Iran: Movement to discharge locked up student photographer

More than 70 graduates Iranians have launched a campaign calling for the release of his friend and colleague, photographer Hammed Saber student, Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty reported last month. Saber was arrested on 21 June and there had been no communication regarding their whereabouts.

It was thought that his arrest was in reaction to photographs he took of protests after the disputed presidential election last year. His photos are published on the websites Flick and Picasa photo sharing under his own name, were published reports in the foreign media, including the first page of the German magazine Deer Spiegel.

Knowing he was a prolific photographer, and had designed software that allowed users to bypass filters that countries like Iran, UAE, China and other countries have introduced Flick.

He also published online photos of today jailed student Mohammed Jalaeipour Oxford, as well as several hundred Iranian protesters.

In a statement posted on www.freehamedsaber.blogspot.com, a group of his classmates and professors say that Saber decided not emigrate even had the opportunity because I wanted to work for the freedom of Iran.

They called on the authorities to "respect the ideas of others and create conditions where all people, including experts, can freely play a role in the country's progress." Knowing asked to be given a fair trial.

Iran: prominent scholar sentenced to prison

Emadeddin Bagri, a prominent Iranian scholar, journalist and human rights activist, has been sentenced to one year in prison and a ban on political activity for five years, after a two-year trial for the formation of an organization for the defense of prisoners' rights, Reporters Without Borders reported on July 26.

Bagri was arrested at home in December 2009, the day after major protests in Tehran and other cities during a Shiite religious holiday. He was detained without charge and solitary confinement in Evan Prison and was denied access to medical care, legal representation and family. He was released on bail last month after 180 days in prison.

Bagri is awaiting a second trial brought by the Ministry of Intelligence in relation to allegations surrounding his appearance in an interview with BBC Persian government critic and cleric dead.

He was awarded the Human Rights Prize of the French Republic in 2005 for his campaign to abolish the death penalty in Iran, and was the winner of the 2009 Martin Annals for human rights activists

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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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