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"A report from Human Rights Watch released yesterday found students and
academics critical of China’s Communist Party are being harassed and
intimidated by supporters of Beijing.
Human Rights Watch interviewed 24 pro-democracy students from mainland China
and Hong Kong, and 22 academics at Australian universities. In three verified
cases, families of students in Australia who lived in China were visited or
were requested to meet with police about the student’s activities in Australia.
The report also said Australian universities had failed to protect the academic
freedom of students from China, and academics.
As a result, the report said students from China and academics researching
China had been self-censoring “to avoid threats, harassment, and surveillance”.
This frequent self-censorship threatened academic freedom.
Freedom of speech and academic freedom are paramount values for Australian
universities. To protect these values, universities must do more to ensure the
safety and well-being of students and employees."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
