Turkish minister pressed on case of charged academics

By Brendan O'Malley. The New York-based Scholars at Risk, or SAR, Network has urged the Turkish Minister of National Education, Nabi Avci, to make public a private affirmation of Turkey’s commitment to academic freedom and called on him to support ending the investigation of 1,128 academics from 89 universities who signed a petition criticising military operations in the south-east of Turkey. Read more...