SAR Academic Freedom Media Review, March 31-April 6, 2012

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Faculty union launches bid to shield Attaran
Andrew Duffy, Ottawa Citizen, 4/6

A Call to Respect Rights
Mitch Smith, Inside Higher Ed, 4/6

Don’t Touch My Textbook
Mitch Smith, Inside Higher Ed, 4/6

Amnesty International Urges Sudan to Release Student Activist
Salma El Wardany, Bloomberg Businessweek, 4/6

Ai Weiwei Ordered to Stop Self-Surveillance
Josh Chi, The Wall Street Journal, 4/5
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Scholars at Risk Academic Freedom Media Review

Academic Freedom Media Review
November 13 – 20, 2009
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French Academic Appears in Tehran Court
NEAR, 11/19

University Weighs Tighter Limits on Stem Cell Research
Monica Davey, The New York Times, 11/19

Academic Researchers’ Conflicts of Interest Go Unreported
Gardiner Harris, The New York Times, 11/18

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Donkey Suits, Online Satire and Censorship in Azerbaijan

Late last month, a group of Azeri bloggers posted their latest tongue-in-cheek opus, a video in which a donkey holds a news conference before a circle of gravely nodding journalists.  Last week in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, two of those bloggers, Mr. Hajizada, 26, and his fellow activist Emin Milli, 30, were arrested, the New York Times reports.

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The arrests are believed to be a signal that the government is cracking down on the this outlet, as well.