June 23, 2000

A Safe Haven for Scholars From Repressive Countries

By PAUL DESRUISSEAUX

New network will provide jobs for imperiled academics

Sitting in a jail cell in Beijing last fall, Yongyi Song had a dream. In it, he imagined the existence of an organization that fought for the rights of scholars who have been unjustly persecuted or detained. "I dreamed such a group was helping my wife and small college rescue me," he said. "I did not think they could do it on their own."

Following his arrest by Chinese police last August on a trumped-up charge of spying, Mr.

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