Hosting Threatened Scholars
Please review the tables below for summary information on candidates seeking assistance through the Network. Detailed information is available to SAR members by clicking on a specific candidate. (Log-in required to view detailed information. Please contact the SAR office or your instituition's SAR representative to request log-in access.)
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This table includes scholars facing the most urgent risks, including those still in the country of danger or recently exiled. Please note: you must be logged 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 |
| DRCO042 | PhD | African Literature; Comparative Literature | Risk of arrest/violence | 06/12/2008 |
| ETHI025 | JD | International Law | Imprisoned or facing charges (displaced) | 12/20/2007 |
| IRAN005 | PhD | Nuclear Physics | Imprisoned or facing charges | 06/02/2008 |
| IRAN021 | PhD | Women's Studies; Psychology | Imprisoned or facing charges (displaced) | 06/06/2008 |
| IRAN541 | MSc | Information Technology; Iranian Politics and Human Rights | Threat to life/person | 12/20/2007 |
| IRAN543 | PhD | History | Loss of position/profession | 06/05/2008 |
| IRAN545 | MA | History | Risk of arrest/violence | 05/07/2008 |
| IRAN549 | MSc | Journalism; Human Rights | Risk of arrest/violence (displaced) | 05/07/2008 |
| IRAQ076 | PhD | History | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 06/06/2008 |
| IRAQ583 | PhD (interrupted) | Women's Studies; Iraqi studies | Risk of arrest/violence | 02/02/2007 |
| IRAQ592 | DPLG (Phd equivalent) | Architectural Design | Threat to life/person | 06/19/2007 |
| IRAQ595 | PhD | Mathematics | General/situational risk | 05/23/2007 |
| IRAQ603 [C04] | PhD | Analytical Chemistry; Applied Chemistry | General/situational risk | 01/15/2007 |
| IRAQ605 [C09] | PhD | Cytogenetics | Threat to life/person | 01/15/2007 |
| IRAQ606 [C12] | MSc | Medicine | General/situational risk | 01/15/2007 |
| IRAQ607 [C13] | MSc | Chemistry | General/situational risk | 01/15/2007 |
| IRAQ627 | PhD | Microbiology | Threat to life/person | 05/07/2008 |
| IRAQ651 | PhD | Civil Engineering | General/situational risk | 03/26/2008 |
| IRAQ664 | PhD | Electronics and Communication Engineering | Threat to life/person | 03/26/2008 |
| IRAQ673 | PhD | Biology and Microbiology | Threat to life/person | 03/12/2008 |
| IRAQ675 | PhD | Physics | General/situational risk | 01/08/2008 |
| IRAQ678 | PhD | Psychology; Education | Threat to life/person | 06/09/2008 |
| IRAQ679 | PhD | Accounting; Finance | Threat to life/person | 05/07/2008 |
| IRAQ687 | BA | Journalism; Linguistics | Threat to life/person | 05/07/2008 |
| NEPA019 | MA (in progress) | Law, Journalism | Harassment/Intimidation | 03/28/2008 |
| PAKI015 | MA+ | Journalism | Threat to life/person (displaced) | 07/26/2006 |
| PAKI528 | MSc | Journalism; International Relations | Risk of arrest/violence (displaced) | 01/09/2008 |
| SWAZ502 | PhD | Siswati Literature; African Languages and Culture | Threat to life/person | 06/06/2008 |
| ZIMB545 | MA | Philosophy | Risk of arrest/violence (displaced) | 09/18/2007 |
| ZIMB548 | MPA | Political Science; Public Administration; African Studies | Risk of arrest/violence | 03/07/2008 |



























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