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Update on Melkisedeki Kitunzi Kaijage – University Lecturer Charged with Terrorism for Encouraging Protests

An Appeal for the Protection of Fundamental Rights and Academic Freedom of University Teachers in Bangladesh

The petition by the Global Centre for Democratic Governance, covering the period from August 2024 to August 2026, documents concerns about intimidation, forced resignations, exclusion from academic activities, ... Continue Reading>>

Professor of International Relations at the Muksut Narikbayev University (MNU) in Astana, Kazakhstan Arrested Two Months Ago for Alleged Espionage

Prof. Ikboljon Qoraboyev, professor of international relations and head of the Center for Global and Regional Governance at Muksut Narikbayev University (MNU) in Astana, Kazakhstan was arrested two months ago for alleged ... Continue Reading>>

Concern Over Detention of Iranian American Family Over Relative’s Past

The Committee of Concerned Scientists (CCS) expresses concern over the detention and attempted removal from the United States of lawful permanent residents Seyed Eissa Hashemi, Dr. Maryam Tahmasebi, and their teenage ... Continue Reading>>

Call for Humane Treatment, Due Process, and Release of Detained Palestinian Physician

:  Dr. Rantisi is a respected Palestinian physician known for decades of providing care to poor and underserved patients and for his leadership of the Health Work Committees. Arrested in Ramallah on June 21, 2026, he is ... Continue Reading>>

22-Year-Old Russian Mathematician Detained on State Treason Charges Over Aid to Ukrainian Children

Leonid Maksimovich Kats,a 22-year-old Russian mathematician and promising young scholar, has been detained since September 2025 and held in pretrial detention on a state treason charge reportedly linked to a donation to ... Continue Reading>>

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