Network for Education and Academic Rights
NEAR's purpose is to facilitate the rapid global transfer of accurate information in response to breaches of academic freedom and human rights in education.
Alerts
Lecturer Sacked for Attending Dissident Funeral
Action Alert
Country: Iran
Source: International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran
Date: 04 February 2010
Prominent Academics Now Able to Travel
Alert
Country: United States of America
Source: Inside Higher Education
Date: 26 January 2010
Iranian Teacher Unionist Facing Imminent Execution
Action Alert
Country: Iran
Source: Education International
Date: 19 January 2010
Professor’s Contract Discontinued After Criticism of President
Action Alert
Country: Russia
Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
Date: 12 January 2010
Widespread Condemnation of Somali University Bombing
Alert
Country: Somalia
Source: Education International
Date: 14 December 2009
Uzbek Students Expelled for Not Picking Cotton
Alert
Country: Uzbekistan
Source: Radio Free Europe (RFE/RL)
Date: 10 December 2009
Academic Facing Additional Charges of Espionage
Alert Update
Country: Iran
Source: Associated Press
Date: 10 December 2009
French Academic Appears in Tehran Court
Action Alert
Country: Iran
Source: AFP News
Date: 19 November 2009
Alert
Country: Turkey
Source: NEAR and SAR
Date: 18 November 2009
Student Activist Held in Tunisia at Risk of Torture
Action Alert
Country: Tunisia
Source: Amnesty International
Date: 13 November 2009
Alert Update
Country: Turkmenistan
Source: Human Rights Watch
Date: 12 November 2009
Violations by Country
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| 1 | Iran | 60 |
| 2 | China | 34 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 32 |
| 4 | Russia | 30 |
| 5 | Israel / Palestine | 25 |
UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education
Paris, 5-8 July 2009
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