GLOBAL: Academic freedom information universal

In Syria, a nuclear physicist who was shot in the head has become the latest victim of a series of targeted killings in the city of Homs scientists. Iranian Amid Kokabee, PhD student at the University of Texas detained in Even prison in Tehran on charges of espionage, went on trial last week. And in China, the authorities have canceled classes outstanding Uighur professor at Beijing Minorities University professors and 20 Uyghur’s have been fired from a university education in the north-west to Xinxiang lack fluency in Mandarin.

SYRIA: nuclear scientist killed in Homs

Onus Abdel Kari Khalid, a professor of nuclear physics-based Homs in Syria, was killed in front of house. His death is the latest in a series of assassinations directed scientists to the city, the BBC reported on 28 September.

The academic was shot in the head in front of house in the city of Homs, which has become a central point of the repression of the regime.

The state news agency, Sana, declared the death of the nuclear scientist to be linked to a terrorist group, while another report said he was killed in a revenge attack.

But activists blame the regime for his death and accuse the government of President Basher al-Assad of trying to spread chaos and fear among the population, in an attempt to quell the protests.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in the UK, the government aims to "provoke sectarian discord" in Homs killing the scientists.

The announcement of the death of the scientist coincided with reports of clashes between security forces loyal to the regime and deserters in the strategic town of Rasta, north of Homs.

His death also occurred during a period of political tension as the international community, led by France, Germany and Portugal, UK, has demanded sanctions against the Syrian government, while the repression continues.

According to the UN, more than 2,700 people have been killed across Syria since protests began six months ago.

Iran: Trial student at the University of Texas rescheduled

The trial of Amid Kokabee, a doctoral student at the University of Texas who has been detained in Iran since February, began on October 4. He denied accusations of having relations with a hostile country and receiving illegitimate funds, reported The Statesman. If convicted, Kokabee (29) could be sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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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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