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By the numbers / Attacks on higher education and academic freedom

December 2021 – December 2022

Incidents of students or academic staff killed, disappeared or experiencing violenceAcademic staff or students prosecuted or imprisoned Bills restricting academic activity at higher education institutions introduced in US state legislaturesPercentage of incidents reported involving attacks on students’ free expression

Source: Scholars at Risk. (2022) Free to Think. Academic Freedom Monitoring Project

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