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Chinese Activist Says He Will Study at NYU
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/4
CERN Scientist Sentenced to 5 Years in French Terrorism Case
Scott Sayare, The New York Times, 5/4
Movement to Protest Israel’s Policies Triggers Bitter Fights Over U.S. Scholars’ Speech
Peter Schmidt, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/4
Independent UN experts urge Iran to ensure protection for rights defenders
UN News Centre, 5/4Bahrain: BTA court case postponed for fourth time to 30 May
Education International, 5/4
An Academic Right to an Opinion
Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Education, 5/4
Iranian translator halts hunger strike, source says
CNN, 5/4
Refugee from Congo is among UK’s degree recipients
Linda B. Blackford, Lexington Herald-Leader, 5/2
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Tamar Lewin, The New York Times, 5/2
South Korea steps up stem-cell work
Soo Bin Park, Nature, 5/1
Bahrain court orders re-trial in high-profile case
Habib Toumi, Gulfnews, 4/30
Sound science policy center gets a million-dollar boost
Nicola Jones, Nature, 4/30
Six law enforcement agents arrested over student death
University World News, 4/29
Dissident students barred from universities – Minister
Shafigeh Shirazi, University World News, 4/29
Formosa Plastics urged to drop lawsuit against professor
Focus Taiwan, 4/29
The Netherlands grants export licence for mutant flu work
Brian Owens, Nature, 4/27