1.0Harvard Gazettehttps://news.harvard.edu/gazettegazetteimporthttps://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/author/gazetteimport/Safe haven sought for persecuted scholars — Harvard Gazetterich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VrvpdPe08x"><a href="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2002/03/safe-haven-sought-for-persecuted-scholars/">Safe haven sought for persecuted scholars</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2002/03/safe-haven-sought-for-persecuted-scholars/embed/#?secret=VrvpdPe08x" width="600" height="338" title="“Safe haven sought for persecuted scholars” — Harvard Gazette" data-secret="VrvpdPe08x" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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The University Committee on Human Rights Studies is launching a new Harvard initiative to assist scholars who face the risk of persecution in their home countries because of their beliefs, scholarship, or identity. The yearlong fellowship is intended to provide a safe environment for academics, writers, or independent intellectuals (employment at an academic institution is not required of fellowship candidates) to pursue scholarly work without fear of repression, violence, censorship, or punishment. The fellowship is not envisaged as an opportunity to mobilize political support on the issues giving rise to a scholars predicament.