Just one in three people live in a nation that guarantees the independence of universities and research, according to an annual index warning that academic freedom is declining worldwide.
PARIS — Just one in three people live in a nation that guarantees the independence of universities and research, according to an annual index warning that academic freedom is declining worldwide, particularly in Russia, China and India.Attacks on freedom of expression, interference at universities and the imprisonment of researchers are just some ways that "academic freedom globally is under threat," the index said.
Accounting for the world's growing population, the proportion of people living in nations with academic freedom is comparable to 1973, she added."Now, 45.5 percent of the world's population—3.6 billion people—live in 27 countries where academic freedom is completely restricted," the report said.
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