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Network announcements, press releases and other updates from the SAR Secretariat

UN Human Rights Council: 72 Countries urge greater cooperation to protect academic freedom

Scholars at Risk commends France, South Africa, and 70 other countries around the globe who came together today before the United Nations Human Rights Council to issue an historic Joint Statement in support of Academic Freedom.

Red Alert from Brazil: Toward a comprehensive, intersectional and context-based framework for the guarantee of academic freedom

Scholars at Risk is pleased to present the following policy paper, entitled: “Red alert from Brazil: Toward a comprehensive, intersectional and context-based framework for the guarantee of academic freedom.” The paper was written by Mellon/SAR Academic Freedom Fellowship alumni Rosario Figari Layús

SAR’s March 2023 Newsletter

Scholars at Risk is pleased to share our March 2023 newsletter. Sign up for SAR’s monthly newsletter here.

Extend amnesty to remaining imprisoned scholars and students

Scholars at Risk issued the below letter to Iranian authorities, urging Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to extend the amnesty granted to hundreds in prison to the scholars and students who remain in prison, including Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, Ms. Niloufar

Network Reflection: SAR Greece and the “special responsibility to support academic freedom”

SAR Greece was officially launched on October 1, 2021 with four founding members: Aristotle University (AUTh), Ionian University, the University of the Aegean (UoA), and the University of Thessaly. Since its establishment SAR Greece has been growing fast; it now

SAR’s February 2023 Newsletter

Scholars at Risk is pleased to share our February 2023 newsletter. Sign up for SAR’s monthly newsletter here.

Tufts Offers Haven for Scholars at Risk

Tufts Offers Haven for Scholars at Risk | March 1, 2023 — Tufts has hosted international academics in peril before. But the university had never supported four such scholars at once—until this year. […] That didn’t mean solely funding more fellows.

Joint Statement: Bahrain’s 146th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly

Scholars at Risk joined Human Rights Watch and 20 other human rights organizations in urging Parliamentarians to publicly raise human rights and political freedom concerns in Bahrain ahead of the 146th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly. The IPU Assembly is scheduled

Joint Letter: HRC52: Support consensus renewal of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders

SAR joins 168 NGOs in urging all Member States at the United Nations Human Rights Council to support the consensus renewal of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders. Human rights defenders are people who act with humanity, serve

“UC campuses rallied to host at-risk Afghan scholars fleeing the Taliban in 2021 — but can they keep them?”

February 17th, 2023 — Read how the University of California (UC) system is coordinating efforts across institutions to support at-risk scholars: In the wake of the Taliban’s recapture of the capital city Kabul, a contingent of University of California faculty

Scholars at Risk Seminar Gives Students the Chance to Fight Erosion of Academic Freedom

February 13, 2023 — Read about student & faculty experiences participating in SAR Student Advocacy Seminars: “This class was a great opportunity to learn more about how we can advocate for human rights and these scholars,” William Moody ’24, Muhlenberg

Yale expands efforts to protect scholars at risk

February 7, 2023 — Yale is expanding its Scholars at Risk program, which welcomes scholars facing dangerous conditions worldwide to campus so they can continue their work. “In a demonstration of its commitment to academic freedom, Yale will enhance and