April 15, 2009

For 'Rescued' Scholars, Persecution Came in Many Forms and Many Lands

By Aisha Labi

United Nations

A marine biologist in Ukraine was fired from his university position for studying mollusks in the bay near his institution, despite warnings from the government to focus his academic inquiries elsewhere.

An epidemiologist was prevented from publishing material about maternal mortality rates in his country because his findings were at odds with official statistics disseminated by the government, which insisted that the numbers offered no cause for alarm.

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