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		<title>Indian professor arrested for his posts on social media</title>
		<link>https://concernedscientists.org/2025/07/indian-professor-arrested-for-his-posts-on-social-media/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 20:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad posted letters and other musings on social media, which were at once patriotic towards India, but also warned against the ethical implications of unwarranted violence towards innocents. Read more on: newyorktimes.com thewire.in nationalheraldindia.com</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://concernedscientists.org/2025/07/indian-professor-arrested-for-his-posts-on-social-media/">Indian professor arrested for his posts on social media</a> appeared first on <a href="https://concernedscientists.org">Committee of Concerned Scientists</a>.</p>
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		<title>In Memory of Professor Saibaba</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 20:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>CCS is saddened to share the news of the passing of Dr. Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba from medical complications. To read his full obituary, follow this link: thefederal.com International Solidarity for Academic Freedom in India&#8217;s statement can be found here: academicfreedomindia.com</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://concernedscientists.org/2024/11/in-memory-of-professor-saibaba/">In Memory of Professor Saibaba</a> appeared first on <a href="https://concernedscientists.org">Committee of Concerned Scientists</a>.</p>
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		<title>Sri Lankan Professor of Sociology Leaves South Asian University After Launching Politically Motivated Investigation into his PhD Student’s Proposal</title>
		<link>https://concernedscientists.org/2024/09/sri-lankan-professor-of-sociology-leaves-south-asian-university-after-launching-politically-motivated-investigation-into-his-phd-students-proposal/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 08:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sasanka Perera, a former South Asian University (SAU) professor of sociology and the same university&#8217;s former vice president and dean, recently left his position after its administration launched an investigation into his graduate student&#8217;s PhD proposal. The proposal was about Kashmir and included a quote from the well-known political critic, Noam Chomsky. In the quote, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://concernedscientists.org/2024/09/sri-lankan-professor-of-sociology-leaves-south-asian-university-after-launching-politically-motivated-investigation-into-his-phd-students-proposal/">Sri Lankan Professor of Sociology Leaves South Asian University After Launching Politically Motivated Investigation into his PhD Student’s Proposal</a> appeared first on <a href="https://concernedscientists.org">Committee of Concerned Scientists</a>.</p>
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		<title>UPDATE: Life sentence overturned for former Delhi University professor G.N. Saibaba</title>
		<link>https://concernedscientists.org/2024/03/update-life-sentence-overturned-for-former-delhi-university-professor-g-n-saibaba/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2024 00:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>According to the Hindustan Times, Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba was released from prison on Thursday after being acquitted by the Bombay high court. The prosecution failed to link Saibaba and five others to their suspected links with Maoist rebels. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/exdu-professor-saibaba-released-days-after-hc-acquits-him-of-maoist-links-101709797020933.html?emci=508f1997-b6dc-ee11-85fb-002248223794&#38;emdi=36b4d950-c6dc-ee11-85fb-002248223794&#38;ceid=1661962</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://concernedscientists.org/2024/03/update-life-sentence-overturned-for-former-delhi-university-professor-g-n-saibaba/">UPDATE: Life sentence overturned for former Delhi University professor G.N. Saibaba</a> appeared first on <a href="https://concernedscientists.org">Committee of Concerned Scientists</a>.</p>
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		<title>Talk on the Israel-Palestine Conflict by Writer and Retired Professor Canceled at IIT Bombay</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 01:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Achin Vanaik, noted writer and retired professor of political science at University of Delhi, was due to give a talk on the Israel-Palestine Conflict in the context of the current war at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay on November 14, 2023. However, it was canceled due to student objections alleging a previous talk was [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://concernedscientists.org/2024/02/talk-on-the-israel-palestine-conflict-by-writer-and-retired-professor-canceled-at-iit-bombay/">Talk on the Israel-Palestine Conflict by Writer and Retired Professor Canceled at IIT Bombay</a> appeared first on <a href="https://concernedscientists.org">Committee of Concerned Scientists</a>.</p>
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		<title>Political Science Scholar at Ashoka University Denied Tenure Under Suspicious Circumstances</title>
		<link>https://concernedscientists.org/2023/09/political-science-scholar-at-ashoka-university-denied-tenure-under-suspicious-circumstances/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 16:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Gilles Verniers, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Ashoka University and the director of its well-known Trivedi Centre for Political Data (TCPD), was denied tenure under suspicious circumstances. It would appear that this denial of tenure came about due to pressure from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), because of Verniers&#8217; support for another academic we [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://concernedscientists.org/2023/09/political-science-scholar-at-ashoka-university-denied-tenure-under-suspicious-circumstances/">Political Science Scholar at Ashoka University Denied Tenure Under Suspicious Circumstances</a> appeared first on <a href="https://concernedscientists.org">Committee of Concerned Scientists</a>.</p>
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		<title>Two Professors Resign at Ashoka University Following Academic Freedom Infringement</title>
		<link>https://concernedscientists.org/2023/08/two-professors-resign-at-ashoka-university-following-academic-freedom-infringement/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2023 19:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Professors Sabyasachi Das and Pulapre Balakrishnan have resigned following criticism of Das&#8217; research paper by the Governing Body of Ashoka University. Additionally, 87 faculty members have expressed their support by signing a &#8216;Letter of Academic Freedom&#8217;. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/professor-resignation-ashoka-faculty-governing-council-academic-freedom-8895051/?emci=56aebe24-163d-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&#38;emdi=82aa2055-383d-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&#38;ceid=1661962</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://concernedscientists.org/2023/08/two-professors-resign-at-ashoka-university-following-academic-freedom-infringement/">Two Professors Resign at Ashoka University Following Academic Freedom Infringement</a> appeared first on <a href="https://concernedscientists.org">Committee of Concerned Scientists</a>.</p>
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		<title>Four South Asian University Faculty Members in India Suspended for Supposedly Instigating Students to Protest</title>
		<link>https://concernedscientists.org/2023/07/four-south-asian-university-faculty-members-in-india-suspended-for-supposedly-instigating-students-to-protest/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 03:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Four South Asian University faculty members, including Professors Srinivas Burra, Irfanullah Farooqi, Snehashish Bhattacharya, and Ravi Kumar were suspended for supposedly getting students to protest, not appropriately discharging their &#8220;duties&#8221;, and for supposed ties to communists. The Committee of Concerned Scientists is concerned that these suspensions are an attempt to silence dissent on campus.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://concernedscientists.org/2023/07/four-south-asian-university-faculty-members-in-india-suspended-for-supposedly-instigating-students-to-protest/">Four South Asian University Faculty Members in India Suspended for Supposedly Instigating Students to Protest</a> appeared first on <a href="https://concernedscientists.org">Committee of Concerned Scientists</a>.</p>
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		<title>Acquittal of English Professor from Delhi University Rescinded</title>
		<link>https://concernedscientists.org/2022/11/acquittal-of-english-professor-from-delhi-university-rescinded/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>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 Bombay High Court acquitted him, but the ruling was recently reversed by India&#8217;s Supreme Court, despite his ill health. https://www.dailyo.in/news/bombay-hc-acquits-uapa-accused-gn-saibaba-but-sc-turns-down-plea-a-glimpse-at-the-professors-political-and-prison-journey-37612</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://concernedscientists.org/2022/11/acquittal-of-english-professor-from-delhi-university-rescinded/">Acquittal of English Professor from Delhi University Rescinded</a> appeared first on <a href="https://concernedscientists.org">Committee of Concerned Scientists</a>.</p>
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		<title>Indian Sociology Student has her Registration Cancelled Under Suspicious Circumstances</title>
		<link>https://concernedscientists.org/2022/09/indian-sociology-student-has-her-registration-cancelled-under-suspicious-circumstances/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2022 16:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Safoora Zargar&#8217;s registration as a sociology graduate student at the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university in New Delhi has been canceled. The Committee is concerned by the appearance of retaliation against her over her activism against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019, which she saw as discriminatory against Muslims. https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20220901105039423</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://concernedscientists.org/2022/09/indian-sociology-student-has-her-registration-cancelled-under-suspicious-circumstances/">Indian Sociology Student has her Registration Cancelled Under Suspicious Circumstances</a> appeared first on <a href="https://concernedscientists.org">Committee of Concerned Scientists</a>.</p>
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