Hosting Threatened Scholars
Please review the tables below for information on people currently seeking assistance through the Network. You must be logged in to review the tables. Please contact the SAR office to obtain log-in permission.
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This table includes scholars unable to return safely to their country and seeking opportunities to continue or resume their academic work. Please note: you must log in as a SAR member to view scholar profiles. |
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| Case ID | Degree | Field | Risk/Status | Updated |
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| BELA002 | PhD | Scientific Medicine | Imprisoned or facing charges (displaced) | 06/23/2009 |
| BHUT001 | PhD | Development; Peace and Conflict Studies | Risk of arrest/violence (displaced) | 06/23/2009 |
| CAME007 | PhD | International Relations; Human Rights; Conflict Resolution | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 06/23/2009 |
| CHIN552 | LLM | Constitutional and Administrative Law | Loss of position/profession | 09/24/2009 |
| DRCO040 | PhD | Law | Risk of arrest/violence | 06/23/2009 |
| DRCO042 | PhD | African Literature; Comparative Literature | Risk of arrest/violence | 06/23/2009 |
| DRCO556 [C01] | PhD | Law | Risk of arrest/violence | 01/15/2008 |
| EGYP518 | MA | Law | Risk of arrest/violence (displaced) | 09/24/2009 |
| EGYP519 | PhD | Creative Writing, Literature | Loss of position/profession | 09/30/2009 |
| ERIT518 | JD | Law | Risk of arrest/violence (displaced) | 07/07/2009 |
| ETHI001 | PhD | Political Science; International Relations; Comparative Politics | Risk of arrest/violence (displaced) | 06/23/2009 |
| ETHI002 | PhD (h.c.) | Geography | Harassment/Intimidation | 06/24/2009 |
| IRAN531 [C03] | PhD | Medical Science | Risk of arrest/violence | 01/15/2007 |
| IRAN554 | MD | Medicine | Risk of arrest/violence (displaced) | 07/07/2009 |
| IRAN568 | PhD | Political Science | Risk of arrest/violence (displaced) | 10/28/2009 |
| IRAQ013 | PhD | Civil Engineering | Threat to life/person | 06/24/2009 |
| IRAQ076 | PhD | History | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 06/24/2009 |
| IRAQ581 | PhD | Genetics and Biostistics | Risk of arrest/violence (displaced) | 06/24/2009 |
| IRAQ583 | PhD (interrupted) | Women's Studies; Iraqi Studies | Risk of arrest/violence (displaced) | 06/24/2009 |
| IRAQ600 [C01] | PhD | Engineering | General/situational risk | 01/15/2008 |
| IRAQ601 [C02] | MA | Community Dentistry | General/situational risk | 01/15/2008 |
| IRAQ602 [C11] | PhD | Engineering | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 01/15/2008 |
| IRAQ648 | PhD | Art History and Archeology | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 06/24/2009 |
| IRAQ651 | PhD | Civil Engineering | General/situational risk | 06/24/2009 |
| IRAQ659 | PhD | Agriculture | Threat to life/person | 06/24/2009 |
| IRAQ663 | PhD | Modern History | Threat to life/person | 10/28/2009 |
| IRAQ678 | PhD | Psychology; Education | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 07/07/2009 |
| IVOR514 [C01] | MSc | Rural Economics | Risk of arrest/violence | 01/15/2008 |
| KYRG504 | PhD | History | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 10/19/2009 |
| PAKI015 | MA+ | Political Science, French Language and Literature | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 06/24/2009 |
| PAKI528 | MSc | Journalism; International Relations | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 09/30/2009 |
| PALE034 | PhD | Economics | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 06/24/2009 |
| PALE540 | PhD | Archeology; Islamic Art History | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 10/01/2009 |
| SRIL510 | PhD | Chemistry | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 07/10/2009 |
| SUDA526 [C02] | MSc | Environmental Science | Risk of arrest/violence | 01/15/2008 |
| SYRI507 | MFA | Theatre | Harassment/Intimidation | 06/24/2009 |
| UZBE517 [C01] | PhD | Human Rights; Law | Risk of arrest/violence | 01/15/2008 |
| UZBE519 | PhD | Music | Harassment/Intimidation | 10/01/2009 |
| ZIMB039 | PhD in progress | Law; Human Rights | Risk of arrest/violence (displaced) | 06/24/2009 |



























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