Multiple Iranian university students have been subjected to physical and sexual assault and forced disappearances for allegedly participating in recent protest movements surrounding the country’s treatment of women. ... Continue Reading>>
Iranian Students Subjected to Physical and Sexual Assault and Forced Disappearances for Alleged Protesting
Iran Radiologist and His Wife Sentenced for Witnessing Protests
Dr. Hamid Ghare-Hassanlou, an Iranian doctor and philanthropist, and his wife Farzaneh Hassanlou, were arrested and sentenced to death and prison, respectively, for being in the wrong place in the wrong time; they ... Continue Reading>>
Sebnem Korur Fincanci, President of Turkey’s Medical Association, Forced Out of Her Position and Imprisoned for Allegedly Spreading Terrorist Propaganda
Sebnem Korur Fincanci, President of Turkey’s Medical Association, an internationally recognized forensic physician, anti-torture expert, and human rights champion, was recently forced out of her position and imprisoned ... Continue Reading>>
Acquittal of English Professor from Delhi University Rescinded
G.N. Saibaba, a former English professor from Delhi University, was arrested in 2014 and convicted in 2017 for alleged links to the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and peaceful academic activities. Very recently, the ... Continue Reading>>
Artificial Intelligence Researcher Blocked from Giving a Government Seminar Over Anti Government Social Media Posts
Kate Devlin, an artificial intelligence and society reader at King’s College, London, was blocked from giving a talk to a government department on women and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. It would ... Continue Reading>>