News

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

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

Network Reflections: UiO on swift and flexible support for at-risk scholars

The University of Oslo (UiO) has been a member of Scholars at Risk (SAR) since 2001 and has received more than twenty scholars on one or two-year stays. Many countries and universities have calls for applications, where researchers at risk

What’s happening in Iran? – Podcast with the European Association for International Education

January 2023 — SAR Senior Program Officer Daniel Munier and scholar Encieh Erfani, who resigned from her academic post at an Iranian university in September in protest, share their insights on EAIE’s podcast. “On 16 September 2022, Mahsa Amini died

The Scholars at Risk network protects researchers from harassment and violence

Jan 12, 2023 — A piece by Mervi Rantanen for Aalto University describes the work of Scholars at Risk in Finland. “Aalto University contributes to global social responsibility by being part of the international Scholars at Risk network, which promotes

Joint Letter: Free Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace after a year and half of hunger strike

Scholars at Risk joined 21 organizations in calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace. Today, Dr. Al-Singace’s turns 61, marking the 12th birthday he has spent in custody. Dr. Al-Singace has now been on a hunger

New calls to expand Afghan scholarships

There should be an immediate expansion of international scholarships for Afghans, a leading academic rights organisation has said, following the Taliban’s decision to ban women from Afghanistan’s universities. […] Scholars at Risk, which advocates for academic freedom, said the move

SAR’s January 2023 Newsletter

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

Network Reflections: Council for At-Risk Academics (Cara)

Cara has been working since 1933 and SAR is a relative newcomer (!), but we cooperate very closely in many ways and I value our relationship very highly. SAR has achieved an enormous amount and it’s no exaggeration to say

Recap: First Conference about Academic Freedom in the Americas

The First Conference about Academic Freedom in the Americas, organized by Coalition for Academic Freedom in the Americas (CAFA), was held November 10 – 11, at the University of Monterrey, Mexico. The conference featured panels on academic freedom

SAR’s December 2022 Newsletter

Scholars at Risk is pleased to share our December 2022 newsletter. Sign up for SAR’s monthly newsletter here.

SAR Ukraine Fellowships

Scholars at Risk (SAR) announces new fellowship support for SAR network member institutions in North America looking to host threatened and displaced scholars from Ukraine. The purpose of the funds is to support the Ukrainian research and academic sector, enable

Justice for Professor Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba

Scholars at Risk joins 18 human rights organizations in expressing grave concern for the well being of Professor Gokarakonda Naga Saibaba and asking the Chief Justice of India to review Professor Saibaba’s case, reconsider the decision to suspend the Bombay

SAR’s November 2022 Newsletter

Scholars at Risk is pleased to share our November 2022 newsletter. Sign up for SAR’s monthly newsletter here.

Free to Think 2022 – A Global Report on Academic Freedom

On November 8, 2022, Scholars at Risk released Free to Think 2022, a report analyzing 391 attacks in 65 countries and territories, between September 1, 2021 and August 31, 2022. The report underscores the pervasive and urgent problem of attacks