Violence Against Academics During 2019 Protests
During the 2019 Sudanese Revolution that led to the ousting of President Omar al-Bashir, universities became central sites of protest and subsequent repression. On April 11, 2019, security forces and militia groups loyal to al-Bashir stormed the campus of the University of Khartoum, Sudan’s oldest and most prestigious university. The attack targeted a peaceful sit-in […]
Targeting of Tigrayan Academics
Following the outbreak of conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region in November 2020, academics of Tigrayan ethnicity faced widespread and systematic persecution. At Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia’s flagship higher education institution, dozens of Tigrayan professors reported ethnic profiling, surveillance, and intimidation. By December 2020, at least 20 Tigrayan academics had been placed on indefinite administrative leave […]