LEBANON: Show aggression for working with Israelis

A professor at the American University of Beirut has been criticized for writing two academics from Tel Aviva University a book together, reports the Los Angeles Times. Lebanese law forbids its citizens any contact with Israelis.
Sari Hanoi social scientist angry colleagues and students at his university, many of whom support a proposed academic boycott of Israeli universities the. He then paused speaking engagements to appear in the UK for a meeting of students and staff on campus SUB, where he not cause apologized for the offense, but also defended his actions.

The Provost of SUB, Ahmad Dallas, reminded all academics of the need to respect the law. Defenders of Hanoi claimed that he had been subjected to a "witch hunt".

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Malaysia: Politician fall state of academic freedom

Malaysian independent media group Laura reported that an academic-turned-politician attacked the state of academic freedom in the country, alleging a culture of fear is preventing scholars properly analyze the current situation.

Side Ali hustler, deputy president of the People's Party of Justice and former president of the Malaysian Social Science Association, delivered the admonition at the end of the seven Malaysian Studies at University Scientific Conference Malaysia, Pena on 18 March.

CHINA: Academic prohibit travel

A prominent Chinese scholar who was at an academic conference in the United States to talk excluded from leaving China America. Professor Cu Weeping, a poet and professor at the Beijing Film Academy, had planned to lecture at Harvard University and attended a conference sponsored by the Association for Asian Studies. But the director of her school said she was forbidden to travel.

The New York Times reported that Cu believed she was being punished by the Chinese authorities for their comments on human rights and freedom of speech.

Most recently, included her activities take social criticism on her blog, is sponsoring a seminar on the 1989 Tienanmen Square protests and send Twitter messages about the jailing of Lou Xian, a writer who has been convicted of subversion last year for demanding increased freedoms.

The professor stared problems with the authorities on several occasions in the past in the face. During the 20th anniversary of the crackdown in Tienanmen Square, police officials a few days outside her apartment Beijing stationed.

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Iran: Nuclear scientist defects to US

An Iranian nuclear scientist who defected missing since June 2009 after the US. According to ABC News Shah ram Amur, a researcher at Male Attar University Terran's disappeared in Saudi Arabia while on a Muslim pilgrimage. Amur is almost 10 months later in the US, reports help to close the CIA in its efforts to Iran's nuclear program.

US: Haiti trip provokes academic lack of restrictions argument

An unauthorized trip by two students to Haiti in the aftermath of the recent earthquake an academic freedom row in the US led, reported Times Higher Education. Jon Blucher and Roman Annulling, students in the documentary Institute at the College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida, returned to Haiti after a university ban documentary completed their thesis on aid workers. They paid for the trip themselves and worked without any input from the university.

When the students returned to Florida, they were told their final thesis presentation could not include any post-earthquake footage because they broke university rules.

The American Association of University Professors (PAUPER) expressed concern over the undermining of academic freedom, Times Higher Education reported. In particular, the PAUPER complained the ban imposed by central administration of the university, rather than by the academic supervisors.

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Iran: Imprisoned scholar faces serious health issues

  Demanding, an Iranian scholar and journalist currently in Even Prison in Tehran, is allegedly facing serious health issues. Scholars at Risk reports that Bari hospitalized on March 20 after losing consciousness as a result of a respiratory condition exacerbated by his detention. CHAR has an action alert calling on the authorities to ensure his well-being while in custody issued.

Russia: Court discards application by imprisoned scientist

A court in the Russian city of Arkhangelsk has called for the release of Igor Stygian academic, he has a 15-year sentence for spying rejected. Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty reports that Stygian, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Institute Canada, was sentenced in 2004 allegedly passing classified information about Russia's nuclear weapons a London-based firm.

The academic denied the charges and in 2007 the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe demanded his immediate release. Amnesty International also called a prisoner of conscience Stygian. According to REF / R, the court has the last call for his release on the grounds that he broke prison rules rejected.

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Iran: Student detained and denied access to lawyers

Maid Awakening, a student at Amur Jarib University, continues to be denied access to his lawyers and visits from his family, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said. Three months ago, Awakening was sentenced to eight years and six months imprisonment and a five-year ban on travel abroad. He was transferred to Even prison on 20 April 2010 after 125 days in solitary confinement.

Awakening, known for his commitment to human rights, was arrested with violence on December 7 after a speech to students at his university to commemorate Day Student Council. As he tried to leave the campus, he was beaten by security agents and taken into custody.

He had previously arrested twice in prison, once in 2008 during the production of student publications and again in February 2009 during his participation in a memorial service for Midi Bargain, a prominent Iranian scholar.

ISRAEL: Academic deprived of right of entry to West Bank

Israeli immigration officials prevented American scholar Noam Chomsky from entering the West Bank last week. Professor Chomsky, known for his work on linguistics and philosophy, is going to give a lecture at Bizet University, BBC News reports. Chomsky said he was denied entry because the Israeli government has long objected to his controversial writings and speeches.

His Palestinian host for the visit, Mustang Barghouti generally, sharply criticized officials, claiming their decision was a blatant restriction of the freedom of expression.

The Interior Ministry is apparently trying to contact the military to clear up things and allow his safe passage. Chomsky often spoken out against the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.

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Iran: French academic leaves Iran after 10 months

A French academic who battled spying charges in Iran for more than 10 months returned to France on 16 May. Coiled Weiss is accused of collecting information and provoking rioters during the widely disputed June presidential elections in Iran.

She was released on bail after a month and a half in Iran's dreaded Even prison, but only on condition that she stayed at the French Embassy in Tehran until her trial was over.

The case of Coiled Weiss aroused widespread controversy in France and put additional pressure on the already strained relations between the two countries. According to the Associated Press, officials speculation that Weiss's return home was part of an exchange deal with two Iranians held in France, one of whom is allowed to house a little more than a week ago denied.

Russia: Nuclear scientist on the loose in "spy swap"

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

According to reports from the BBC, Stygian was delivered to Britain as one of a number of individuals convicted of spying in Russia exchanged with 10-11 individuals by the US alleged Russian spies.

Stygian was arrested by the Russian Federal Security Service in October 1999 charged with espionage and sentenced to 15 years in a strict-regime penal colony, in a case that advocates human rights apparently politically motivated and part of a widespread clampdown on freedom to be of expression in Russia.

Stygian was accused of passing classified information to a London-based research firm for whom he was conducting freelance analysis of civil-military relations in Russia.

Stygian has always maintained that he was just a public sources of information and as a civilian researcher has no access to classified sources.

His case has been identified as that of a political prisoner by both Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, which also claimed Sustains trial did not meet international standards.

Israel Academics fight for the freedom to dissent

More than 500 Israeli academics, including two former ministers education, a protest against the new laws petition, backed by the government of Benjamin Chaitanya, Israeli academics who openly support an academic boycott of signed Israeli institutions criminalize, the Guardian reported on 11 July.

Iran: Campaign to free imprisoned student photographer

More than 70 Iranian graduates have started a campaign for the release of their friend and colleague, photographer Hammed Saber student, Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty, reported launched last month. Saber was arrested on June 21 and there was no communication about his whereabouts not.

It is thought his arrest was in response to pictures that he took of protests after the disputed presidential election last year. She posted on the websites photo-sharing Flicker and Picasso under his own name, was allegedly published in foreign media, including the cover of the German magazine Deer Spiel.

Saber was a prolific photographer, and also design software users enabled the filters that countries such as Iran, the United Arab Emirates, China and others on Flicker placed bypass.

He also posted online photos of the moment in prison Oxford student Mohamed Jalapeno, as well as a few hundred of the Iranian protesters.

In a statement on WWW.freeholder.blog spot.com, a group of his university classmates and professors say that Saber chose not to emigrate despite the opportunity, because he wanted to work on Iran's freedom.

Iran: Detention of student amalgamation leaders

Two members of the Central Council of Adverb e Talkie Vanda, a representative body of Islamic student associations in Iran, was arrested by Iranian security forces, Adverb News reported on 22 August.

Hassan Aside Zebadiah was arrested at his home by security forces and Ali Jamal was arrested at work. No information on the reason for their arrests.

Both individuals had previously faced prosecution for their involvement in student politics.

  Zebadiah detained in September 2009 and released on bail after 40 days in captivity. Jamaal regularly summoned to security agencies and had received threats in recent weeks.

Students in an Islamic Society, the main pro-democracy student groups in Iran universities.

Three members of Adverb e Talkie Vanda is currently in prison: Ahmad Zebadiah, secretary; Abdul Moment, speaker; and Ali Malachi, head of public relations.

Iran: Student leader moved to hunger strike

An Iranian student leader, described as "one of the most prominent symbols of struggling student movement Iran's" was moved from Even prison Maharajahs without his family or lawyer told Radio Free Europe reported on August 18.

UK: Demanding ruling mantras of higher education

There is a special kind of British humor that is very good at finding the absurd in everyday life. It draws our attention to much of what we take for granted only by the tone or raising an eyebrow. One of these may be enough to effectively place afraid quotes around a cliche be; or draw our attention to something critical, and we laugh at the absurdity of a sudden that once seemed authoritative.

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

In South Africa, the TB Davie Academic Freedom Lecture at the University of Cape Town, it was with shining eyes, he intoned the ruling mantras past usually for sanity in the global higher education policy.

He began his lecture by repeating the words of the former British Minister of Education David Blanket: ". Higher education generates the research, knowledge and skills to support innovation and change in the economy and the wider community"

This statement suggested Briggs was "blameless enough" unless - and here he paused with the timing necessary to all comedy - "unless you're allergic to truisms is".

JORDAN: Student incarcerated for writing poem

A student at the University Ibid in Jordan is accused of lees majesty and "causing national strife" on a poem he denies wrote that criticized the King, Human Rights Watch reported on 3 September 2010 Hakim AL-Shula was arrested his university on July 25, after pamphlets of the poem under his name spread around campus.

Al-Shula, who claimed he only knew of the leaflets after he was informed by friends, phoned the police after he confronted by three fellow students about the poem, and all four were arrested. Al-Shula lived since July 29 in per-trial detention in Balsa 'prison and the military prosecutor refused his application for bail.

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

Since King Abdul dissolved parliament in November 2009, the government has many 'temporary' laws without parliamentary approval.

Ukraine: Take into custody of historian research activities

Historian Russian Ability was arrested by the Ukrainian Security Service, the SUB, allegedly on the basis of his research in the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and the Ukraine's independence movement in the 1940s and 1950s, the Ky iv Post reported on 17 September.

Ability, head of Lvov National Memorial Museum of Victims of the Occupation Regimes, Thurman to Longhorn, was arrested on 8 September 2010 and held for 14 hours after his laptop and two external hard drives seized.

The SUB claims that Ability illegally collect state secrets with the intent to distribute them.

More than 100 academics worldwide a petition for the release of Ability and expressing their concern about access to information in the Ukrainian system of higher education signed.

The petition states that "if we share views Russian Ability or not, we consider it absolutely inadmissible for harassing a security service to researchers and hamper intellectual activities ... we believe that the decision of scientific disputes depends on the free flow of ideas and free access to historical sources, no matter how controversial they may be. "

In the last years of his presidency Victor Yevtushenko decided to secret documents in Ukraine's archives, which came under the jurisdiction of the security services, be declassified.

There is concern that access to the archives to a halt under the leadership of the current president, Victor Yanukovych comes.

"A free society requires an honest discussion about the past, which is only possible when access to archives is allowed," said Timothy Snyder, a well-known history professor from Yale University with extensive experience in Eastern Europe.

USA: California university transparency bill veto

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger a bill that would require foundations and other aid groups tied to California's largest university, California State University and the University of California, to their list of donors to the public voiced open veto, Inside Higher Education reported on 1 October.

Schwarzenegger said the bill would not "sufficient protection for many who rightfully deserve a level of privacy as part of their giving." The University of California and California State University claimed that the bill a "chilling effect" would have on private donations.

The bill by Senator Leland See, a proposal for a regular critic of the university management and spending practices, amid a controversy regarding the refusal of a foundation linked to the California State University the amount spent it to Sarah Plain speaks to bring to the campus public.

The bill would institutions subsidiary organizations subject to public supervision by the California Public Records Act made. See claimed that these subsidiaries allows state universities to hide billions of dollars.

He said that "for a governor who wanted to blow up the boxes and whose rhetoric is filled with platitudes of open government, it is a disgrace and completely hypocritical than legislative veto real transparency and accountability to our public universities spend".

India: Further education college book ban sparks free speech fears

Writers, filmmakers and social commentators expressed fear for freedom of speech after the withdrawal of an acclaimed book from a university curriculum following pressure from hard-Hindu activists, ASP reported on 20 October.

Robinson Misery’s novel so took a long trip from undergraduate arts degree course Mumbai University's vice-chancellor of the complaints and protests of the student wing of Shiva Sean, a far-right political party.

Protests included copies of the novel is burnt by members of the youth wing of the party led by Addy Thackeray, grandson of Shiva Sean founder Ba Thackeray.

Shiva Sean pushes a congregationalist often anti-Muslim, anti-Pakistan agenda and often backs up threats of violence, focusing allegedly unpatriotic and libel and behavior.

Mystery condemned threats and intimidation and accuse the university and its vice-chancellor of bowing to political pressure and institutionalizing self-censorship.

Bloggers and those involved in the arts scene in Mumbai expressed concern about a growing "fascist ethos".

In an article by The Times of India on October 22, it was reported that members of the faculty are pressured by senior administrative officials to publicly declare their support for the decision to pull the book from the curriculum.

Philippines: Student remonstration behavior of academics

Students from universities in the Philippines demonstrated on November 18 at a show cause order brought against 37 members of the faculty at the University of the Philippines faculty of law, ABS CAN News reported.

Students of the University of the Philippines (UP), De La Sella University and Lyceum States from the Philippines marched through the UP campus waving placards reading: "restore integrity" and "to maintain academic freedom".

On October 20, 2010, the Supreme Court ordered the 37 professors to explain why they should not be approved for the public demanding the resignation of a fellow justice Mariano led Castillo over allegations of plagiarism.

In August, released the UP law professors of a public declaration stating that Del Castillo's plagiarism the work of three international lawyers were unacceptable and unethical.

All 37 professors can practice their licenses lost to the profession if they are cited for contempt for the signing of the declaration. The Supreme Court statement UP law professors described as "totally unnecessary, uncalled for and a rash act of vigilance".

UP law dean Marvin Leone has publicly stated that he and other signatories will stand by their actions, saying: "faculty of a law school, we feel it is our duty to the full, free and frank criticism of published decisions the Supreme Court to make. "

Bahrain: lawyer saunter out about make suffer of activists

Defense lawyers of 25 detained opposition and human rights activists, including the professor and blogger Dr. Willabella Al Sing ace, staged a walk-out of the trial of their clients in Bahrain following repeated refusal of the court to investigate the alleged torture of detainees permit, Reporters Without Borders revealed on 9 December.

Following the statement by detainee Mohamed Habit Al-Minded during the third hearing on 25 November that all detainees tortured and degrading treatment, defense lawyers asked for a medical examination to verify these allegations. The defense also requested suspension of the trial under Article 186, to the investigation of torture enable allegations.

According to Al-Sadie Jillian, representing all the defense lawyers, they decided to have a walk-out of the trial stage because they consider it unfair and does not meet international standards. The judicial authorities adjourned the hearing to 23 December

  AL-Sing ace is a mechanical engineer at the University of Bahrain and Director of the Human Rights Bureau of the Has Movement for Civil Liberties and Democracy. He was arrested by the authorities on August 13 at the Bahrain International Airport as he returned from London with his family.

While in the UK, all-Sing ace attended a seminar on Bahrain in the House of Lords, where he criticized Bahrain's human rights practices. He was accused of "inciting violence and acts of terror".

According to international sections, his lawyer reported that AL-Sing ace exposed to severe abuse, including sleep and physical violence, and medical treatment was denied.

Ukraine: Management meddling in preacher election

Election of a new rector at Donetsk National University in Ukraine has led to allegations of government interference and violence of university staff, according to reports received from the Kharkov Human Rights Protection Group. During the election on December 10, is university staff allegedly told they could vote for their preferred candidate, but that the "last word was with the Ministry."

Acting Rector Petr Yahoo, the favorite candidate of the Ministry, 29.6% of the vote, a vote of the 30% required by law for the Ministry to impose its preferred candidate. The second candidate Yuri Lysenko, 48% of the votes and was nominated for the Ministry for approval by university staff.

There has since attempts numerous allegations of government to influence the outcome of the election, or penalize Lysenko for opposing a government supported candidate. The Ministry of Interior has since announced that there will be a criminal investigation into the expropriation of funds from Donetsk University by university staff, specifically Tatiana Lev, the wife of the candidate Yuri Lysenko and Pro Rector of the university.

Following the election, Lev dismissed from her post, but the court since her recovery. On 17 December, Tatiana Lev attacked near her home by two men who punched her several times on the head before knocking her to the ground and beat her. The two men her "it was your husband" before fleeing. She concussion and contusions.

Employees at the university said that they believe that the opening of the criminal case directly related to the election of the rector to be. The appointment of Lysenko was further stalled by a court case brought by a police colonel teaching at the National University of Internal Affairs, which claims to put his candidacy forward and ignored.

GLOBAL: Educational freedom reports from in the region of the world

In Britain, police universities asked them to pass on intelligence planned protest, as students continue to cut their noisy campaign against education and increasing. In Tunisia, universities remained closed last week, but is expected to open tomorrow. The University of Tarty, the Croatian parliament a letter urging that the final version of a bill changing impact on its autonomy sent. President Barrack Obama announced that educational exchanges between Cuba and the US will ease, while in China police and campus security at Peking University has a ban issued on copying sensitive material. Egypt's Minister of Higher Education Han Hill confirmed that the government will comply with court rulings to a police presence to end on campuses.

UK: Universities asked intelligence on protest

An official of the counter-terrorism command Scotland Yard's universities contacted in London requesting them to pass on intelligence to protest student, reported The Guardian on 17 January. If students continue to cut their campaign against education and proposed increases in tuition fees, counter-terrorism police tried to obtain information about their plans.

More occupations and demonstrations are expected, and student leaders say city halls and will occupy civilian buildings in direct action protests.

During the week beginning January 10, a counter terrorism official e-mail contacts at more than 20 universities requested London: "If in your capacity at your various colleges ... you pick up any relevant information that would be useful to everyone we expect to possible demonstrations or occupations, send it to me, "The Guardian revealed.

International: Academic freedom reports from approximately the world

A student leader was abducted by the authorities in the province of Baluchistan in southwestern Pakistan. In Russia an associate professor was fired after attending a mass protest over disputed presidential election in the December and Turkey is a sociologist and is trying acquitted of the charges for which she has already acquitted twice. In South Africa, the Council for Higher Education has suppressed a university audit after complaints by the Chancellor that it "biased" and in Malawi lecturers on strike after a colleague was interviewed by a local police chief over an example he in a political science class.

Pakistan Student leader kidnapped

A student leader of Baluchistan kidnapped on February 9 while returning from an internship, the Asian Human Rights Commission reported on 16 February.

Fared Ahmed Bloch, a final year student at the Baluchistan University of Engineering and Technology and the president of the Bloch Students Organization (SO-Assad) of the district Hadar in Baluchistan.

He was abducted from outside the check-point of the Frontier Corps (CF) in Jacquetta, the provincial capital of Baluchistan in southwestern Pakistan. He was returning from an interview for an internship at Pakistan Telecommunications, a sector company public.

Worldwide: Academic freedom reports from around the world

Senior Chinese researcher Jun hydroxide was sentenced to 14 years in prison for allegedly leaking information to foreign intelligence agencies about the health of the leader of North Korea's. In Turkmenistan, the government restrictions on university students clapped, giving no explanation. Malaysian academic Ahmad Faze Abdul Humid and two other men were acquitted of possession of banned religious books, and in Saudi Arabia 119 academics and activists have called for sweeping reforms. In Russia a lecturer and student to remain in prison for participating in mass protests following disputed presidential elections the December.

China Academic jailed for leaking the health Kim Jon-Ills

  Jun hydroxide, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Institute of Japanese Studies, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for allegedly leaking information to South Korean and Japanese intelligence agencies about the health of Kim Jon-IL, the North Korean leader, Chosen Ibo reported on 28 February.

Hydroxide was arrested in early 2009 to discuss the deteriorating health of Kim Jonquil and his being sent to Chinese doctors for treatment. He was formally charged with spying for South Korean and Japanese intelligence agencies and of taking bribes from them.

Hydroxide denied the charges and declared that its activities, including contacts and statements on South Korean and Japanese agencies and media, is only connected to his academic work as a researcher and deputy director of the Institute of Japanese Studies.

International: Academic freedom intelligence from around the world

After weeks of violence in Burkina Faso, where at least six students have died, the government closed all universities until further notice. The Yemeni army injured 98 students during an attempt to stop protests on campuses. In Sudan, 100 students and youths arrested since January and very severe abuse and torture reported. An Iranian lecturer in history was dismissed after publishing critical articles, and the Iranian Ministry of Education has new restrictions announced on students abroad. In Malawi, lecturers strike against interference in academic freedom defied a presidential order to return to work.

Burkina Faso: Universities closed after protests student

After weeks of violence and a huge demonstration, the government closed all universities across Burkina Faso until further notice, the Washington Post reported on 14 March.

At least six students have died in clashes with police over the past month. Damage to public offices in the northern city of Ouahigouya and cuts to social services for students were also reported.

The government closed universities in response to student protests in connection with the death of Justin Bongo, a student who died on February 20 while in police custody in Ouagadougou, west of the capital Ouagadougou.