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flag A record 40 U.S. academic freedom attacks in early 2025 tied to post-election policies, targeting critics of Gaza policy and foreign scholars.

flag The Scholars at Risk 2025 Free to Think report, released October 1, 2025, documents 40 attacks on academic freedom in the U.S. during the first half of the year, calling the situation “unprecedented in history.” The surge is linked to federal actions following Donald Trump’s re-election, including executive orders eliminating diversity programs, freezing research funds, restricting student aid, and launching over 60 antisemitism investigations. flag These measures, along with detentions and deportation attempts targeting foreign scholars and efforts to influence university operations, have disproportionately affected faculty and students critical of U.S. policy on the Gaza war. flag Globally, 395 attacks were recorded across 49 countries from mid-2024 to mid-2025, with severe consequences in Bangladesh and Serbia. flag SAR warns academic freedom is declining rapidly worldwide, driven by elected leaders using legal and extralegal tactics to undermine universities and independent thought.

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