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Bahrain Chamber of Commerce assesses press freedom….

May 4, 2015

The 2015 Press Kowtow award should probably go to the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) which – as reported by the equally sharp Bahrain News Agency (BNA) on 3 May 2015 – “saluted the national press strides over the past years“. It issued this statement as Bahrain joined other nations in marking the World Press Freedom Day, being held this year under the theme “Let Journalism Thrive! Towards Better Reporting, Gender Equality, and Media Safety in the Digital Age”. It lauded His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier for their support…..

As Brian Dooley of Human Rights First rightly points out today on Twitter (https://twitter.com/dooley_dooley): Bahrain scored 163rd [!!] place in the Index on Censorship survey, Read the rest of this entry »

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Submissions on Academic Freedom invited by Scholars at Risk – deadline 11 November

September 26, 2013

university valuesThe Scholars at Risk Network invites submissions for the Winter 2013 edition of University Values: a global bulletin on academic freedom, and the first of its kind around the world. Previous editions of the bulletin can be viewed at: http://www.scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu/Workshop/bulletin.php

University Values is an electronic bulletin featuring articles, essays, opinion pieces and announcements promoting discussion and understanding of university values, including values of access, accountability, academic freedom, autonomy and social responsibility.
Submission Requirements
Length: short articles of 500-700 words maximum.
Topic: on an academic freedom related issue of your choice. The article could, alternatively, contain news on important events, situations emerging in your region or specific countries or urgent appeals for scholars or universities in distress.
Deadline: November 11, 2013.
Contact: submit articles by email to scholarsatrisk@nyu.edu. Enter “University Values Submission” in the subject line of your email.
The University Values Editing Committee will select up to six articles for publication in the bulletin.  For more information about Scholars at Risk visit http://scholarsatrisk.nyu.edu.

 

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Scholars at Risk: stellar example of specialized protection tool for Human Rights Defenders

February 12, 2013

Scholars at Risk (SAR) is an international network of over 300 universities and colleges in 34 countries dedicated to promoting academic freedom and its constituent freedoms of thought, opinion, expression, association and travel. Read the rest of this entry »

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Kees Bleichrodt: 20 years the leader of UAF passes away

November 27, 2012
My posts tend to be about Human Rights Defenders at risk but this time I want to draw your attention to a great promoter of human rights in the Netherlands who recently passed away at the relatively young age of 60: Kees Bleichrodt.
This Dutchman started in the 70s as an AI volunteer and in 1978 he became their Coordinator for refugees and in 1986 deputy director.
As from 1989, for more than 20 years, he led the University Asylum Fund (UAF) which helps thousands of refugees to study and find jobs. He was a driven, hardworking man who modernised and developed the organisation enormously. He took great pride in the success of ‘his’ refugee students and described his own job as the ‘most beautiful job in the Netherlands’. He was a real networker who stayed active in other NGOs, including Scholars at Risk.  Condolences can be left at: http://www.uaf.nl

Kees Bleichrodt

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