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Wednesday, 16 December 2015

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.

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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.

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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.

UK: Challenge the judgment of the mantras of higher education



There is a special kind of British humor is very absurd in everyday life is a good position. Noteworthy make peace just by the tone of voice or eyebrow raising much of what we take. Both enough scare quotes around the cliche can be efficiently; or critical to draw our attention to something, and laugh at the absurdity of it once seemed to be authoritarian.

Professor Robin Briggs All Souls College, Oxford University, a master of comedy and criticism of this combination is a very British.

Cape Town in South Africa to deliver a lecture at the University of TB Davie repression, it was the judgment of the blinking eyes of higher education policy in a global sense of what usually passes the mantras he intoned.

He began his speech by former British Minister of Education David Blanket repeating the words: ". Higher education, research, innovation and change knowledge and skills to strengthen the economy and society creates"

This statement, Briggs suggested, "unobjectionable enough" is, unless - and here all the necessary sense of comedy timing, he paused - "if you are not allergic truisms".

JORDAN: Student locked up for script poetry



A student of the University of Ibid in Jordan accused of reading and writing majesty King criticized over a poem he denies that "affect the national conflict", Human Rights Watch Hakim al-Shula on 3 September 2010, the university was arrested on 25 July, under his name After the poem flyers were distributed around campus.

Al-Shula, claims he knew about the flyer was only after friends informed the police about the poem he met fellow student after three, and four were taken into custody. Al-Shula has Balsa 'prison pre-trial detention since his July 29, the military prosecutor refused his application for bail.

Jordan state of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, including the right to freedom of expression, it is a party. However, Jordanian law states that anyone convicted of insulting King jailed for between one and three years, and there are several other laws restricting freedom of expression.

Since King Abdullah dissolved parliament in November 2009, the Government of 'temporary' has passed laws without parliamentary consent.

Ukraine: The take into custody of the historian's research activities



Ukrainian security service arrested the historian Russian Zanily, SB ', according to his opinion, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and the independence of Ukraine on the basis of the investigation into the movement of the 1940s and 1950s, the Kyiv Post on September 17.

Zanily, Lvov National Memorial Museum Occupation regime, led by Thurman an Lonskoho Victims, held on 8 September 2010 and detained for 14 hours and confiscated his laptop after two external hard drives.

SB 'claims Zanily illegally collected state secrets with intent to distribute them.

More than 100 academics from around the world to demand the release of Zanily request, the Ukrainian higher education system, access to information and expressing concern over the signing.

US: California university veto transparency demand for payment



California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger that would have required the foundation and the University of California, California State University and University of California in connection with various other partners, has vetoed a bill to open them to the public a list of the donors, the Inside Higher Education on 1 October.

Schwarzenegger said the bill would not be "a sufficient level of privacy protection, you rightfully deserve as part of their giving." University of California and California State University claimed the bill of a "chilling effect" would be individuals.

The bill proposed by Senator Leland Yee, a frequent critic of the university governance and spending practices, a foundation linked to California State University campus to bring the amount to be spent on Sarah Paling to the center of the controversy relating to the waiver.

The bill institutions' public oversight of the subsidiary bodies under the Act would have made California Public Records. Yee claimed subsidiaries that allow them to hide billions of dollars in university.

INDIA: Institution of higher education book ban sparks lack of restrictions fears



Writers, filmmakers and social commentators with a plan to study at the university's award-winning book, a hard-line Hindu activists after the withdrawal of these pressures have expressed fear for freedom of expression, AFP October 20.

Robinson Misery’s novel Such a Long Journey undergraduate arts degree course at the University of Mumbai off the rector of student complaints and protests by Shim Sana, a far-right wing of a political party.

Protests were included in the party's youth wing members to burn copies of the novel, Adyta Thackeray, grandson of Shim Sana founder Bal Thackeray kick.

Shim Sana regionalist, often anti-Muslim, anti-Pakistan agenda and promotes a gamble many threats of violence, allegedly 'unpatriotic' and allegedly defamatory comments and behavior targeting.

Misty their threats and intimidation denounced the university and its bowing to political pressure and self-censorship institutionalize accused rector.

Philippines: Students protest in educational handling



Three university students demonstrated in the Philippines on November 18 to 37 faculty members in order to show cause against the law faculty at the University of the Philippines against the ABS-CBN News.

"Restore integrity" and "defend freedom": the University of the Philippines (up), De La Salle State University and Lyceum of the Philippines UP students marched through the campus waving placards read.

On 20 October 2010, the Supreme Court ordered the 37 professors why they would not publicly demanding the resignation of Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo over allegations of plagiarism punished explain.

In August, law professors in a public statement of Del Castillo plagiarism three international legal experts stating that it was unacceptable and unethical released.

All 37 teachers may lose their licenses to practice the profession have been cited for contempt if the statement is signed. The Supreme Court of the law professors' statement described as "totally unnecessary, uncalled and watch for a rash act" like.

BAHRAIN: Lawyers walk-out torture of activists



Defense lawyers arrested 25 opposition and human rights activist, teacher and blogger Dr. Al-Sing ace Abeljalil including their customers in Bahrain staged a walk-out of the trial court's repeated refusal to order an investigation into the torture of detainees suspected of the December 9, Reporters Without Borders has been revealed.

According to the detainee Mohamed Habit Al-Midas statement on November 25, all the detainees had been tortured and subjected to demeaning treatment following the third hearing, defense lawyers requested a medical research to verify these allegations. The defense also asked for the suspension of the trial in accordance with the provisions of Article 186, to investigate allegations of torture.

Jabil Al-Spayed, all the defense lawyers, the trial stage a walk-out that they believe is unfair, because they decided not to meet international standards. Court authorities of the trial was adjourned until December 23.

al-Sing ace Bahrain University and director of the Human Rights Bureau of the Movement of the old mechanical engineer for civil liberties and democracy. Bahrain International Airport he was arrested by authorities on August 13 as he returned from London with his family.

Ukraine: Direction interference in the election of the rector



The election of a new rector at the Donetsk National University of Ukraine and the government's interference led to allegations of violence by university staff, according to reports received by the Kharkov Human Rights Protection Group. During the December 10 election, university staff were allegedly told they had to vote for their preferred candidate, but "the last word in the Ministry" is.

Petro Yahoo Rector, acting like a candidate for the ministry, 29.6% of the votes to win a vote of 30% required under the Ministry of off impose its preferred candidate. The second candidate, Yuri Lysenko, he got 48% of the vote, and was appointed to the Ministry for approval of the university staff.

Since there have been numerous allegations of government to influence the outcome of the election, or to punish the government-approved Lysenko attempts to stand against a candidate. Since the Ministry of Interior announced that no expropriation of funds of the University of Donetsk, in particular Tatyana Lev, Yuri Lysenko candidate's wife and Pro Vice-Chancellor of the university will be a criminal investigation.

General reports of academic autonomy approximately the world



In Britain, the police beat them mentally planned protests universities have asked students for their vociferous campaign against education cuts and fee hikes to continue. Tunisia, universities have been closed for the last week, but it is supposed to open tomorrow. The University of Tartu in a letter to the Croatian parliament a bill to influence their autonomy, urging them to send the final version has not changed. President Barrack Osama has announced that educational exchanges between Cuba and the United States will speed up the security of the campus of Peking University in China and the police issued a ban while copying sensitive material. Higher Education Hani Hill Egyptian government has confirmed that the government will be a campus police presence to comply with court rulings.

UK: Universities ask for intelligence protests

Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism command of an officer contacted the university's student protests in London to ask for the understanding they have to go through, The Guardian reported on 17 January. As students progress in their campaign for the proposed education cuts and rising tuition fees, against the counter-terrorism police are trying to get information about their plans.

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Student leader has been kidnapped in Pakistan's southwestern province of Baluchistan authorities. Belarus is an associate professor of December's disputed presidential elections, rather than shoot after attending a mass protest, a sociologist and Turkey has been tried and acquitted of charges that he had already been acquitted twice. In South Africa, the Council on Higher Education, the university's vice-chancellor of the inspection following complaints by the "trend" was suppressed, and Malawi teachers went on strike after a colleague gave an example of a local police chief said he was interrogated over a political science class.

Pakistan: Student leader kidnapped

A student leader of Baluchistan February 9, was kidnapped while returning from a practice, the Asian Human Rights Commission on 16 February.

Fared Ahmed Bloch final year of Baluchistan Khaddar district of Baluchistan University of Engineering and Technology, students and Bloch Students Organization (BSO-Azad) is the president.

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Senior researcher at the Chinese Jin monoxide has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for allegedly leaking information about the health of the leader of North Korea is the foreign intelligence agencies. Turkmenistan, the government has slapped restrictions on university students, giving no explanation. Malaysian academic Ahmad Faze Abdul Humid and the other two men in possession of prohibited religious books have been acquitted, and 119 academics and activists in Saudi Arabia demanded far-reaching reform. Belarus teacher and a student will remain in prison for participating in mass protests following December's disputed elections.

China: Academic leak jailed Kim Jong-Il’s health

Jin monoxide, the Institute of Japanese Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences researcher, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for allegedly health of Kim Jong-Il, the North Korean leader leaking information about the intelligence agencies in South Korea and Japan, the Chosen Ibo on February 28.

At the beginning of 2009, it arrested monoxide deteriorating health of Kim Jong-Il and his being sent to China for treatment after doctors. South Korean and Japanese intelligence bodies was formally taken a bribe from them and accused of espionage.

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Burkina Faso, which, at least six students were killed in the weeks after the violence, the government shut down all universities until further notice. Yemini army has 98 students were injured while trying to stop protests on campus. Sudan, 100 students and young people have been arrested since January, and many of the severe abuse and torture. Iran has a history teacher will be dismissed after the publication of critical articles, and Iran's Ministry of Education has announced new restrictions on foreign students. Malawi, interference repression against striking teachers to return to work they hold a presidential order.

BURKINA FASO: close to the university after student protests

After weeks of violence and a major demonstration, the government shut down all universities in Burkina Faso until further notice, the Washington Post on March 14.

At least six students were killed in clashes with the police in the last month. Ouahigouya north of the city public office, and cuts in social services for students in damage has been reported.

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South Korea and the arrest of members of a student group open to helping North Korea was accused of violating national security. There was a furor in the US is a request by the Republican Party history professor William Croon multiple copies of emails, after he wrote articles critical of the party Wisconsin. Peking University students, 'radical thoughts' and 'lifestyles eccentric' who has also announced his intention to be screened, and the Iran nuclear scientist Sharma Amir was arrested and charged with treason. Sudan's Darfur region, a police officer have been killed and several others wounded in a student protest.

South Korea: Students arrested, charged under the National Security Act

The academic group of students, Capitalism Research Society, the study Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) and its president's national security team with members of the other charges is under arrest, the Hankyoreh on March 24.

Detained society, known as Chloe President, has been charged with violating the National Security Law.

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Chinese authorities of three Tibetan monks, including a student was arrested in Beijing in Tibet self-immolation protest against the Chinese government after a 1911 revolution and inter-university debate about the ban. Iran, a human rights lawyer and law professor held in Tehran's Aflame University Tabatabaee been dismissed, and two student activists have been expelled from Baku State University, Azerbaijan. Student protests against the government in Damascus and Aleppo University in Syria will be held.

CHINA: Tibetan monk arrested, including a student

Chinese authorities of three Tibetan monks, including students, in Beijing to Tibet self-immolation protest against the Chinese government after they were arrested, the Radio Free Asia on April 3.

China's rule of Tibet, when a young monk Lob sang Phuntsog self-immolated and died on March 17 in the aftermath of protests against the Chinese authorities have intensified their repression of Tibetan monks spread. The demonstrator is free Tibet and the return of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama asking.

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Iraqi academics again been the target of violent attacks by insurgents, a new wave of killings. According to the Court of Brussels in Iraq, at least 453 academics have been killed in Iran in 2003, more and more students protested against the presence of the security forces since the University of Tehran, and was also a teacher investigated Bahrain University students marched against Pakistan who have criticized the policies of the university. Sudan has been jailed for three months for a student taking part in demonstrations against the Government, and the US gay and lesbian students at the Christian University is the official recognition of the incident.

New crackdown on Iraq's academic elite

Violent attacks by insurgents in Iraq to academics, was the target of a new wave of killings, the United Press International on April 11.

A dozen academics, researchers, scientists and journalists, and other professionals have been killed in recent months. It appears that they were killed by insurgents or sectarian death squads. Few knew the political affiliation.

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Hundreds of students from Kyrgyzstan, ethnic Uzbek, who is studying in Rhea in Russia, had been harassed by the authorities. Amid Kokabee Iranian student, who is studying a PhD in physics from the University of Texas colleagues, worried that he might have been imprisoned in Iran while visiting the Christmas break. Syria, a student and the other detainees were tortured and beaten by security forces in the coastal town of Baines. UK Freedom of Information Act has been misused to harass and intimidate climate scientists say. Maxwell Laming and Swaziland was also a leader of the young people held by the authorities since April 11, and a campaign has been launched, to support his case.

Russia: Kyrgyzstan Uzbek students face problems

Hundreds of southern Kyrgyzstan, ethnic Uzbek students, studying in Rhea in Russia, authorities are facing problems, the Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty on May 12.

The ethnic Uzbek students - 250 boys and 17 girls - in the southern Kyrgyz regions of Osh and Urgent came last September in Rhea to study an agricultural college. Since the start of the academic year they had problems with the authorities.

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A new rule has made it more difficult to enter the University of asylum seekers in Britain, qualifying them at home rather than abroad as a student. In Egypt, security guards violently dispersed students to protest outside the Ministry of Higher Education in Cairo, and Bahrain poet Aye al-Qarmezi 20-year-old student is in prison for reading a poem critical of the regime during a pro-democracy demonstration. Six Italian Seismology and that a government official in connection with the earthquake in L'Aquila in April 2009 destroyed facing trial over the deaths.

UK: new rules barring asylum seekers to enter university

The British government, a new rule makes it harder for asylum seekers in the UK, has set for the university, the Guardian on 31 May. Since February he has been granted refugee status in the UK are waiting for the termination of powers, and asylum seekers who want to go to university, they have been considered as students abroad.

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Student activists in Iran and the confinement of prisoners of conscience remain in prison 37 days after the end of the questionnaire. Charges against a Colombian academic arrested two yeas ago, accused of ties to leftist guerrillas have fallen, and he was released. Student pilot has been jailed in Iran for more than one year, Face book activities, including interviews with the international media and political activity to expand. A constitutional scholar has gone missing in China is believed to be detained in relation to a large number of independent candidates running in local elections.

Iran: Student activists remain in solitary confinement

Ashman Zaharias, the Iranian student activist and prisoner of conscience, still in solitary confinement, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran on the 13th of June.

Zaharias, a student activist and political activist, turned himself in on May 1st and imprisoned for a term of six months in prison Badly Prison but was placed in solitary confinement. 37 days after the end of the interrogation, he is still isolated. There is no reason to delay.

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Gambia has released a Guinean student in prison or under house arrest for more than two months later, following accusations he was planning an uprising. They are supported by an academic at Oxford in the UK, under freedom of information laws, the secret to read the old data on climate change. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland has come under fire for its staff and students urging Bahrain to medical school do not participate in politics, and doctors are failing to take a stand against repression. And Malaysia, a South Korean student was arrested after attending a pro-democracy protest.

Gambia: Guinean student released

Gambia has released a Guinean student in prison or under house arrest, he was accused of planning an Egypt-style uprising more than two months after the following, the 5th of July All Africa.

Muster Disallow, the Guinean anthropology of the American University in Cairo (AUC) student, Gambia on April 30, where he was conducting research for his masters thesis on transnational migration was arrested.

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Iran, jailed pro-democracy student activist Abdullah Moment refused to leave despite serious health problems from worsening. An Iranian graduate student at a university in the US, five months imprisoned in Tehran for allegedly graphics conspiracy, for a chance to defend themselves in a fair trial asked. Saudi Arabia's prominent scholar Yusuf al-Ahmad authorities have "security detainees arrested for criticizing the lack of judicial process. Malaysian students in 25 cities around the world have rallied to support free and fair elections in the country, and Zimbabwe treason charges against six activists have been downgraded inciting public violence.

Iran: Student activists refused to leave prison

Abdullah Moment, a student activist imprisoned in Iran since 2009 have refused to leave despite serious health problems, the Radio Free Europe on July 12th.

Moment, is now serving a nearly five-year sentence in Even prison in Tehran, Iran's biggest reformist student organization, the Office of the Union, or Dafter-e-Talkie-e-Vanda spokesman for consolidation. He is a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International declared.

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Rector of the University of Iran Mohammad Maluku, the "enemies of God" being an accused, the court hearing the case has accused her of being illegal, and has been re-incarcerated for theological scholar Ahmad Gable to serve a 20-month sentence. Tajikistan, the authorities have opened criminal who had returned, apparently to discourage them from extreme Islamist groups against the 22 students. US academics who wrote a book about China's Xinjiang region, and authorities were banned from entering China, have expressed concern at the lack of support from their universities. And Burkina Faso, three police officers have been jailed for their involvement in the death of a student.

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China's constitutional scholar and activist Yao Life be freed, but it is not suffering from an injury than a month after the arrest. Iran, a religious scholar Ahmad Gable Fakirabad suffering declining health in prison, where he is serving insulting the supreme leader of the country. Ashcan Arabian, student activists jailed in northern Iran, a hunger strike to protest against the conditions of detention and the confusion surrounding his case has begun. Abdolreza Soudbakhsh, a Tehran University professor and doctor who was killed by an unidentified man's family in September 2010, they claimed that the killing was linked to his work with victims of rape and torture.

CHINA: Scholar secret detention freed

Yao Life, a constitutional scholar and activist in Hubei province of central China, have been released and the complex circumstances of multiple injuries suffered after months of secret detention, Radio Free Asia, the 5th of September.

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Chad Two students were arrested for being in possession of pro-reform pamphlet prepared to go to trial. Iran's prominent jailed student activist Maid Tawakoni also permanently banned from any university, and a PhD candidate in the 2009 election campaign, opposition candidates were arrested and subjected to 50 lashes. International Turkmen students have been prevented from returning to his country's immigration officials in neighboring Tajikistan and universities are in danger of being expelled. And Nigeria, the students accused the authorities to ensure their safety after the extremist Islamic group Boo Hiram threatened bomb attacks against the university for failing.

CHAD: student pro-reform than propaganda for trial

Chadian authorities for four months who were allegedly planning pro-democracy protests in the country's two Chadian students this month to face trial, Amnesty International has on the 12th of September.

Biblike Passau Nedoumbayel Nechako Alexis and were arrested by the security forces in May N'Djamena, capital of Chad at a bus stop, the leaflets allegedly calling for peaceful demonstrations against the rule of President Indris Debby ITNO.

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Syria, a nuclear physicist who was shot in the head in the city of Homs murder has become the latest victim of a series aimed at scientists. Iran's Amid Kokabee, doctoral student at the University of Texas in Even prison in Tehran were arrested on charges of espionage, the trial last week. And in China, the authorities prominent Uyghur minority Beijing University, and 20 teachers have been teaching Uyghur region of northwestern Xinxiang of a college professor of canceled classes will be dismissed unless fluent in Mandarin.

Syria: Homs killed nuclear scientist

Oust Abdel Karin Khalid, a nuclear physics professor based in Homs, Syria, was killed outside his home. His death is the latest in a series of murders in the city aimed at scientists, the BBC on September 28.

The academic was shot in the head outside his house in Homs, which has become a central point in the regime's repression.

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Iran, a student activist was lashed 74 times, just hours before he was released from prison after a one-year sentence for insulting the president. Some of the Germans during the life of the Soviet Union, a historian specializing in Russia has gone on trial behind closed doors on charges of illegally revealing personal data. UAE, is a professor at the University of Sorbonne in Abu Dhabi since April were arrested on charges of insulting officials and rights groups have asked the university to support. A former vice-chancellor of the University of Famagusta in Cyprus naval base blast July 11 release of his statement about the violation of the right to cancel the conference accused the council. India, then Delhi's history curriculum in its attempt to exclude a controversial decision by the government following the outbreak of the University, criticizing the Sultan of Selangor and Malaysia under a teacher's students have protested against the suspension.

Iran: Student activists lashed insulting Ahmadinejad

Iranian student activist Penman Are was lashed 74 times, just hours after leaving Tehran Even prison, before insulting President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, the Guardian, the 9th October.

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Turkey, in an ongoing operation against Kurdish political parties, the two academics have been arrested and charged under the Anti-Terror Law, but there are concerns about fair trial standards. Apparently politically motivated - - assault and murder in the Philippines, a vice president for university educators and activists for their lives after the brutal killing and hardened by fear. Bahrain, concerns have been arrested, and the fairness of the trial of a teacher who is suspended from his position, in the middle of a broader crackdown on academic freedom. Laos rights groups to demand the release of political prisoners, four student leaders who have been imprisoned for 12 years after the country was affected by the protests. University scientists and the science of climate change and the US has said the court ruling as a victory for a pro-industry think tank to deny access to their private emails.

Turkey: Anti Terror Law - Academics detainees charged

The two academics have been arrested and charged under the Anti-Terror Law, the operation aimed at a mass political party of the Kurds in Istanbul, the International PEN on November 2.

Political scientist and a prominent political activist and constitutional expert Professor Buras Resale Ragas Zarakolu in Istanbul Chief Prosecutor's Office on October 28, were arrested in the operation of political parties, the Kurdish Communities Union (KCK) directed.

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Turkey, a decree of the government of 57 members of the Academy of Sciences, and academics have resigned in protest against the autonomy ends. Bahrain, college students are under attack by authorities, especially for the hundreds of pro-democracy activities and six recently received 15-year sentences and hefty fines to the court in a case widely criticized unfair. Papuan human rights groups in Indonesia students are what the authorities described as widespread intimidation and threats aimed at. And in Azerbaijan, a top scientist to question the legality of the arrest of the young activists Baxtiyar Haciyev, moving towards the center of the Azerbaijani intelligentsia demoted.

Turkey: Mass resignation of the members of the Academy of Sciences

Forty-seven academics who want to massively resigned from the Turkish Academy of Sciences academic autonomy in the selection of its members to protest against a new decree expires, the Hurried Daily News on November 15.

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Uzbekistan, Uzbek female student on vacation in Germany who studies suicide four days after police interrogation. In Turkey, 22 to 28 young leftists detained for six months over allegations of terrorist links have been released after a court rejected the accusations against them. Nasser bin Gait Professor at the University of the Sorbonne in Abu Dhabi, the other four arrested eight months to sign an online petition with the pro-reform, freed after a presidential pardon. Iran, one of the imprisoned rights activist was denied leave to write a post-graduate admissions test. And Tunisia, Islamic fundamentalist groups have disrupted classes and exams at the university and targeted female professors.

UZBEKISTAN: student committed suicide after police interrogation

Uzbek Gulsumoi Abdujalilova student killed himself four days for questioning by the local authorities after the Uzbek western city of Andirons, Radio Free Europe on 6 December.

Abdujalilova, who was studying in Germany, and there she was on vacation when to call the local police and interrogated for four days in early December.

GLOBAL: Academic freedom intelligence international



Iran, on the other scientists before a bomb attack on the country's controversial nuclear program are strongly involved in the murder, apparently died. Sudan, peaceful protests by students across the country were violently suppressed by security forces. Academics and students of Israel's security services have condemned the Tel Aviv University "campus secret police" to act as a spy for pressuring teachers to help these students. And Sri Lanka, thousands of students to protest a series of complaints have been evicted from their campus in accordance with a court order.

Iran: Another nuclear scientist killed in bomb attack

Mustafa Hamada Rodham, a university professor and nuclear scientist was killed in a bomb explosion in Tehran, the Aljazeera 11 January.

Rosh an, a chemistry expert graduated from the prestigious Sharif University of Technology in Tehran, and Nathans uranium enrichment plant was responsible for a series.

He died on January 11, a magnetic bomb placed under his car by two men on a motorcycle. The other two men in the car were injured.

EGYPT: Third Square material goods spirit endures



I live in Cairo, in September last year for a few months, and then, prior to the arrival of the revolution oppression permeated every aspect of life. Police violence, vote-rigging, media censorship and rampant corruption: Most people are familiar with the characteristics of a dictatorial regime and the unjust. However, the reality is much more sinister.

Cairo oppression deeply infiltrated society, and severely affected the lives of every individual is a part of life I observed that the Egyptians must learn to live with.

Cairo universities active and animated Although many of my friends, they'll both inside and outside the university were aware of the lack of freedom in society, and how the two are intrinsically linked.

A fresh graduate, who said the conversation I remember a depressing ". Real change is not possible until the universities [former President Hosni] Mubarak and his whole family expected to disappear right now?".

UK: Muslim Veil: why do not we acknowledge each other?



Burley Lancashire, England, a city boiling ethnic tension between Muslims and non-Muslims in 2001. But Burley College has exploded into violent riots, the veil or the UK 'items of clothing that cover the face of the' apparently has been banned for security reasons. Britain has prided itself, such as France or Belgium, in another European country, schools, colleges, or to be more tolerant than they have banned the veil in public buildings. So, what is to be a Muslim student Burley? Find out from MOHYUDDIN Human.

One of the reasons I went to London to study at the University of paranoid feeling uneasy feeling that the majority of the people around me and the people of Burley away. Burley I have lived all my life, and always felt racial segregation to be a big problem.

When I walked the halls of my school at the Sixth Form in Burney, this distinction is quite clear - Muslims and non-Muslims on one side of the room were filled. I asked myself: why are not we accepting each other?

Iran: I am in my activism, with no legal recourse



Student union is a member of the Islamic Association of Students of Amirkabir University, I have previously. The executive officer and editor-in-chief, River student publications and articles on culture and politics, criticism of the government and in favor of democracy and human rights, I have written, I have.

Security forces arrested me when I was released on bail later in 2007; the same year took a post-graduate entrance examination. I should add that after my freedom, I continued my student activism.

In 2008, the entrance exam results were posted on the Internet and I got the highest score in the sixth that country. In the summer of 2008, officials of the Central Selection Committee contacted me. I was told to go to Hera sat Office.

Abdolrasoul Pour-Abbes, the Sanest Organization, academic measurement Bureau of the Ministry of Science, and a professor of mathematics at Amirkabir University, told me that it was not a big issue with me and want to talk to representatives of the Office of Hera sat. I accept and understand them.

UK: Sussex schedule travel document margins on unfamiliar students



International Student Office at the University of Sussex emails and inquiries have visas and work rights of non-EU foreign students with students who are concerned about the proposed clampdown.

"We sent an email to inform you about the seriousness of the situation, and you should ask them, all international students," said an administrator. "We've been inundated with emails expressing concern over the students of their proposals."

Among the measures, the English proficiency requirement, -Ebb not entitled to work for international students and their dependents' stricter limits on the right to work, to study raising period, restrictions on the graduates to work in peace, and a closer examination of the visa application procedures for prolonged periods.

EUROPE: Further and healthier quality practices looked-for



Stays education courses as well as better integration of young people is the key to more and more, into the job market looks like. Full-time jobs during the transition to education, and to make more young people at the time.

It is believed that the lack of relevant skills for young people to apply for jobs they are not selected to be one of the main reasons.

More good quality practices they introduce into the curriculum of higher education that would allow on-the-job training and experience of young people would help them when looking for jobs after graduating.

However, to ensure the success of the training, practices primarily to acquire practical experience and practical skills to young people who either formal or non-formal education that they have acquired the knowledge and qualifications to be a learning experience helps. They never need to replace paid work.

EUROPE: now is the time to make the speculation in advanced education



Students' Union, a national umbrella organization of student unions in 45 of the 38 leading countries, and for the last six years of intensive higher education at different levels and in politics, after a year, I am convinced that the momentum of investment in higher education today. Ironically, only a few governments in Europe do not realize this.

Over the past year we have been working very hard with the European Students' Union (ESU) and the European governments to change the views of the commoditization of higher education.

We have witnessed student protests organized from north to south and from east to west, governments or government to raise tuition fees, or the study chose to install a long time as punishment. Some countries, however, are rowing back on student tuition fees or zero contribution to maintaining the position.

Germany budget cuts across all lines, but educational supervision should be the model for all investment priorities in education and about the prospects for long-term, this is not about the financial crisis, it is not about the Bologna process - whatever that tells you your minister.

UK: We feel duped TASMAC said Indian students



I had been working in Dubai for the last few years [says Jag deep Singh Sandal] and Master would give me the opportunity to say that my company better. TASMAC (Training and Advanced Studies in Management and Communications) in Pane, India, the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, UK, and I'm going to look at which was diverted.

TASMAC is a very aggressive marketing. Indians mortgaged their homes to study in Britain. We are left with nowhere to go close to the College.

TASMAC to stay longer than it needs to be a way.

For example, my English was not good enough and to take the EAP (Ingles academic purposes), which has been their course, and I say that they will not be recognized elsewhere. There were 43 students in two classes in 2010 as EAP. But only three of 43 passes. If you fail the exam fee of £ 75 you will have the opportunity to return and retake the value of £ 200. Students pass the second round of 12 only.

Students do not just release the tip of the iceberg



A significant decrease in the number of student applicants to UK universities this year, the worst to hit mature student applications. Playing down the impact of a number of universities, but it could be just the tip of the iceberg, after a decade of changes in university funding.

At the beginning of this month, the UK university applications body UCAS, figures released by the applications this year, an average of 8.7%, indicating. This is a significant increase in tuition fees in England could be soaring.

Faces a decrease in almost all disciplines of applications, the biggest casualties of non-European languages ​​and technology ', both of which were down almost a fifth.

These subjects were only slightly increase the 'alignment of medicine', nursing, physical therapy, and a midwife. However, certain professions are more likely to increase interest in the fact that they are funded by the government and do not have to pay tuition fees, but the stock of the current English 18-year-olds have the sudden urge to philanthropic.

Africa are fighting international students graduate



A high number of international students at a university graduate and successful evaluation and ranking requirements are great. African universities are now internationalization 'and preaching cooperation with foreign organizations through a variety of programs, both for research purposes and for international recognition.

South African universities in Africa and South African universities and other leading universities in Europe and America can be seen in the cooperation between them. This is a welcome development. However, the internationalization of South African citizens putting pressure.

Another one is the importance of the internationalization of the South African environment for students to learn how to create cultures of other countries - particularly the nations of the Southern African Development Community in the north, the coming of African students from SADC.

Kenya judgment of all-encompassing students



In retrospect, the human mind to conceive, it can achieve. No wonder human beings, other creatures are not evident in the enormous capacity, equipped with even the hardest of environments that have the ability to conquer and make a home for themselves. However, I remain skeptical about the future of our universe.

Grow more than one task for me, it was a process, but like most people. Born into a humble family in Kenya, I spent most of my time on the farm, tilling the ground and hoping it would bring a good harvest season. He was just 10 years old, responsible enough to take care of my three younger siblings I was.

I was hopeful of a peaceful world, in spite of what is said about the problems in Africa. Just being around my family reassured me the whole number of each morning.

Students command isolation in education




Anywhere in the world of education is, or should be, not only a human right, but also a strategic tool for the development of society. So, what happens is that education has lost its way, or when it involves the economic impoverishment of education?

What happens is the goal of education is to improve the standard of living in harmony with the environment of human beings, but to improve the efficiency and profitability of companies, ecological and human damage it causes?

A enhanced future from side to side education 'born free' age band



I am South African time maid and garden workers, mine workers, security guards, waiters and cashiers young generation. Children who have grown up in the post-apartheid - are not usually 'born frees' refers to.

Work with us to release our parents suffered socio-economic conditions of support, nurturing hopes of a better future for us in higher education.

Once during the first year of college - a moment to feel proud of me as a veteran of the war - I think that my generation faces the struggle is not only the lack of access to higher education, but even more, a lack of knowledge on how to educate.

I am a daughter of a single-parent home with three employees. I went to a school in Johannesburg, but rather to pay for tuition, I was awarded a scholarship to be decided later on in my academic clashes in front of many painful.

The rise in student numbers in Europe, but the funding falls



Higher education as a public good and a public responsibility vision is changing. In most European countries, where the use of cost sharing the costs of shifting the burden onto the tendency of students.

Some of the 19-year-old European Students' Union (ESU) organized a research project in the 26 countries with external financing and the name - there are not many countries in Europe that do not charge tuition fees for students from their home remain in some form of Student Future (FINST), to do so.

Denmark, Finland, Malta, Slovenia, Sweden and Norway are tuition-free higher education system, at least undergraduate level. Austria has not formally within its laws to recognize the tuition fees, but the university teaching can decide for them whether or not to charge.

Several countries - including Hungary, Poland and Slovakia - as subsidized places, some students do not pay tuition fees they offer, usually by academic ability.