Scholars at Risk (SAR) voices concern on Paul Chamber’s Lèse-majesté Case

112WATCH interviews Clare Robinson of Scholars at Risk, on the ongoing lèse-majesté case against academic Paul Chambers. (Read SAR’s Monitoring Report here).

“Prosecutions of scholars like Paul Chambers are intended to have a chilling effect on research, writing, and discussion of the topic of concern. Permitting such an effect to set in would forfeit the development of knowledge around that topic, which can have detrimental impacts on society as a whole.” Read the full piece on 112Watch »