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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| CAME007 | PhD | International Relations; Human Rights; Conflict Resolution | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 08/07/2007 |
| CHIN552 | LLM | Constitutional and Administrative Law | Loss of position/profession | 05/08/2007 |
| DRCO556 [C01] | PhD | Law | Risk of arrest/violence | 01/15/2007 |
| ETHI001 | PhD | Political Science; International Relations; Comparative Politics | Imprisoned or facing charges (displaced) | 08/07/2007 |
| IRAN005 | PhD | Nuclear Physics | Imprisoned or facing charges | 06/02/2008 |
| IRAN531 [C03] | PhD | Medical Science | Risk of arrest/violence | 01/15/2007 |
| IRAQ036 | PhD | Chemistry | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 10/01/2006 |
| IRAQ040 | PhD | Agricultural Sciences | Risk of arrest/violence (displaced) | 10/15/2006 |
| IRAQ052 | PhD | Biochemistry | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 10/12/2006 |
| IRAQ055 | PhD | English Literature and Journalism | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 12/20/2007 |
| IRAQ581 | PhD | Genetics and Biostistics | Risk of arrest/violence (displaced) | 09/22/2006 |
| IRAQ583 | PhD (interrupted) | Women's Studies; Iraqi studies | Risk of arrest/violence | 02/02/2007 |
| IRAQ585 | Mb ChB | Medicine | Threat to life/person | 01/15/2007 |
| IRAQ592 | DPLG (Phd equivalent) | Architectural Design | Threat to life/person | 06/19/2007 |
| IRAQ600 [C01] | PhD | Engineering | General/situational risk | 01/15/2007 |
| IRAQ601 [C02] | MA | Community Dentistry | General/situational risk | 01/15/2007 |
| IRAQ602 [C11] | PhD | Engineering | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 01/15/2007 |
| IRAQ648 | PhD | Art History and Archeology | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 09/19/2007 |
| IRAQ651 | PhD | Civil Engineering | General/situational risk | 03/26/2008 |
| IRAQ660 | PhD | Electrical and Technical Engineering | General/situational risk | 03/26/2008 |
| IVOR514 [C01] | MSc | Rural Economics | Risk of arrest/violence | 01/15/2007 |
| NEPA019 | MA (in progress) | Law, Journalism | Harassment/Intimidation | 03/28/2008 |
| PAKI001 | MA | International Relations, Political Science | Risk of arrest/violence (displaced) | 02/02/2007 |
| PAKI015 | MA+ | Journalism | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 07/26/2006 |
| PAKI528 | MSc | Journalism; International Relations | Risk of arrest/violence (displaced) | 01/09/2008 |
| RUSS515 | MA | Journalism | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 06/19/2007 |
| RWAN013 | BA | Human Rights | Risk of arrest/violence (displaced) | 08/02/2006 |
| SRIL009 | PhD | Engineering; Sri Lankan Politics; Human Rights | Risk of arrest/violence (displaced) | 08/07/2007 |
| SRIL510 | PhD | Chemistry | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 02/02/2007 |
| SUDA526 [C02] | MSc | Environmental Science | Risk of arrest/violence | 01/15/2007 |
| SWAZ502 | PhD | Siswati Literature; African Languages and Culture | Threat to life/person | 06/06/2008 |
| UZBE014 | JD | International Human Rights Law; Central Asian Studies | Risk of arrest/violence | 03/26/2008 |
| UZBE517 [C01] | PhD | Human Rights; Law | Risk of arrest/violence | 01/15/2007 |


























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