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Kazakh Government Wants Scientists Abroad To Return Home
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 11/12

Nasrin Sotoudeh Still on Hunger Strike; Allows Herself Water
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, 11/11

Prominent Human Rights Attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh Must be Released
Amnesty International

London Tuition Hike Protests Turn Violent
Sarah Lyall, The New York Times, 11/10

AUSTRALIA: Alarm over proposed quality agency
Geoff Maslen, University World News, 11/10

PAKISTAN: Strike over vice-chancellor’s abduction
Ameen Amjad Khan, University World News, 11/10

China Bars Two Rights Advocates From Travel
Andrew Jacobs, The New York Times, 11/9

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AAUP Plans to Develop New Guidelines for Corporate-Sponsored Research
Peter Schmidt, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/8

In Palestine, Occupational Hazards
Amy Kaplan, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/7

GLOBAL: Nobel laureates slam Israel academic boycotts
Munyaradzi Makoni, University World News, 11/7

SRI LANKA: Private universities bill sparks protests
Maya D’Souza, University World News, 11/7

IRAN: Second higher education Cultural Revolution?
Saeed Paivandi, University World News, 11/7

Arbitrator Orders Florida State U. to Rescind Layoffs of Tenured Faculty Members
Peter Schmidt, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11/5

I feel compelled to call attention to one major story that unfolded after I received this update from SAR, though anyone reading this entry is almost surely aware of it.  In Myanmar, on Saturday, November 13 Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest.  Here’s an article on her first public comments since then.

Don’t lost hope, Aung Sang Suu Kyi tell Burmese
The Australian, 11/15