Here, with my apologies, is a delayed reposting of the Scholars at Risk Academic Freedom Media Review. It is published every Friday, this one on Friday, October 14.
The Scholars at Risk media review seeks to raise awareness about academic freedom issues in the news. Subscription information and archived media reviews are available online. The views and opinions expressed in these articles are not necessarily those of Scholars at Risk.
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IRAQ: Sweeping higher education reforms planned
Wagdy Sawahel, University World News
EGYPT: Elections reinstate some university leaders
Ashraf Khaled, University World News
Myanmar prisoner amnesty prompts call for all political detainees to be freed, not just 10 pct
Associated Press, Washington Post, 10/13
Pressure Builds Over Chen
Grace Kei Lai-see, Radio Free Asia, 10/13
Family Unaware of Liu Release
Grace Kei Lai-see, Radio Free Asia, 10/13
Dere har fornærmet følelsene til en stor nasjon (in Norwegian)
Halvor Tjønn, Aftenposten, 10/12
Colombian university students protest education bill, some violence after peaceful march
Associate Press, Washington Post, 10/12
Students stick it to Bingu; tell him he’s a loser
Derek Maponera, Maravi Post, 10/12
Florida GOP vs. Social Science
Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed, 10/12
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei announced as art world’s most powerful figure
Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian, 10/12
Fees deny the basic human right to education
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Bahrain Cracks Down on Student Protesters With Harsh Sentences
Ursula Lindsey, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/10
Protest at Egypt’s Cairo Institute for release of detained film student plans to escalate
Menna Taher, Ahram, 10/10
Duke Business School Announces Partnership in Kazakhstan
Jonathan J. Li, The New York Times, 10/9
Iranian lashed 74 times for ‘insult’ to Ahmadinejad
Saeed Kamali Dehghan, The Guardian, 10/9
Chile students plan new education protests
BBC News, 10/9
Iranian human rights lawyer calls on Ireland to urge tougher EU line on Iran
Lorna Siggings, Irish Times, 10/9
Medical students from Yemen, Libya to be admitted in local universities
Jordan Times, 10/9
Tunisia Islamists storm university over veil ban
Tarek Amara, Reuters , 10/8
GLOBAL: Academics facing death for their ideas
Brendan O’Malley, University World News, 10/9
SOMALIA: Students killed in Mogadishu car blast
Ahmed Mohamoud Elmi, University World News, 10/8
Koch and N.Y.U. Clash Over Terrorism Report
Richard Perez-Pena, The New York Times, 10/7
SOUTH AFRICA: Uproar over Dalai Lama visa mess
Munyaradzi Makoni, University World News, 10/7