Robert Quinn

Where is our prisoner, Ahmadreza Djalali?
A respected doctor. A husband. A father. An innocent man who has endured what no human being should ever endure. Today & every day, we raise our voices for Ahmadreza.
We call on @MariaStenergard to end this nightmare & #SaveAhmadreza.
We urge @SwedishPM to use every tool at his disposal, leverage Sweden’s alliances, & do whatever necessary to finally #BringDjalaliHome. Be Ahmadreza’s voice. Sound the alarm over his disappearance & suffering…and keep sounding it until he’s back with his family. Silence Is Deadly! #جاسوسی_اتهام_دروغین #FalseAllegations #FreeDrJalali #احمدرضا_جلالی #where_is_our_prisoner @SweMFA @AmnestySverige @EUparliament @Europarl_EN @kajakallas @ScholarsAtRisk @eu_eeas @swedeniniran @VUBrussel @LucSels @DeGraeveWies @amnestyvl @amnestybe @VMehrannia @amnestyitalia @bergersus @NazaninBoniadi @GeertBourgeois @TheRWCHR @Edelstam @tomvdkendelaere @hildevautmans @weimers @DavidLega @EP_President @EU_Commission @vonderleyen @YlvaJohansson @asjohansson @EUCouncil @Free_Djalali @DjalaliFree @vonderleyen @EP_President @EU_Commission @EUCouncil

Ahmadreza Djalali has suffered a heart attack! After years of cruel medical neglect, isolation, & psychological torture in Iran, his body is giving out on him. He has been transferred to the hospital wing of Evin Prison — yet despite the gravity of his condition, he has been told he cannot see a cardiologist until Sunday. Again & again, Ahmadreza is forced to wait: for medical care, for compassion, for his country — and for the international community — to act. We urgently call on @SwedishPM, @kajakallas, @Europarl_EN, & the int’l community to intervene, NOW, without delay, without excuses! Ahmadreza needs immediate, life-saving care, & most importantly, he needs to get out of the hell he has been surviving in for the past 9 years! Your continued silence will cost Djalali his life! #SaveAhmadreza #BringDjalaliHome #FreeDrJalali #احمدرضا_جلالی @SweMFA @AmnestySverige @EUparliament @Europarl_EN @kajakallas @ScholarsAtRisk @eu_eeas @swedeniniran @VUBrussel @LucSels @DeGraeveWies @amnestyvl @amnestybe @VMehrannia @NazaninBoniadi @amnestyitalia @bergersus @GeertBourgeois @tomvdkendelaere @hildevautmans @weimers @DavidLega @EP_President @EU_Commission @vonderleyen @YlvaJohansson @asjohansson @EUCouncil @Free_Djalali @DjalaliFree

For 70+ yrs, Americans benefited ENORMOUSLY by attracting world class minds to US unis, labs & cos. US HEd = innovation = patents, prizes & meds = companies & jobs = higher GDP = nat'l security & prestige = better future for kids = better US for ALL US tinyurl.com/mvrv9emp

Recent pressures on US higher ed are not new. Keeping history in mind, link is to annotation of US gov ltr to @Columbia threatening sanctions. Issue is not the need for policy review, it is whether govt should use threats to dictate outcomes. #freetothink linkedin.com/posts/robert-q…

Caution: Justification is not cause. SocSci & HUM are not the cause of state pressures on highered. The paradigm of safe, loyal, or patriotic disciplines v "troublemakers" is a lie, told by authorities to control what ideas are shared w/public. wsj.com/us-news/educat… via @WSJ

I am so inspired by Omar Mohammed, recent guest on SAR’s ‘Free to Think’ podcast, for his environmental, oral history, and antihate/antisemitism initiatives centered on Mosul, Iraq after its liberation from the Islamic State in 2017. Listen here: scholarsatrisk.org/podcast

Season 5 of SAR’s ‘Free to Think’ podcast is underway! Thank you to @khooyinghooi for joining us to discuss her research and academic freedom coalition-building in Southeast Asia. Listen here: 📷scholarsatrisk.org/resources/podc…

In #Free2Think2024, @ScholarsAtRisk highlights attacks on #highered worldwide and demonstrates that this global problem requires an immediate, global response. Learn more here: scholarsatrisk.org/resources/free…

“We owe it to them to be their hope...” Read this inspiring article about the amazing work of @bickfordian, @DecolonizingPAX, & everyone at @AUAfghanistan, delivering quality education despite grave challenges. In Exile, AUAf Doubles Down ... chronicle.com/newsletter/lat…

SAR Europe is hiring!  We seek a Programme Officer for the EC-funded MSCA4Ukraine fellowship programme supporting displaced researchers from Ukraine. Info at:  my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecrui….  Applications must be received by 23:30hrs (Ireland time) on Thursday, April 18, 2024.

Such a privilege to speak w/#MSCA4Ukraine fellow Artem Nazarko about his legal scholarship around war crime prosecutions in #Ukraine. This vital @EU_Commission-funded program helps 100s of scholars contribute to Ukraine's future. Listen at: scholarsatrisk.org/podcast

According to the latest edition of the Academic Freedom Index, just released, 3.6 billion people now live in countries where academic freedom is completely restricted: academic-freedom-index.net Our work @Scholarsatrisk is more important than ever...

Register to hear academic, journalist and human rights activist @marvisirmed speak @KentState today (online + in-person) at 5:30 PM EST in the lead up to #InternationalWomensDay⬇️ The event is part of a wider Speaker Series: “Women: Voices of Leadership and Voices on the Margins”

We're hiring @ScholarsAtRisk! 2 exciting roles: (1) finance & admin; (2) scholar assistance and membership growth. Apply or share w/your networks today! scholarsatrisk.org/category/caree…… #HumanRights #highered #finance #nonprofitmanagement

Scholars in #SoutheastAsia are speaking out in support of their colleague, @soliglesias, who was abruptly disinvited from an upcoming conference at #NUS, an incident that highlights longstanding #AcademicFreedom concerns in #Singapore. Learn more: @manifestofortruth/statement-on-the-national-university-of-singapore-disinvitation-of-dr-sol-iglesias-817533fdfa7e" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@manifestofort…

#HigherEd communities are suffering from violence, insecurity, and threats to #AcademicFreedom in connection with the crisis in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank. Read SAR's call to support at-risk scholars, protect higher ed, and safeguard academic freedom: scholarsatrisk.org/2023/12/call-t…

This December newsletter, we bring you a note from SAR Executive Director Rob Quinn @RobQ_SAR acknowledging ongoing crises, sharing guidance on promoting higher education values, & making a major announcement — SAR’s 2024 Global Congress. Read & subscribe: ow.ly/UqoS50Qi5YS

In times of suffering, fear & threat, it helps to reach back for examples of decency & courage under pressure. Here's one of a univ rector bending & breaking rules, facing arrest & 18 months in prison, to save his students from fascists... stories.kuleuven.be/en/stories/the… #wecanbebetter

Further erosion of #academicfreedom in #HongKong is "matter of global concern because it will have far-reaching implications for academic freedom and democratic values not only in Hong Kong but worldwide." Read: Hong Kong’s Deteriorating Academic Freedom city-journal.org/article/hong-k…