Comprehensive: Academic freedom reports international

In Uzbekistan, an Uzbek female student on vacation from studies in Germany has committed suicide after four days of police questioning. In Turkey, 22 28 young leftists detained for six months by accusations of terrorist links have been released after a court rejected the accusations against him. Professor Nasser bin Gaither University of Sorbonne Abu Dhabi, along with four others detained for eight months for signing a petition in favor of reform in line, has been released after a presidential pardon. In Iran, a jailed rights activist has been denied permission to write an admission test certificate. And in Tunisia, the Islamic fundamentalist groups have disrupted classes and university exams have targeted teachers.

The suicide of the student after the police interrogation: UZBEKISTAN

Uzbek Gulsumoi Abdujalilova student committed suicide after being interrogated for four days by the local authorities in the Uzbek city of Andirons western, Radio Free Europe reported on 6 December.

Abdujalilova, who studied in Germany, was home on vacation when he was quoted by local police and interrogated for four days in early December.

On December 4, committed suicide ingesting a large quantity of pills.

According to Yelena Urlayeva, who chairs the Human Rights Alliance of Uzbekistan NGO Abdujalilova was physically mistreated during their detention.

She was also forced to write a false statement against the leader of the opposition Movement of the people of Uzbekistan (OHH), Muhammad Salix, who currently lives in exile.

In a suicide note, Abdujalilova wrote: "They tried to make me kill some opposition activists, but it's better if I'm dying to take the life of another person."

According OHH, who through their website to express their condolences to the family of the student, Abdujalilova never been part of the opposition movement.

No details were given for Abdujalilova being summoned by the police, and the authorities were not available for comment on the case.

TURKEY: Court rejects accusations students released

Twenty young people, mostly students, were released by a court in Ankara after spending months in prison on charges of links with terrorist organizations, Harriet reported on December 10.

The trial against 28 youths left opened to the main courthouse in Ankara on 09 December. At least 3,000 people, including academics, activists and lawmakers from the Republican Party and the Peace and Democracy Party, gathered outside the court to support the accused.

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United States: California vetoes bill transparency further education college

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill that would have required foundations and other auxiliary groups linked to major universities of California, the California State University and University of California, to open its list of donors for the public Inside Higher Education reported on 1 October. Schwarzenegger said the bill does not "provide sufficient protection for many who rightfully deserve a level of privacy as part of their donations." The University of California and California State University said that the bill would have a "chilling effect" on private donations. The bill was proposed by Senator Leland Yee, a frequent critic of university governance practices and spending amid a dispute concerning the refusal of a foundation linked to the University of the State of California to disclose amount was spent to bring Sarah Plain to speak at school.

Inclusive: Academic autonomy reports worldwide

In Britain, police have asked the universities to spend them intelligence about planned protests, since students continue their vociferous campaign against education cuts and fee hikes. In Tunisia, the universities were closed last week, but is expected to be inaugurated tomorrow. Tartu University has sent a letter to the Croatian Parliament urging that the final version of a bill that affects their autonomy may change. President Barrack Osama has announced that educational exchanges between Cuba and the US eased, while in China the police and the security of the campus of Peking University have issued a ban on copying sensitive material. Minister of Higher Education Hani Hill Egypt has confirmed the government will comply with judicial decisions to end police presence at the campus. UK: Universities asked for intelligence information about the protests An officer from Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist command has contacted the universities of London requesting that transmi...

UKRAINE: Take into custody of historian do research activities

Historian Russian Ability has been arrested by the security service of Ukraine, SBU, allegedly based on his research in the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and the Ukrainian independence movement in 1940 and 1950, the Kyiv Post reported 17 September. Ability, head of the National Memorial Museum of Victims of the occupation regime, Thurman an Lonskoho Lvov, was arrested on 8 September 2010 and held for 14 hours after his laptop computer and two external hard disks seized . The SBU says Ability illegally gathered state secrets with the intent to distribute. More than 100 academics from around the world have signed a petition in favor of releasing Ability, and expressing their concern about access to information on the higher education system of Ukraine.

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