International: Educational self-determination reports universal

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.

Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA) was founded in 1993, independent research, and administration as autonomous entities, under the auspices of the prime minister though. Tuba currently 140 members, 40 honorary members, including his own, were appointed.

On August 27, the government announced plans for a new statutory decree, divide the selection of the members of the Higher Education Committee and tuba.

This will end the autonomy of the tuba, which is the organization that is controlled by a majority of members appointed by the government.

International Academy shared their concerns about the new decree, and reminded the Turkish authorities that all the academies of science must remain an autonomous institution. A common expression that justifies the mass resignation, the only independent academic scientists argue that the ability to select other scientists based on their merits.

Confirming their intention to retain their autonomy, academic "Science Academy" has announced the establishment of a new independent and autonomous organizations.

BAHRAIN: follow the trials of student

Student at the University of Bahrain crackdowns on track. Dozens of students were charged, tried, and imprisoned, some of them in Bahrain on November 14, La Vow.

On 23 October, six students from the University of Bahrain - Jasmine Alhulaiby (19), Jaw ad Kalahari (24), Yusuf Ahmed (20), Shawna Pleasure (22), Jasmine Almukhudur (20) and Sale Mohamed Tami Makin (19) - were, one to 15 years in prison and a 349,300 dinar (US $ 925,000) fine for the military, the National Security Court sentenced.

The students were accused of charges related to the brutal attack, which is believed to have government-sponsored, March 17, on the campus of the University of Bahrain. Positions, which many "scratch" they called, among other things, theft and destruction of university property, "flammable and explosive weapons" and possess with intent to kill.

The students, who were studying in Bahrain Teachers' College, College of Business Administration and the Faculty of Law and described the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR) as "the best academic student" that they were arrested in their homes by between March 27 and April 26, security forces.

Reports indicate that they have been denied contact with their families and lawyers. Most of them complain of physical and mental abuse, including torture confessions extraction.

BCHR says a fair trial the prosecution did not meet with the students.

The court also refused to investigate allegations of torture and the student would have to clean up the evidence excluded.

Meanwhile, more than 100 students are still being tried in a criminal trial by a lower court for their alleged participation in the pro-democracy protests earlier this year. They have been charged with "illegal gathering in a public place crimes, incitement to hatred of the regime, of the University of Bahrain and a third body to attack and destroy the property."

The University of Bahrain is a close supervision by the authorities, and they have concerns about the negative impact in the field of education will be heard. October 24, hundreds of students on campus and formed by two students, Muhammad Anwar Hassan Amber and on the controls were searched, they were arrested and detained for a week.

Dozens of other students, dismissed their tertiary institutions, are still waiting to resume their studies.

INDONESIA: Papuan students intimidated

Papuan student dormitories to local organizations and civil society groups in Indonesia have protested over the raid against the security forces, the Jakarta Post on November 14.

People and Violence Commission (contrast), and the lack of Victims of Papuan civil society groups - the National Committee of West Papua, Papua Fokker Cooperation Forum and non-governmental organizations including the Anti-Corruption Alliance of Papuan - systematic attacks on the security forces convicted of Papuan students in Jakarta and Deposer, Bali.

November 12 armed officers from the army and the national police On Papuan student Tibet, South Jakarta raided a room. It was now officially justified by the need to collect data on the Jakarta-based Papuan students. Students were left terrified and traumatized by the incident.

This was a police officer for nine days in a room in Deposer Papuan infiltrated and students to leave their official identity cards, officially for security reasons after he asked.

Harris Zahra, a coordinator in contrast, live outside Papua Papuan students are the subject of widespread intimidation and threats. These raids a violation of article nine of the Human Rights Act 1999, he argued.

Zahra advise the army and police to stop intimidation campaigns against the Papuans and called on the authorities to investigate the attacks.

Azerbaijan: Renowned scientist demoted criticism

Raffia Allayed, the Azerbaijan Oil Academy professor, has been demoted for criticizing the authorities after the arrest of a youth activist, Radio Free Europe the 7th of November.

Alice’s arrest Haciyev Baxtiyar academy young entrepreneurs (also known as Bakhtiyar Hajiyev) under Azerbaijani law after he questioned the legality of the post as chair was demoted robotic control systems.

Allayed officially violating the labor code "has no bearing on his employment contract in accordance with its commitments," accused. Despite these accusations, he remains a member of the Academy.

Haciyev former Harvard student and youth activists previously ran in the parliamentary elections. He was sentenced in May to two years in prison for failing to comply with military service. But his supporters argue that his arrest and his recent calls for his criticism of the government by breaking with the anti-government protest.

Elda Amazon, head of the Forum of Intelligentsia of Azerbaijan, Allayed said that Azerbaijani authorities have ordered the demotion of his activities in relation to the socio-political and "shameful academy" as described.

He explained his concern about the rising tensions in a campaign aimed at the intelligentsia, the Azerbaijani authorities on time, and called for dialogue.

He paid no comment, according to the Ministry of Education, or by Allayed.

* Noemi Bovet program Network for Education and Academic Rights, near the non-profit organization, to respond quickly to the repression of the global transfer of accurate information and education officer for human rights violations is one of the easier.