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Chinese authorities arrested three Tibetan monks, including a student in Beijing after a self-immolation protest against Chinese rule in Tibet, and have banned a debate between universities in the revolution of 1911. Iran lawyer human rights and law professor at Alamo University in Tehran Tabatabaee has been fired, and two student activists have been expelled from Baku State University, Azerbaijan. Student anti-government protests were held in Damascus and Aleppo University in Syria.

China: Tibetan monks arrested, including a student

Chinese authorities arrested three Tibetan monks, including a student in Beijing after a self-immolation protest against Chinese rule in Tibet, Radio Free Asia reported on 3 April.

Following protests against Chinese rule in Tibet when the young monk Losing Phuntsog self-immolated and died on March 17, the Chinese authorities have intensified and expanded its repression of Tibetan monks. The protesters demanded a free Tibet and the return of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

Losing Stupak student of Beijing University nationality, and two monks, Losing Ngoro and Losing Chapel, were arrested. The reason and the location of his detention remain unknown.

The Chinese authorities have increased their control over the Nab Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, making the coverage of events even more difficult than usual. They impose new restrictions on the Karta monastery in Nab prefecture, where both Phuntsog and Stupak come, including greater control movements of the monks.

The Chinese authorities have also arrested dozens of Tibetans, including family members of Phuntsog, without revealing the reasons for the arrests.

According to Steering, a monk from Karta monastery affiliated to Dharamsala, India, the Chinese authorities have been conducting rehabilitation programs with Tibetan monks. It is reported that the Karta monastery in Nab Prefecture and witnessed periodic repression of Chinese authorities, especially since the riots in 2008.

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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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