LEBANON: Israel's handling of the attack

In collaboration with the American University of Beirut professor who is writing a book critical of Tel Aviv University academic, the Los Angeles Times reports. Lebanese law forbids its citizens to have contact with Israelis.
Sari Hannifin angered fellow social scientists and students of his university colleagues, many of whom support the proposed academic boycott of Israeli universities. Later, he interrupted a meeting with the students to discuss the UK's commitment to the AUB campus, where he apologized for the offense caused, but also defended his actions before the workers.

AUB Provost Ahmad Dallas, recalling the need to respect the laws of all academic. Hannifin said the advocates claim to be a "witch-hunt" suffer.

Los Angeles Times

MALAYSIA: Politician attacks in the state of repression

Malaysian media reports Ali, an independent group of academic-turned-politician who has attacked the state of repression in the country, the culture of fear they would be wise to avoid its current state was analyzed.

CHINA: Academic travel outlaw

A Chinese academic who was prominent in the United States, speaking at an academic conference has been barred from leaving China. Professor Cui Wiping, a poet and professor at the Beijing Film Academy, planned to go to Harvard University and to lecture at a conference sponsored by the Association for Asian Studies. But the director of the school told her she had been forbidden to travel.

Cui New York Times reported that he believed he was being punished by the Chinese authorities for their human rights and freedom of speech commentary.

Most recently, the social criticism of its activities by publishing on his blog, a seminar sponsored by the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, and Liu Xiao, who was convicted of subversion last year's sharp increase in the freedom of the writer Jailing include sending messages on the Twitter.

Professor in the past has often had problems with the authorities. During the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, the police stationed outside her apartment in Beijing for several days.

US: Haiti travel university freedom disagreement to us

An unauthorized trip to Haiti two students, academic freedom in the wake of the recent earthquake has sparked a row in the US, reports the Times Higher Education. Jon Boucher and Roman Safiullin, Documentary Institute of Journalism and Communication, University of Florida College student, returned to Haiti after the ban university thesis on workers to complete their documentary. They paid for the trip themselves and worked without any input from the University.

When the students returned to Florida, they were told to submit their final thesis on post-earthquake footage not included in the university because he broke the rules.

The American Association of University professors (AAUP) raised concerns about the weakening of the repression, the Times Higher Education. In fact, the university's central administration AAUP complained that the ban was imposed, rather than academic supervisors.

Court rejects appeal by imprisoned Russian scientist

A court in the Russian city of Arkhangelsk academic Igor Stygian, who is serving a 15-year-old has rejected an appeal for the release of the spies. Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty reports Stygian, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Canada, was convicted in 2004 for allegedly passing classified information about Russian nuclear weapons is a London-based company.

In 2007, the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly of academic denies the charges and demanded his immediate release. Stygian has also named a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International. RFE / RL that the court was right to reject the appeal of the most recent release from prison for breaking the rules.

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE / RL)

Iran: Student arrested and denied access to lawyer

Maid Tawakoni, Amir Jabir University student continues to be deprived of access to visits from his lawyers and his family, said the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Three months ago, Tawakoni was sentenced to eight years and six months in prison and was sentenced to a five-year ban on travel abroad. The Even prison in solitary confinement for 20 April 2010, after serving 125 days.

ISRAEL: Academic banned in West Bank

Immigration Israel prevented US scholar Noam Chomsky from entering the West Bank last week. Professor Chomsky, known for his work in linguistics and philosophy, he was planning to give a lecture at Bizet University, BBC News reports. Chomsky said the Israeli government has long denied entry because of his opposition to the controversial writings and speeches.

His visit to the Palestinian host, Mustafa al-Barghouti, lambasted officials, their decision was a blatant restriction on freedom of expression grounds.

Informs the Ministry of the Interior to contact the military to clear things up and he tries to secure its passage. Chomsky has often spoken against the occupation of Palestine by Israel.

BBC News

Iran: French academic leaves Iran after 10 months

French academic who battled spying charges in Iran for more than 10 months, returned to France on May 16. Coiled Reiss of collecting information and provoking rioters Iran's disputed presidential election in June accused of campaigns.

Russia: Nuclear scientist "spy swap" released

Dr. Igor Stygian (pictured), a Russian nuclear scientist and former head of the division of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, was released from prison on July 9.

According to BBC reports, Stygian has been in the US for alleged Russian spies who delivered Britain to be exchanged between 10 and 11 individuals were convicted of espionage in Russia as a number of people.

Russia's Federal Security Service of Stygian was arrested in October 1999, accused of espionage and sentenced to 15 years of strict-regime penal colony, a case of human rights advocates believe are politically motivated and part of a widespread clampdown on freedom of expression to be in Russia.

Stygian of passing classified information to a London-based research firm whom the study of civil-military relations with Russia was accused of conducting freelance.

Stygian has always claimed that he was the only public source of information and, as a civilian researcher, had no access to classified sources.

Iran: Release arrest campaign photographer

For more than 70 years, is a graduate of the Iranian Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty last month, his friend and colleague, photographer Hammed Saber, launched a campaign calling for the release. Saber was arrested on June 21, and there was communication about its location.

His arrest, following last year's disputed elections, which was thought to react to pictures of the protest. His photo-sharing sites Flick and Picasa photos of her, including the report on the front page under the name of the German magazine Deer Spiegel, were published in the foreign media.

Saber prolific photographer, as well as Iran, the United Arab Emirates, China and other countries in Flick as the software was designed to allow users to bypass filters.

Likewise, Oxford, who was arrested Mohammad Jalaeipour online photos, as well as the Iranian action as it was a few hundred is a student.

Saber Www.freehamedsaber.blogspot.com freedom at the university, he chose a group of classmates and teachers said in a statement, although it is desired to say the ability to migrate.

Iran: Arrest of student union leaders

Adverb-e Talkie Vandal Central Council, a representative body of Islamic student associations between the two members in Iran, had been arrested by the Iranian security forces, Adverb News on 22 August.

Ziedabadi Hassan Aside was arrested at his home by security forces and Ali Jamal was arrested at work. Since the information, the reason for their detention.

Two people prior to the persecution of their students to participate in politics.

Ziedabadi was arrested in September 2009 and was released on bail after 40 days in detention. Jamaal security agencies have been regularly called and he received threats in recent weeks.

'Islamic Associations' student pro-democracy students in Iranian universities are the largest group.

Adverb-e Talkie Vandal three members are being held in prison: Ziedabadi Ahmad, secretary; Abdullah Moment, speaker; and Ali Malachi, in charge of public relations.