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11/06/2009 SAR Press Release Call for Letters on Behalf of Iranian Scholar Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh Scholars at Risk (SAR) is gravely concerned about reports indicating that Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh, a respected international scholar and researcher, has been arrested, convicted and sentenced to over 12 years in prison. Reports indicating that an appeal may not be heard are of equal concern. SAR asks for letters, faxes and emails respectfully urging authorities to reconsider his case and ensure that an appeal be heard. more...
09/23/2009 SAR Press Release Iranian Nobel winner launches Irish university network to protect academics The Irish Section of Scholars at Risk was launched by Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr Shirin Ebadi at an event in the Robert Emmett Theatre in Trinity College, Dublin, yesterday (22/09). This new partnership between Universities Ireland and the global Scholars at Risk network will provide support to threatened academics around the world, including by arranging temporary placements in Ireland to allow them to safely continue their work. more...
07/27/2009 SAR Press Release Call for Letters on Behalf of Iranian Scholar Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh Scholars at Risk (SAR) is gravely concerned about reports indicating that Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh, a respected international scholar and researcher, has been wrongfully detained and is being held incommunicado in an undisclosed location. SAR asks for letters, faxes and emails respectfully urging authorities to re-examine the circumstances of his detention. more...
07/27/2009 SAR Press Release Call for Urgent Action for Professor Ilham Tohti of China Scholars at Risk (SAR) is alarmed at recent reports that prominent Chinese Uighur economist Professor Ilham Tohti has been detained. SAR asks for letters, faxes and emails respectfully urging authorities to examine the circumstances of Professor Tohti's detention and to disclose his whereabouts. more...
02/12/2009 SAR Call for Urgent Action for Thai Political Scientist Professor Ungpakorn Scholars at Risk (SAR) is gravely concerned about the case of Professor Giles Ji Ungpakorn of Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok who was recently charged under Thailand’s lèse majesté law. Those found guilty under lèse majesté laws in Thailand may face up to fifteen years in prison. The charges relate to passages in his book in which he is critical of the 2006 military coup in Thailand. SAR asks for letters, faxes and emails respectfully urging authorities to drop the charges against Professor Ungpakorn and to ensure that lèse majesté laws not be used to stifle legitimate academic activity. more...

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09/03/2008 SAR Press Release SAR and NEAR call for urgent action on behalf of detained professor Mehdi Zakerian of Iran Scholars at Risk and the Network for Education and Academic Rights express grave concern about the apparent detention of Dr. Mehdi Zakerian, a prominent scholar of international relations and international law, and an Assistant Professor at Islamic Azad University in Tehran. more...
08/15/2008 NYU Byelorussian scholar receives NYU's Prins Fellowship for the 2008-2009 academic year. This fellowship is to assist scholars at risk. The Prins Fellow will teach two courses in the International Education Program on human rights education and civic education. more...
07/16/2008 SAR Press Release Scholars at Risk Issues Call for Urgent Action for Detained Saudi Political Scientist Professor al-Faleh Scholars at Risk (SAR) is gravely concerned about the arrest and detention of Professor Matrouk al-Faleh, a political scientist at the King Saud University in Riyadh. SAR asks for letters, faxes and emails urging authorities to explain publicly the reasons for Prof. al-Faleh’s detention and requesting assistance in securing his timely release. more...
06/11/2008 SAR Press Release Symposium on Academic Freedom in Central and Eastern Europe to be held in Lithuania New York-- The Scholars at Risk (SAR) Network and European Humanities University (EHU) will convene a meeting and symposium on “Defending the University: Academic Freedom in Central and Eastern Europe” in Vilnius, Lithuania on June 20-21, 2008. more...
02/29/2008 SAR Press Release The European University in St Petersburg forced to close Scholars at Risk requests action in response to the recent closure of the European University in St. Petersburg. more...
02/21/2008 SAR Press Release Public lecture on post-conflict societies to be given by Scholars at Risk professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, March 6 Jean Marie Kamatali, an academic from Rwanda assisted by Scholars at Risk, will give a public lecture on human rights in post-conflict societies on March 6, 2008. The event will be held from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm at Davis Learning Center auditorium on Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott campus. more...

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12/04/2007 SAR Press Release Scholars at Risk calls for letters on behalf of detained graduate student Mehrnoushe Solouki Scholars at Risk (SAR) is deeply concerned about the trial and travel restrictions facing Mehrnoushe Solouki, a graduate student and joint French and Iranian citizen who has been kept from leaving Iran. SAR calls for letters, faxes and emails calling for authorities to explain publicly the reasons for Ms. Solouki's trial and travel restrictions and to lift these restrictions immediately. more...
06/28/2007 SAR Press Release NYU Announces Vivian G. Prins Global Scholars Fellowships Thanks to the generous support of the Provost’s Office and the Vivian G. Prins Foundation, Scholars at Risk announces a call for nominations for the “Vivian G. Prins Global Scholars” fellowships. The fellowships are available to support temporary visits to NYU of up to one year by professors, lecturers, researchers and other intellectuals who have shown potential as important contributors to their discipline and community, and who suffer intimidation or persecution in their home country or country of current residence. more...
06/25/2007 SAR Press Release SAR appeal for investigation into threats against Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation Letter sent by SAR to Fiscal General in Guatemala imploring investigation into threats against members of the FAFG, a group of forensic anthropologists who carry out exhumations of individuals who were massacred during a counter-insurgency in the 1980s. more...
05/29/2007 SAR Press Release SAR appeal for detained scholar Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh Scholars at Risk (SAR) is gravely concerned about the arrest and detention of Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh, a respected international scholar and researcher. SAR calls for letters, faxes and emails calling for authorities to explain publicly the reasons for Dr. Tajbakhsh’s detention and to work for his immediate release. more...
05/17/2007 SAR Press Release SAR appeal for detained scholar Dr. Haleh Esfandiari Scholars at Risk (SAR) is gravely concerned about the arrest and detention of Dr. Haleh Esfandiari, a prominent international scholar and director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars. SAR calls for letters, faxes and emails calling for authorities to publicly explain the reasons for Dr. Esfanidari’s arrest and detention and to work for her immediate release. more...
01/16/2007 SAR Press Release Rollins College to host a Scholars at Risk fellow from Zimbabwe, Feb 12-14 Rollins College will host a scholar from Zimbabwe* assisted by Scholars at Risk as a visiting guest lecturer on February 12-14, 2007. more...
01/03/2007 SAR Press Release Scholars at Risk receives UK£250,000 from Lisbet Rausing Charitable Fund Scholars at Risk is delighted to announce a new grant of UK£250,000 (US$475,000) from the Lisbet Rausing Charitable Fund to support international outreach. more...

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