RUSSIA: Court throw-outs application of prison and science

A court in the Russian city of Arkhangelsk has rejected a request to free education Igor Stygian, who is serving 15 years sentence e sip on age. Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty says that Stygian, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Canada Institute, was sentenced in 2004 for allegedly passing the knowledge about Russian nuclear weapons London-based firm.

In studies reject the trials in 2007 Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for the same release. Amnesty International also called Stygian prisoner of conscience. According to RFE / RL, the court rejected the request as soon as possible to be freed because he had broken prison rules.

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Iran: Student detained and denied access to a lawyer

We vacuole Maid, a student at Amir Jabir University, continues to be deprived of the opportunity his lawyers and visits with his family in International human rights in Iran said. Three months ago, the vacuole was sentenced to eight years and six months' imprisonment and five years ban went abroad. He was Even prison on 20 April 2010 after serving 125 days in solitary confinement.

We vacuole, known for dedication to human rights, the violence were arrested on December 7 after speaking to his disciples University to commemorate Students Day. When he tried to leave the university campus, was beaten by security agents and was arrested.

He was previously imprisoned and twice, once in 2008 on the fabrication of the study and in February 2009 when he had a memorial service for Midi Bargain prominent Iranian scholar.

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UK: Cambridge changing laws that sackings easier

Changes to Cambridge University law may make it easier to sack difficult dons, and Guardian says. University council, the head of the second Chancellor mind to strip Regent House (the dons' parliament which comprises half of university staff) to its list of approved staff directly to redundancy.

The new proposals would mean that the students that are facing redundancy to meet the same medical literature, lab taught by other non-academic staff, and the Guardian says. Until now, students have a right to be heard and considered the second Chancellor of the committee of five, which acts as the University Court of Appeals.