Professors Sabyasachi Das and Pulapre Balakrishnan have resigned following criticism of Das’ research paper by the Governing Body of Ashoka University. Additionally, 87 faculty members have expressed their support by signing a ‘Letter of Academic ... Continue Reading>>
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Sentence of Iranian Human Rights Activist, Narges Mohammadi, Extended Again
Narges Mohammadi, prominent human rights activist and recipient of the Andrei Sakharov Prize, has had her prison sentence extended again after recent statements made behind bars. Her total sentence is now ten years and nine months in prison, in addition to 154 lashes. https://www.iranintl.com/en/202308056505 ... Continue Reading>>
Belgrade University Sociology Professor Threatened for Expressing Criticism of the Government
Jovo Bakić's accusations of corruption have prompted government officials to make false statements about him, in an effort to intimidate and silence him. ... Continue Reading>>
Letter of the Azat Miftakhov Committee to the director of the correctional colony 17 at Omutninsk
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Patrick George Zaki sentenced and pardoned after multiple trial delays
Nearly two years after the end of his detainment in Egypt, Patrick Zaki has been issued a swift pardon by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi the day after receiving a three-year prison sentence. Zaki, who had been studying in Italy prior to his arrest, was initially targeted for spreading “false news” following his 2020 article describing his difficulties as a Coptic Christian, a minority ... Continue Reading>>
Political Science Researcher in Egypt Prevented from Resuming Studies in Europe
Ahmed Samir Santawy, a student at the Central European University, was served 1.5 years in prison for supposedly spreading fake news before receiving a presidential pardon. However, for the past year, he has been prevented from returning to Europe to continue his studies and reunite with his partner. This travel appears to be continuing retaliation for his research on the sexual and reproductive ... Continue Reading>>
Four South Asian University Faculty Members in India Suspended for Supposedly Instigating Students to Protest
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 “duties”, and for supposed ties to communists. The Committee of Concerned Scientists is concerned that these suspensions are an attempt to silence dissent on ... Continue Reading>>
Niloufar Bayani Continues to be Wrongfully Imprisoned and Tortured in Iran
In 2018, several biologists were arrested by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including Niloufar Bayani, and accused of espionage. Ms. Bayani was coerced into making a confession. Since then, she has been tortured, threatened, and wrongfully imprisoned. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/irans-revolutionary-guard-corps-tortures-female-scholars-behind-prison-walls ... Continue Reading>>
Poland Revokes Funding for Polish Academy of Sciences Institute for Studying the Holocaust Accurately.
Barbara Engelking, a world-renowned scholar of the Holocaust in Poland and the Director of the Polish Centre for Holocaust Research, recently stated on television that Jews received limited support from other Poles during the Holocaust. In retaliation for contradicting the viewpoints of their leaders, the Polish government revoked funding to the unit of the Polish Academy of Sciences of which she ... Continue Reading>>
LASA expresses concern over policies limiting academic freedom in Venezuela
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