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Revoke sanctions on Swedish scholar Björn Jerdén
May 11, 2021
In March, China imposed restrictions on among others Swedish scholar Björn Jerdén, Director of the Swedish National China Centre at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. SAR Sweden seconds the SAR call to evoke these sanctions immediately.
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Save Ahmadreza Djalali!
April 26, 2021
Call for urgent action from prominent universities: "We must do everything in our power to save Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali's life
Read MoreTwo new members
SAR Sweden welcomes Örebro University and Linköping University as new members.
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Scholars at Risk Sweden members hosted in total 10 threatened scholars with funding from Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
March 18, 2020
There has been a genuine interest at Swedish educational instiutions to support and an increased need to develop the forms and opportunities for hosting threatened researchers, thus in January 2017 Scholars at Risk Sweden (SAR-Sweden) applied for funding from the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond for the Advancement of the Humanities and Social Sciences to increase Sweden's acceptance of threatened researchers within Scholars at Risk (SAR).
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Statement of Support for Central European University
April 10, 2017
As part of the higher education community the Scholars at Risk Network- Sweden Section (SAR-Sweden) is deeply concerned about the development in Hungary and questions the new legislation that will limit the operations of Central European University. SAR-Sweden supports the Central European
University.
Programme declaration for SAR-Sweden Section
January 27, 2017
The SAR-Sweden Section has just adopted a programme declaration. The programme declaration sets the direction for the work related to academic freedom in the world within the framework of the Swedish members' operations. The Swedish section will also further develop the cooperation around the hosting of scholars within the section.
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More academics at risk offered sanctuaries in Sweden through the network Scholars at Risk
September 27, 2017
There is an increased need for protection of academics at risk. In addition, there is a big interest among Swedish higher education institutions to be more engaged in SAR. To meet this demand and to allow for more scholars to be hosted within the network, SAR-Sweden has applied for funding from the foundation Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, says Karolina Catoni, coordinator SAR-Sweden.
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Swedish universities to launch Scholars at Risk section
March 7, 2016
Leaders from 17 universities across Sweden will convene on March 9, 2016, from 12:00 – 16:00 at the University of Gothenburg, to commemorate the launch of the Swedish Section of Scholars at Risk (SAR), a network of higher education institutions and individuals working to protect threatened scholars and promote academic freedom.
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