SAR Academic Freedom Media Review – September 29 – October 5, 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 here.

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UAE: Attacks and Smear Campaign against prominent human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor
Gulf Center for Human Rights, 10/5

Professors and students say higher education reforms a threat to academic freedom
Louise Brown, Toronto Star, 10/4

Syria: Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Abducted
Human Rights Watch, 10/4

UN human rights office speaks out against increasing clamp down on critical voices in Iran
United Nations News Centre, 10/2
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Federal Polytechnic Mubi students killed in Nigeria
BBC, 10/2

Freedom with a Capital F: The CLAS Dean Interviews Stanley Fish
Jeremy Teitelbaum, UConn Today, 10/1

Is the Magna Charta Universitatum still relevant?
Lee Adendorff, University World News, 9/30

Fate of Controversial Political-Science Department in Israel May Be Decided Soon
Matthew Kalman, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 9/30