October 29 - November 4, 2021 Scholars at Risk monitors reports of threats to academic freedom and higher education communities worldwide, including media articles, blogs, opinion pieces and other announcements.  Unless otherwise indicated (such as in articles written by SAR), the language and views contained in the search results reflect those of the (...)

  SAR calls on UN states to demand that Hungary implement protections for academic freedom On October 7, Scholars at Risk’s Senior Advocacy Officer Jesse Levine addressed the United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review of Hungary regarding issues related to the academic freedom and institutional autonomy of universities in the country. SAR’s submission (...)

    Defending the human rights of scholars and protecting academic freedom worldwide           Save the Date: Scholars at Risk Greece Section Launch The launch of the Scholars at Risk Greece section will take place on October 1, 2021, hosted by the Aristotle University of (...)

Το Ελληνικό Τμήμα Διεθνούς Δικτύου του Scholars at Risk - SAR Greece, στο οποίο συμμετέχουν Ιδρύματα Ανώτερης Εκπαίδευσης και Οργανισμοί με αποστολή την προστασία απειλούμενων ακαδημαϊκών και ερευνητών και την προαγωγή της ακαδημαϊκής ελευθερίας συγκροτήθηκε σήμερα στη Θεσσαλονίκη με την υπογραφή της ιδρυτικής διακήρυξής του σε εκδήλωση στο ΚΕΔΕΑ, στο ΑΠΘ.      Ιδρυτικά μέλη του SAR Greece (...)

Ίδρυση του Ελληνικού Τμήματος Scholars at Risk (SAR) με ιδρυτικά μέλη το Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης, το Ιόνιο Πανεπιστήμιο, το Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου και το Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας

    Defending the human rights of scholars and protecting academic freedom worldwide         AFGHANISTAN BULLETIN Dear SAR members & friends, We remain heartened by the extraordinary response of our network members, partners, foundations and donors, (...)

SAR and SAR Europe issue urgent appeals for Afghanistan’s scholars, students, practitioners, civil society leaders, and activists Scholars at Risk (SAR), in partnership with 115 higher education institutions, associations, networks, and over 2,600 professionals and students concerned about colleagues in Afghanistan, sent a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (...)

Οφείλουμε ως ελληνικά πανεπιστήμια να σηματοδοτήσουμε διακριτά την υποστήριξη μας στους Αφγανούς Πανεπιστημιακούς και φοιτητές και ιδιαίτερα στις γυναίκες εξ αυτών, οι οποίοι βρίσκονται ή σύντομα θα βρεθούν υπό διωγμό μετά την διά της βίας  κατάληψη της εξουσίας από τους Ταλιμπαν. Σημειώνεται δε ότι οι Ταλιμπάν υποστηρίχθηκαν με κάθε τρόπο από το Πακιστάν στενό σύμμαχο του Τουρκικού (...)

Save the Date: SAR Australia Launch Scholars at Risk (SAR) invites you to join us for the launch of the Australia Section of the SAR Network to be held on August 19, 2021 at 11:00 AM AEST. In partnership with the University of the Sunshine Coast, the launch will be held in association with World Humanitarian Day and feature remarks by the Vice-Chancellor & President of the University of the (...)

International community must save Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali before it’s too late! Scholars at Risk issued a joint statement with 13 human rights, academic, and scientific organizations calling on the European Union, European state governments, and the United States government to act immediately to secure the release of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali. Dr. Djalali is an internationally (...)

IV. TURKEY 14. The European Council reverted to the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean and the European Union’s relations with Turkey, and recalled the EU’s strategic interest in a stable and secure environment in the Eastern Mediterranean and in the development of a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship with Turkey. It welcomes the de-escalation in the (...)

Call for nominations: Courage to Think Award 2021 Scholars at Risk is seeking nominations for the 2021 Courage to Think Award, which will be presented during an award ceremony at SAR’s annual Free to Think event in November 2021. The Courage to Think Award recognizes individuals, groups, or institutions that have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to protecting scholars (...)

TODAY: President of Ireland addresses SAR Ireland Event The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins will today address a conference on ‘Academic Freedom and Intellectual Dissent’, organised by the Scholars at Risk Ireland section in partnership with the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA). As an academic, human rights advocate, writer, and statesman, President (...)

Στα πλαίσια της 96ης Συνόδου Πρυτάνεων και Προέδρων των Δ.Ε. των Ελληνικών Πανεπιστημίων ο κ. Αλέξανδρος Τριανταφυλλίδης, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονίκης, ο κ. Νίκος Ναγόπουλος, Καθηγητής του Πανεπιστημίου Αιγαίου και ο κ. Σταύρος Κάτσιος, Καθηγητής του Ιονίου Πανεπιστημίου, ενημέρωσαν τη Σύνοδο για το Δίκτυο Scholars at Risk (SAR) και για τη δημιουργία (...)

The latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2021 carried few surprises when it was released in September. The usual contestants led the rankings. Yet among these are some institutions, operating under totalitarian regimes, that do not match our expectation of what universities are about.If one adjusts the top 150 universities in the THE World University Rankings for academic (...)