Scholars in Prison

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

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

Release student Bahruz Samadov, wrongfully imprisoned for over a year and a half

Scholars at Risk sent the below letter to Azerbaijani authorities, urging them to secure the immediate release of Mr. Bahruz Samadov on his 31st birthday. Take action by signing a letter here. Via email The Honorable Ilham Aliyev President of

Release student Marfa Rabkova, wrongfully imprisoned for five years

Scholars at Risk sent the below letter to Belarusian authorities, urging them to secure the immediate release of Ms. Marfa Rabkova on the fifth year anniversary of her arrest. Take action by signing a letter here. Via email The Honorable

Release Dr. Nasser bin Ghaith, wrongfully imprisoned for ten years

Scholars at Risk sent the below letter to Emirati authorities, urging them to secure the immediate release of Dr. Nasser bin Ghaith. Take action by signing a letter here. Via email His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al-Maktoum Vice-President and Prime

Release academic Igbal Abilov, wrongfully imprisoned for one year

Scholars at Risk sent the below letter to Azerbaijani authorities, urging them to secure the immediate release of Dr. Igbal Abilov. Take action by signing a letter here. Via email The Honorable Ilham Aliyev President of Azerbaijan Office of the

Release Dr. Abduljalil Al-Singace after four years on hunger strike

Release wrongfully imprisoned PhD student Bahruz Samadov

Scholars at Risk sent the below letter to Azerbaijani authorities, urging them to secure the immediate release of Mr. Bahruz Samadov. Take action by signing a letter here. Via email The Honorable Ilham Aliyev President of Azerbaijan May 21, 2025

Release wrongfully imprisoned academic Igbal Abilov

Scholars at Risk sent the below letter to Azerbaijani authorities, urging them to secure the immediate release of Mr. Igbal Abilov. Take action by signing a letter here. Via email The Honorable Ilham Aliyev President of Azerbaijan May 16, 2025

Bahrain: Joint Letter on Human Rights Situation to Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council

SAR, along with 26 other organizations, contributed to a joint statement sent to United Nations Human Rights Council, ahead of its 59th session. The statement details current health and other concerns relating to several wrongfully imprisoned political prisoners in Bahrain,

Save Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, imprisoned for nine years

Scholars at Risk sent the below letter to Swedish authorities, urging them to secure the immediate release of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali. Take action by signing a letter here and read SAR’s recent interview with Dr. Djalali’s wife and daughter here.

Interview: Family of wrongfully imprisoned Swedish-Iranian scholar Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali discuss his life as a father and husband

Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali is a scholar of disaster medicine who was arrested in Iran, where he had traveled to participate in a series of workshops hosted by universities in Tehran and Shiraz, in 2016. He was wrongfully convicted on charges

Save Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali after nearly nine years in prison

Scholars at Risk sent the below letter to Swedish authorities, urging them to secure the immediate release of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali. Take action by signing a letter here. Via email The Honorable Ulf Kristersson Prime Minister of Sweden February 13,

Release Professor Ilham Tohti

Scholars at Risk sent the below letter to Chinese authorities, urging them to secure the immediate release of Dr.Ilham Tohti. Take action by signing a letter here. Via email President Xi Jinping The State Council General Office January 15, 2025