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Scholars in Prison

Scholars at Risk undertakes activities on behalf of scholars still under threat in their home country-such as those suffering prosecution on improper or false charges or wrongfully imprisoned-as well as against widespread threats to an entire faculty, university or system.

This table lists scholars who are currently detained or facing charges, suffering threats or missing. SAR invites letters and emails in support of these scholars and their families. SAR also invites new information, or information about scholars not currently listed.

Name Country Field Risk/Status Updated
Saeed Leilaz Iran Economics; Journalism Imprisoned or facing charges 2010-06-28
Ebrahim Yazdi Iran Medicine Imprisoned or facing charges 2010-06-25
Justice Mbuh Cameroon International Relations, Secondary Education Imprisoned or facing charges 2010-06-24
Mohammad Maleki Iran Tertiary Education Imprisoned or facing charges 2010-06-25
Haytham al-Maleh Syria Law Imprisoned or facing charges 2010-06-25
Emadeddin Baghi Iran Sociology, Journalism, Human Rights Imprisoned or facing charges 2010-07-12
Adnan Hajizade Azerbaijan Political Science Imprisoned or facing charges 2010-08-26
Aung Kyaw San Burma (Myanmar) Journalist Imprisoned or facing charges 2010-06-24
Zheng Yichun China English, Writing Imprisoned or facing charges 2010-06-28
Jianhua Lu China Sociology Imprisoned or facing charges 2009-12-03
Lu Gengsong China Former lecturer; activist and cyber-dissident Imprisoned or facing charges 2010-06-25
Kian Tajbakhsh Iran Urban Planning Imprisoned or facing charges 2010-06-25
Sivasubramaniam Ravindranath Sri Lanka Agricultural Science Other 2009-12-15
Aung Than Burma (Myanmar) Student Imprisoned or facing charges 2010-06-24
Maung Maung Oo Burma (Myanmar) Student Imprisoned or facing charges 2010-06-24
Guangcheng Chen China Lawyer / Activist Imprisoned or facing charges 2010-06-25
Igor Sutyagin Russia Military Affairs Imprisoned or facing charges (displaced) 2010-07-12
Zeya Aung Burma (Myanmar) Imprisoned or facing charges 2010-06-28
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