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Ahmadreza Djalali honored with 2021 Courage to Think Award
Scholars at Risk (SAR) announced today that Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali is the recipient of its Courage to Think Award for 2021. Dr. Djalali, a prominent scholar of disaster medicine sentenced to death in Iran, is being recognized for his struggle
Scholars at Risk October 2021 Newsletter
Scholars at Risk is pleased to share the October 2021 Newsletter. Click here to read this document.
Free Dr. Abdul Jalil Al-Singace on 100th day of hunger strike
Today marks Dr. Abdul Jalil Al-Singace’s 100th day on a hunger strike in Jau Prison, Bahrain. For the past ten years, Dr. Al-Singace has been serving a life sentence for his nonviolent participation in a pro-democracy protest in 2011. Dr.
Scholars at Risk awarded the 2021 International Science Council Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award
October 13th, 2021 – The International Science Council (ISC) has announced Scholars at Risk (SAR) as the recipient of their Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award, in recognition of “outstanding contribution to defending and promoting the free and responsible practice of
Drop charges and immediately release Patrick George Zaki
Scholars at Risk sent to Egyptian authorities the below letter raising concern over the recent indictment against Patrick George Zaki, a postgraduate student of gender studies at the University of Bologna, Italy. Mr. Zaki is awaiting trial before the Mansoura
Science Friction with Natasha Mitchell: What happens when your students join the Taliban? Afghan scientists in hiding
SAR Executive Director Robert Quinn spoke with ABC Radio National about the developing situation in Afghanistan and how the recent takeover by the Taliban has impacted higher education in the country. Listen to the episode here.
Xavier University of Louisiana Provost Named Chair of the SAR United States Section
New Orleans, LA — Scholars at Risk (SAR) named Dr. Anne McCall, Xavier University of Louisiana provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs, chair of the SAR United States Section. Scholars at Risk (SAR) is an international network of
Scholars at Risk September 2021 Newsletter
Scholars at Risk is pleased to share their September 2021 Newsletter. Click here to read this document.
Scholars at Risk Afghanistan Bulletin 2
Scholars at Risk’s Afghanistan Bulletin 2 outlines the organization’s continued efforts and initiatives to assist the country’s at-risk scholars, students, and civil society leaders. Click here to read this document.
Our Universities Can Save Afghanistan’s Best and Brightest | Opinion
A piece by SAR Executive Director Robert Quinn and Allida Black for Newsweek covering universities efforts to assist at-risk scholars in Afghanistan. As fascism swept 1930s Europe, some universities paid little attention. Others rejected domestic panic, set aside prejudices, ignored
Brown, RISD join colleges vowing to help scholars from Afghanistan
A piece by Edward Fitzpatrick for The Boston Globe covering Scholars at Risk’s efforts to assist at-risk scholars in Afghanistan. PROVIDENCE — Scholars in Afghanistan, especially women, are facing threats from the Taliban and many are trying to flee the
Open appeal to UN Member States to ensure the adoption of a resolution creating an investigative mechanism on Afghanistan at the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council
We, the undersigned organisations, write to urge UN Member States to ensure the adoption of a robust resolution to establish a Fact-Finding Mission or similar independent investigative mechanism on Afghanistan as a matter of priority at the upcoming 48th regular
Scholars at Risk Afghanistan Bulletin
Scholars at Risk’s Afghanistan Bulletin outlines the organization’s efforts and initiatives to assist the country’s at-risk scholars, students, and civil society leaders. Click here to read this document.
Scholars at Risk August 2021 Newsletter
Scholars at Risk is pleased to share their August 2021 Newsletter. Click here to read this document.