Scholars at Risk Network New York University

Hosting Threatened Scholars

Please review the tables below for information on people currently seeking assistance through the Network.

Scholars at Risk Displaced & Refugee Students Other Detained & Missing Speaker Series

This table lists scholars who are currently detained or facing charges, suffering threats or missing. SAR invites letters and emails in support of these scholars and their families. SAR also invites new information, or information about scholars not currently listed. 

Name Country Degree Field Risk/Status Updated
Saidur Rahman Khan  Bangladesh      Imprisoned or facing charges  06/12/2009 
Zeya Aung  Burma (Myanmar)      Imprisoned or facing charges  06/12/2009 
Aung Than  Burma (Myanmar)    Unclear  Imprisoned or facing charges  06/12/2009 
Aung Kyaw San  Burma (Myanmar)    Journalist  Imprisoned or facing charges  06/12/2009 
Guangcheng Chen  China    Lawyer / Activist  Imprisoned or facing charges  10/01/2009 
Lu Gengsong  China    Former lecturer. Activist, cyber-dissident.  Imprisoned or facing charges  06/12/2009 
Zheng Yichun  China    English, Writing  Imprisoned or facing charges  06/15/2009 
Lu Jianhua  China    Sociology  Imprisoned or facing charges  06/15/2009 
Abujam Shidam  India    Political Science  Imprisoned or facing charges  06/12/2009 
Kian Tajbakhsh  Iran  PhD  Urban Planning  Imprisoned or facing charges  11/05/2009 
Igor Sutyagin  Russia    Military Affairs  Imprisoned or facing charges  01/08/2009 
Sivasubramaniam Ravindranath  Sri Lanka    Agricultural Science  Other  06/12/2009 
Jayaprakash Tissainayagam  Sri Lanka    Journalism  Imprisoned or facing charges  10/15/2009 
Haytham al-Maleh      Law  Imprisoned or facing charges  10/27/2009 
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