Scholars at Risk is concerned over public reports that Mr. Gu Chuan, a scholar and blogger, was denied permission to leave China to take up a position as a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University in the United States. SAR asks for letters, faxes and emails urging the appropriate authorities to inquire into the matter and to explain publicly the circumstances of any restrictions on Mr. Chuan’s travel or, if there are no official restrictions, to expedite approval of any pending or future travel requests.

Scholars at Risk (SAR) is an international network of over 270 universities and colleges in 34 countries dedicated to promoting academic freedom and its constituent freedoms of thought, opinion, expression, association and travel. In cases involving alleged infringement of these freedoms, SAR intervenes hoping to clarify and resolve matters favorably.

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