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Network announcements, press releases and other updates from Scholars at Risk.

Translating 25 years of lessons into global impact

This anniversary year, SAR reflects on how lessons from the past 25 years have expanded our ability to ensure threatened academics find safety, rebuild, and thrive. Over the 2025-26 year, SAR leveraged new and existing partnerships to develop new placement

Release U.S. Citizen & Scholar Min Zin

Scholars at Risk sent the below letter to Chinese authorities, urging them to secure the immediate release of Min Zin. Take action by signing a letter here. Via email President Xi Jinping The State Council General Office People’s Republic of

SAR’s September 2026 Newsletter

Scholars at Risk is pleased to share our September 2026 newsletter, which includes: Year in review: Translating 25 years of lessons into global impact for at-risk scholars. Over the 2025-26 year, SAR Protection Services reflect support for 475 scholars and

“They needed everything to suppress these girls who were so fearless” | A supporter spotlight with Dr. Nayereh Tohidi

As part of our anniversary celebration, we are launching a Supporter Spotlight series to highlight the individuals who make up the strength of the Scholars at Risk Network. Nayereh Tohidi was pursuing her PhD in the United States when Ayatollah

Reflections from the EAIE on 25 years of inspiration

To commemorate the SAR network’s 25th anniversary, EAIE President Sara Lopez Selga and Executive Director Mervin Bakker reflect on the organizations’ shared commitment to defending academic freedom and building a global higher education community that stands with scholars under threat.

“That is the moment of maximum inquiry” — Dr. Charles Reeve on why Truth Matters at the Ontario College of Art and Design

This year, SAR celebrates 25 years of a global academic freedom movement strong enough to meet the challenges ahead. In this special series, we are inviting partners from across the network and around the world to share what the 25th

Release Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace after sixteen years in prison

Scholars at Risk sent the below letter to Bahraini authorities, urging them to secure the immediate release of Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace. Take action by signing a letter here. Via email The Honorable Dr. Ali Bin Fadhel al-Buainain Attorney General Ministry of

Joint Statement of Concern for US Citizen & Academic Min Zin’s Detention in China

The below letter, signed by over 100 US professors in the US and abroad, expresses grave concern for scholar of political science and US citizen Min Zin, wrongfully detained in China on June 3, 2026 while traveling to an academic

Universities as “guardians of reliable knowledge” — Dr. Angela Ittel and Dr. Magdalena Sut-Lohmann on why Truth Matters at TU Braunschweig

Academia as a tool for building fairness in society – Dhia Al Uyun and Dr. Rafiqa Qurrata A’yun on why Truth Matters at the Indonesian Campus Workers’ Union (SPK)

SAR’s August 2026 Newsletter

Scholars at Risk is pleased to share our August 2026 newsletter, which includes: SAR warmly welcomes the 2026/27 cohort of Academic Freedom Fellows! From Kabul to Vechta: Wahida’s research will shed light on experiences of Afghan refugees in Germany Academic

“Universities are more important than ever, even in times of conflict.” Dr. Robert Egnell on why Truth Matters at the Swedish Defence University

From Kabul to Vechta: Wahida’s research will shed light on the experiences of Afghan refugees in Germany

Having recently begun an academic position at the University of Vechta, SAR-assisted scholar Wahida R. reflects on the role of her research and human rights work in amplifying the voice of “millions of Afghan women and girls,” five years since

“All science is about truth. And if it is not, it is ideology.” Prof. Dr. Lilli Gast on why Truth Matters at the International Psychoanalytic University (IPU)

Venezuela: SAR and partners file submission to the UN Periodic Review

In July 2026, SAR—in collaboration with the Coalition for Academic Freedom in the Americas (CAFA), Aula Abierta, and the Human Rights Clinic of the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa—submitted a report on Venezuela to the United