Utrecht University Utrecht University in the Netherlands has withdrawn itself from the World University ranking World University Rankings provided by Times Higher Education. As this has generated quite some reactions - praise, questions, some doubts, I want to provide some context. Hence a thread 🧵1/16

مریم لطفی، خبرنگار شرق بازداشت شد #مریم_لطفی، خبرنگار اجتماعی شرق ظهر امروز #بازداشت شد. مریم لطفی برای انجام تهیه گزارش خبری به بیمارستان فجر نیروی هوایی رفته بود تا از وضعیت دختری که در مترو از هوش رفته‌بود، گزارش تهیه کند. نهاد بازداشت‌کننده این خبرنگار مشخص نیست.

Here’s my research tip: If you’re in a senior role, support PhD students and early career academics as much as possible. Include them on publications. Invite them to be part of grants. Pay them to deliver guest lectures. We can all take steps to make academia more supportive

My 84-year-old mother was taken hostage. In her name, too, I plead: Don’t destroy Gaza haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Such voices need to be heard.

راویان حقیقت، به ۲۵ سال زندان محکوم شدند. اگر شما هم به این حکم معترض هستید، امشب درباره آن بنویسید. #نیلوفر_حامدی #الهه_محمدی #الهه_نیلوفر

Two students #Hasti_Amiri and #Zia_nabavi have been sentenced to a year in jail for their involvement in a protest related to the poisoning of female students less than a year ago.

In performance art, we study both theory and practice. A note to myself: Activism doesn't reside in theory; rather, theory is crafted to comprehend practice.

دستور-اجرا A score #Armita_Garavand

Die bekannte Menschenrechtsanwältin نسرین ستوده, die heute an der Beerdigung von Armita teilnahm, wurde dort von Regime-Schergen, sogenannte Sicherheitskräfte, verprügelt. Sie soll ins Krankenhaus gebracht worden sein. Reza Khandan, ihr Mann, hat es bestätigt.

We are pleased to announce the release of #Free2Think2023, which analyzes 409 attacks on #HigherEd communities around the world. Read, share, and join SAR in the global fight for the freedom to think, question, and share ideas: scholarsatrisk.org/resources/free…

Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh teeters on the brink of peril within Iran, her hunger strike, a desperate plea for justice. Violently detained at Armita Geravand's funeral, her predicament embodies a grave injustice. We implore you to demand her immediate release,

From #Iran to the #UnitedStates, learn about #AcademicFreedom concerns around the world in #Free2Think2023: scholarsatrisk.org/resources/free…

So, jetzt wird's langsam Zeit: um 12h gehts los! Tag der Offenen Tür Theaterwissenschaftliche Sammlung Wir freuen uns! #TWSTdoT #TheatreHistoryRocks Hanna Korsberg Judith Rauscher ChristineSVoigt Merle Ingenfeld Azadeh Ganjeh

#Free2Think2023 examines diverse, country-level developments and trends and highlights situations in 16 countries and territories worldwide. Learn more: scholarsatrisk.org/resources/free…

In view of surveillance, propaganda and violent actions against researchers in #Iran, performance artist and scholar Azadeh Ganjeh stresses: "#AcademicFreedom is a public concern. It needs advocacy from all of us." #ResearchersAtRisk #SchwartzInitiative Inspireurope+

Bitte unterstützen Sie die Petition gegen das Ende von 3sat! Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger @ElinaReitere Kai Bremer Marcel Annika Brockschmidt Bernhard Neuhoff Doctoressa ecstatica @DependencyBonn Christiane Enkeler Esther Slevogt @zahnwart Felix Lempp Christiane Florin Azadeh Ganjeh Maja Goepel @beyond-ideology.bsky.social Haustein

SAR’s #Free2Think2024 report is out! Attacks on #highered are widespread and can happen anywhere–in authoritarian and democratic societies–and require the international community to take action. Read now: ow.ly/WIJt50TGK1x