir, prompting clashes. That evening…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2021-03-14-english-and-foreign-languages-university/
2021-03-14 English and Foreign Languages University | Scholars at Risk
Mar 15, 2021 - On March 14, 2021, police detained 14 English and Foreign Languages University students peacefully protesting outside the campus gate. According to news...
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/action/archived-appeals/
Type: Archived Appeals | Scholars at Risk
Scholars at Risk coordinates advocacy activities on behalf of wrongfully imprisoned scholars and students through the Scholars in Prison Project.
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2019-05-06-middle-east-technical-university/
2019-05-06 Middle East Technical University | Scholars at Risk
May 30, 2019 - On May 6, 2019, the Middle East Technical University (METU) rector banned a Pride parade scheduled to take place on campus. METU students have organized an…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/2021/08/fear-for-the-future/
Fear for the Future | Scholars at Risk
Aug 23, 2021 - A piece by Elizabeth Redden for Inside Higher Ed covering the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. Ahmad Zahid Mujaddedi logged in for a Zoom call late Saturday…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/2019/07/scholars-at-risk-july-2019-newsletter/
Scholars at Risk July 2019 Newsletter | Scholars at Risk
Jul 10, 2020 - Scholars at Risk is pleased to share their July 2019 Newsletter. Click here to read this document.
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2017-02-17-istanbul-technical-university/
2017-02-17 İstanbul Technical University | Scholars at Risk
Feb 17, 2017 - İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ) officials have launched disciplinary investigations against 24 students after they attended a protest against mass…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2018-12-19-unaffiliated/
2018-12-19 Unaffiliated | Scholars at Risk
Dec 19, 2018 - On December 19, 2018, the İstanbul 37th Heavy Penal Court convicted and sentenced scholar and human rights defender Şebnem Korur Fincancı to two years and six…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2018-09-12-kuwait-university/
2018-09-12 Kuwait University | Scholars at Risk
Oct 25, 2018 - On September 12, 2018, Professor Mai Al-Nakib posted on Twitter that her book ‘The Hidden Light of Objects’ (published in 2014) was banned in Kuwait by...
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/2023/07/network-reflection-the-program-for-welcoming-ukrainian-scientists-in-parana-state-brazil/?emci=60d2a1a1-e611-ee11-a9bb-00224832eb73&emdi=ce6b0f77-2520-ee11-a9bb-00224832eb73&ceid=1383567
The Program for Welcoming Ukrainian Scientists in Paraná State, Brazil | Scholars at Risk
Feb 19, 2025 - Paraná is a southern Brazilian state, home to 80% of the Ukrainian immigrants living in Brazil. Thus, it was not surprising that the start of the war in...
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/thank-you-for-subscribing/
Thank you for subscribing! | Scholars at Risk
Thanks to your support, Scholars at Risk can continue to protect threatened scholars and promote academic freedom worldwide. There is still much work to be...
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2024-01-23-adventist-university-of-haiti/
2024-01-23 Adventist University of Haiti | Scholars at Risk
Mar 22, 2024 - On January 23, 2024, a group of members of an armed group entered Adventist University’s campus and briefly detained and intimidated the security guards.
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2019-10-11-university-of-tehran/
2019-10-11 University of Tehran | Scholars at Risk
Jan 14, 2020 - On October 11, 2019, it was reported that University of Tehran (UT) student Saha Mortezaei was denied enrollment into a PhD program in apparent retaliation for…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2022-10-30-sanandaj-girls-technical-college/
2022-10-30 Sanandaj Girls Technical College | Scholars at Risk
Oct 17, 2023 - On October 30, 2022, Iranian state police used force against students protesting at Sanandaj Girls Technical College. According to media reports…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/people/jesse-levine/
Jesse Levine | Scholars at Risk
Oct 15, 2021 - Jesse Levine is Senior Advocacy Officer at Scholars at Risk. Mr. Levine manages the work of SAR’s Academic Freedom Advocacy Team initiative…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2025-11-01-multiple-institutions/
2025-11-01 Multiple Institutions | Scholars at Risk
Mar 6, 2026 - On November 1, 2025, Taliban Minister of Higher Education Neda Mohammad Nadeem closed four private universities because of their ethnic and sectarian…
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https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/report/2025-04-11-ambedkar-university-delhi/
2025-04-11 Ambedkar University Delhi | Scholars at Risk
Jun 25, 2025 - On April 11, 2025, Ambedkar University Delhi guards and Delhi police forcibly dispersed members of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) during a student…
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