SAR’s September 2023 Newsletter
Scholars at Risk is pleased to share our September 2023 newsletter. Sign up for SAR’s monthly newsletter here.
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Network announcements, press releases and other updates from the SAR Secretariat
An Unprecedented Year for the SAR Network
Thank you to the SAR Network for an incredible year of solidarity — an inspiring affirmation of collective purpose and demonstrated commitment to threatened scholars everywhere. In response to the ever growing demand for assistance, the SAR Network created an
SAR and the Gerda Henkel Foundation extend assistance to at-risk scholars from Sudan
September 12, 2023: Scholars at Risk (SAR) is pleased to announce a new partnership to assist at-risk scholars from Sudan. A generous gift of € 100,000 from the Gerda Henkel Foundation, a leader in supporting the humanities, cultural heritages and patrimonies, will
Joint Statement: Iraq: Release Kidnapped Scholar
The Iraqi government should take steps to ensure the immediate and unconditional release of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a US-based scholar who was kidnapped in Iraq on March 21, 2023, four organizations including Scholars at Risk said today. Tsurkov, a dual Russian and Israeli citizen,
SAR’s August 2023 Newsletter
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A network of solidarity with Afghan colleagues
This August marks two years since the US withdrawal and Taliban takeover of Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghan scholars and colleagues across the education spectrum have witnessed the deliberate and ongoing devastation of Afghanistan’s higher education system, and the summary denial of
UN side event pushes for academic freedom guidance
On July 11th, SAR led a UN Human Rights Council (HRC) side event on academic freedom, as part of the HRC’s 53rd Session, at the UN Palais de Nations in Geneva. The event was co-sponsored by the UN Missions for
SAR’s July 2023 Newsletter
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China: SAR files submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review
On July 18, 2023, SAR submitted a report on China to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The report, prepared with assistance from the Academic Freedom Legal Clinic of the Human Rights Centre of Ghent University, focuses on China’s
Joint Statement: Civil Society Organizations Condemn Sentencing of Egyptian Academic and Researcher Patrick George Zaki
Scholars at Risk joins over 40 civil society organizations in calling on Egyptian authorities to immediately release Patrick George Zaki from custody and drop all charges against him, after an emergency state security court sentenced Zaki to three years in
Joint Letter: Free Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace after Two Years of Hunger Strike
Scholars at Risk joined 18 organizations in calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace. Dr. Al-Singace has now been on a hunger strike for over two years to protest the confiscation of his research documents. You
“Women Academics Face a Double-Edged Sword:” Dr. Atsede Aregay on Ethiopian Higher Education
The recent conflict (starting in 2020, ceasefire signed in November 2022) has brought about a significant decrease in academic freedom and a further politicization of Ethiopian higher education institutions, particularly in the Tigray region. Many institutions have failed to remain
Network Reflection: The Program for Welcoming Ukrainian Scientists in Paraná State, Brazil
Paraná is a southern Brazilian state, home to 80% of the Ukrainian immigrants living in Brazil. Thus, it was not surprising that the start of the war in Ukraine in February 2022 touched deeply into the collective soul of the
SAR Executive Director Robert Quinn accepts an honorary doctorate from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
On June 1, 2023, SAR Executive Director Robert Quinn accepted an honorary doctorate from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in Brussels, Belgium, in recognition of his and SAR’s “efforts to defend the human rights of academics all over the world” and as
SAR’s June 2023 Newsletter
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