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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… scholars at riskseptembernewsletter 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… university of jubascholars at risk 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… scholars at riskapplied mechanicsinstitutetheoretical 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. scholars at riskrajshahi university 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). scholars at riskpanjab university 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. scholars at riskgetting involved 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. scholars at riskdrop insarhostingconsultation 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… scholars at risktechnical collegesanandajgirls 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. scholars at riskinternational associationsuiayearbookprofile 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… scholars at riskthammasat university 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… scholars at riskunaffiliated 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. scholars at riskmarchnewsletter https://www.scholarsatrisk.org/events/discussion/ Type: Discussion | Scholars at Risk scholars at risktypediscussion 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… scholars at riskforeign languagesenglishuniversity 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… jamia millia islamiascholars at risk 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… scholars at riskkerala university 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… scholars at risksarusanortheasternregional 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… scholars at riskistanbul university 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… scholars at riskjesse levine 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… scholars at riskmultipleinstitutions 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. scholars at riskmultipleinstitutions 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… scholars at riskuniversity 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 scholars at riskthe defenseacademic freedomglobalizingguest 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… scholars at riskbuenos airesuniversity 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… istanbul technical universityscholars at risk 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… scholars at riskcatholic universitytemuco 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… scholars at riskvariousinstitutions 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. scholars at risktypearchivedappeals 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. 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“Especially in these extraordinary times, it is ever more important to defend the core values of higher education all over the world.”… scholars at riskkarenliseknudsen 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… university of caraboboscholars at risk 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… scholars at riskmultipleinstitutions 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… university of tehranscholars at risk 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… scholars at riskmcgill university 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). scholars at riskuniversity 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… scholars at risktraining modules 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… university of tehranscholars at risk 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. 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