SAR Academic Freedom Media Review – July 21-27, 2012

Scholars at Risk monitors reports of threats to academic freedom and higher education communities worldwide, including media articles, blogs, opinion pieces and other announcements.  Unless otherwise indicated (such as in articles written by SAR), the language and views contained in the search results reflect those of the originating author and/or publication and do not necessarily represent the views of Scholars at Risk or its members, affiliates, board or staff. Archived media reviews are available online.

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Keep research away from prying FoIs, say MPs
David Matthews, Times Higher Education, 7/27

Sudan: Sudanese student’s life at risk: Siddig Salah Siddig al-Bashir
Amnesty International, 7/26

Controversial Gay-Parenting Study Is Severely Flawed, Journal’s Audit Finds /
Tom Bartlett, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7/26

Beijing’s Soft Power Strategy on Tibet
Joshua Lipes, Radio Free Asia, 7/25

IRAN: Mounting concerns for two detained Azeri poets
Pen International, 7/25

University of Texas to Review Fracking Study
Erik Stokstad, ScienceInsider, 7/25
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Activist Detained in Midnight Raid
Radio Free Asia, 7/25

US drug agency spied on scientists
Meredith Wadman, Nature, 7/25

College Leaders and Labor Organizers Spar Over Possible Graduate Student Unionization /
Peter Schmidt, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7/24

Academic freedom and defense policy
Evan A. Laksmana, Jakarta Post, 7/23

UCLA Panel Backs Prof Who Linked to Israel Boycott Site
Inside Higher Ed, 7/23

Taking on corruption in international higher education
Philip G. Altbach, University World News, 7/22