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Archive<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section>
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Statement by US scientists: “To the American People” can be found here:<\/h3>\n

https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/13gmMJOMsoNKC4U-A8rhJrzu_xhgS51PEfNMPG9Q_cmE\/edit?pli=1&tab=t.0#heading=h.b3f2t4qlidd<\/p>\n

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Trump appalled by action against elite American universities<\/strong><\/h3>\n

https:\/\/orf.at\/stories\/3389355\/<\/p>\n

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Sign against the censorship of research by the current U.S. government<\/h3>\n

We would like to draw your attention to an important declaration that is directed against the increasing censorship of research by the current U.S. government. The declaration sends a strong signal for scientific freedom and the protection of critical research. <\/p>\n

We invite you to sign it: https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSenHphuS0QIp1NPpyFNMJo4dd591UEOjHHyIGzNrVco90eYwQ\/viewform<\/a><\/p>\n

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Appeal by the International Academic Community in Support of Serbian Students & Professors<\/h3>\n

Dear Colleague,<\/strong><\/p>\n

We write to you as members of the academic community, gravely concerned about the escalating repression targeting participants in peaceful students-led protests<\/a> that have now persisted for four months.<\/p>\n

From the very beginning, students and citizens have faced systematic state intimidation, culminating in a shocking act of violence during a mass protest on March 15 – a moment intended for solemn silence in memory of 15 fellow citizens who tragically lost their lives. In that very moment of commemoration, an unidentified device emitting a powerful sound<\/a> and shock wave was unleashed against peaceful demonstrators without warning.<\/strong> The resulting pressure wave triggered mass panic, causing injuries and widespread distress. This deliberate deployment of such a device constitutes a flagrant violation of the Police Law of the Republic of Serbia. The intentional use of tactics designed to instil fear, panic, and chaos represents a grave breach of fundamental human rights – including the right to life itself. The report from Earshot confirming this is available HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Equally alarming is the campaign of intimidation that followed. Witnesses have been threatened with prosecution under the pretext of “inciting panic and disorder” if they speak out about the incident. This attempt to silence citizens not only deepens the violation of fundamental rights but also exposes a dangerous disregard for the rule of law. The targeted attacks against the rector, who has stood in defense of academic integrity and students’ rights, have escalated into an open campaign led by pro-regime public figures calling for his arrest. <\/p>\n

This tragic event did not occur in isolation. These student-led mass protests were ignited by the tragic collapse of the canopy at the recently renovated Novi Sad railway station – a preventable disaster that claimed 15 lives, including several students. This tragedy has come to symbolize something far greater: decades of negligence, corruption, and systemic mismanagement, where public funds disappear into dubious projects at the cost of citizens’ safety. For many, the canopy collapse stands as a devastating reminder of the human cost of a political system that prioritizes power and profit over accountability and public welfare.<\/p>\n

Outraged by this tragedy and the deeper crisis it exposed, students at universities in Novi Sad, Belgrade, Kragujevac, and Ni\u0161 have organized blockades and demonstrations, demanding transparency in the reconstruction process, accountability for those responsible, and justice for the victims.<\/p>\n

We stand at a critical moment. The repression of peaceful protest and the silencing of those who speak out against injustice threaten the very principles of democracy and human dignity. We therefore call on you to stand in solidarity with Serbia’s students and academic community in their courageous pursuit of truth and accountability.<\/p>\n

Universities have long been spaces of free thought and critical inquiry – and it is our shared responsibility to defend those who peacefully resist repression in the name of justice.<\/p>\n

Please read and sign the appeal here:<\/strong> https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/jnVLs00DLW<\/a><\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/strong>
\nMembers of the Academic Community from Serbian Universities<\/em><\/p>\n

Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Government Censorship<\/h3>\n

Signatories to the Declaration continue to grow, and now stand at over 3,500, including 91 organizations such as the Association of University Presses (AUP)<\/strong>, the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP)<\/strong>, the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)<\/strong>, and the OAPEN Foundation<\/strong>, as well as numerous publishers and individual journals (see the full list of organizational signatories at the end of this email).<\/p>\n

We have an ambitious goal to reach 10,000 signatures in April, so we need your help gathering more signatories<\/a><\/strong> through your personal contacts and on social media (remember to use the #DefendResearch hashtag so that we can all amplify each other’s posts).<\/p>\n

From the responses to our questionnaire<\/a> (still open) asking which of the four commitments you’ve taken action on, we know that most of you are sharing the Declaration and encouraging others to sign. Thank you and please keep up the good work! Reaching this goal will help us have a powerful impact as we fight back against the U.S. government’s onslaught of censorship orders and actions, by:<\/p>\n

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  1. Raising awareness of the dangers of censorship and the need to #DefendResearch<\/strong>. A strong, shared voice will be an effective tool in not only stopping, but beginning to roll back this assault on our national research infrastructure. Coverage of the Declaration like these pieces in Nature<\/a>, Scientific American<\/a>, and other media<\/a> will help, and we’re also starting to work on evidence-based toolkits you can use to get the message across in your own communities.<\/li>\n
  2. Connecting people and organizations to generate action<\/strong>. We are talking to a number of like-minded initiatives including Stand Up For Science and the Data Rescue Project about how we can collaborate to maximize the impact of our work. We’re also using our website<\/a> to share information about other efforts to fight back on censorship.<\/li>\n
  3. Influencing change-makers, who can help us get the message out most effectively.<\/strong> By using the leverage of our signatures we will both influence more people to sign the Declaration and mobilize all signatories to take action.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    More on all of this soon. In the meantime, thank you again for your support, and please keep spreading the word and taking actions to help #DefendResearch!<\/p>\n

    Lisa Schiff<\/a> (@lschiff.bsky.social), Alice Meadows<\/a> (@alicemeadows.bsky.social), Catherine Mitchell<\/a>(@camitchell.bsky.social), Sara Rouhi<\/a> (@RouhiRoo.bsky.social), Peter Suber<\/a>(@petersuber@fediscience.org)<\/a>, Suze Kundu<\/a> (@funsizesuze.bsky.social)<\/p>\n

    Call March for Science_24022025 (PDF):<\/h3>\n

    https:\/\/www.wissenschaft-fuer-demokratie.info\/wfd-live\/cms\/files\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Aufruf-March-for-Science_24022025.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Ludwig Boltzmann Institute conference on science, truth and democracy<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    April 3, 2025, 10:00 – 18:30 | Location: Juridicum of the University of Vienna, Schottenbastei 10-16, 1010 Vienna<\/h3>\n

    Binding registration is requested by March 30, 2025: Registration
    \nParticipation is free of charge.<\/p>\n

    https:\/\/geschichte.lbg.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/2025-04-03_WWD-Tagung_Agenda_2025-03-26.pdf<\/h3>\n

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    Violence, memory and reconciliation: truth as a field of conflict between science and democracy
    \nRarely before have democracy and the rule of law been under such pressure as they are today. Its existential crisis is also and above all a crisis of the meaning and function of truth and trust in society, as well as a politics that opportunistically asserts alternative truths and thus distances itself from the claim to operate on the basis of facts. As a systematic search for truth, science and research have a key role to play in this crisis. Science may flourish and prosper in democratically constituted, freedom-guaranteeing constitutional states, but it is not itself democratically constituted:
    \nScientific discourses are radically more open than political discourses and yet do not accept everything that meets with high approval.<\/p>\n

    The conference will deal in an exemplary manner with the question of truth in the relationship between testimony and the culture of remembrance, in the identification and documentation of violence in conflicts and with the handling of truth in post-conflict situations (transitional justice).<\/p>\n

    Further information can be found on the conference website.<\/p>\n

    https:\/\/geschichte.lbg.ac.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/03\/2025-04-03_WWD-Tagung_Agenda_2025-03-26.pdf<\/h3>\n

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