Chinese Court Imposes Life Sentence on Uyghur Scholar: Beijing Permanently Silences Another Intellectual from Xinjiang The Case of Rahile Dawut On September 22, 2023, it was confirmed by the human rights group Dui Hua Foundation that Chinese authorities have handed down a life sentence on internationally renowned Uyghur ethnographer Rahile […]
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Iraq’s Desperate Plea for the Release of a Kidnapped Scholar
Latest Abduction in Pattern of Enforced Disappearances Amnesty International, along with three other human rights organizations, has called on the Iraqi government to ensure the immediate release of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a US-based scholar who was kidnapped in Iraq on March 21, 2023. Tsurkov, a dual Russian and Israeli citizen, was […]
Bridging Freedom and Justice: The Urgent Call to Release Prominent Scholar Gubad Ibadoghlu
Unlawful Detention of Azerbaijani Scholar and Political Activist: A Chilling Example of Repression Introduction The case of Gubad Ibadoghlu, an Azerbaijani scholar and political activist, has brought to light yet another grim example of the Azerbaijani authorities’ misuse of the criminal justice system to stifle peaceful criticism and dissent. Ibadoghlu’s […]