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Dawn, April 29, 2015
KU professor shot dead in Karachi
Assailants on Wednesday shot dead an assistant professor of the University of Karachi (KU) in Federal B area.
READ MOREA World at School, April 28, 2015
Israel blamed for deadly attacks on Gaza schools in UN report
Images of bodies being pulled from the rubble of bombed schools in Gaza caused outrage last summer – and led to calls to end the militarisation of schools in Palestine…
READ MOREEuropean University Association, April 23, 2015
Universities unite in one-minute silence against violence
The European University Association (EUA) has called on all European universities to unite in solidarity for the victims of Garissa University College in Kenya and all those affected by other…
READ MORENewsweek, April 22, 2015
The Mysterious Murder of a Pakistani Professor
Suddenly, I felt something wrong had happened to my beloved shaheed mentor.” Dr Amna Afreen was squeezed into the back seat of a Toyota Probox station-wagon, travelling at speed down…
READ MOREOutlook India , April 21, 2015
Nearly 11,000 Guards Trained For Safety of Schools in Peshawar
Police in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has trained nearly 11,000 security guards this year for the protection of educational institutes in the aftermath of the 2014 Taliban attack on a…
READ MOREAl-Fanar Media, April 17, 2015
Yemen’s Students Idle as Air Attacks Continue
Students have been shut out of Yemen’s classrooms since the Saudi-led air attacks started on March 26. Those attacks have also killed hundreds of schoolchildren and damaged schools and universities.
READ MOREThe Express Tribune , April 17, 2015
Student, two security guards injured in Lahore school firing incident
A security guard was injured in a firing incident outside St. Francis High School in Lahore’s Bahar Colony when he tried to stop dacoits from stealing a motorbike.
READ MOREAl Jazeera, April 14, 2015
Note to Boko Haram: Western education is NOT a sin
One year ago, on April 14, 2014, 276 teenage girls staying in the dormitories of a government secondary school in Chibok, Borno State, northeast Nigeria, were abducted by Boko Haram.…
READ MOREUNICEF, April 13, 2015
800,000 Children Forced to Flee Violence in Nigeria and Region
Around 800,000 children have been forced to flee their homes as a result of the conflict in northeast Nigeria between Boko Haram, military forces and civilian self-defence groups – according…
READ MOREA World at School, April 13, 2015
Five Syrian children and three teachers killed in airstrike on Aleppo school
Schools in the rebel-held areas of the Syrian city of Aleppo have been closed for a week after an airstrike on a primary school was reported to have killed five…
READ MOREDevex, April 9, 2015
More than a terror assault, Garissa a direct attack on education
Students and teachers at an institution for higher learning in northern Kenya were rudely awakened Thursday last week to the sound of gunshots. By the end of the day, more…
READ MOREProject Syndicate, April 9, 2015
Bring Them Back Now
It has been nearly a year since the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls from their school in the town of Chibok in northern Nigeria on April 14,…
READ MOREDaily Witness, April 6, 2015
3 Students killed in Arab coalition bombing in central Yemen
Three students were killed on Tuesday during an air raid launched by the Saudi-led Arab coalition on a military base controlled by the Shiite Houthi movement, a base that was…
READ MOREGlobal Partnership for Education , April 2, 2015
Statement by Alice Albright on the attack on Garissa University College in Kenya
Yesterday’s attack on the Garissa University College in Kenya leading to reported killings of more than 147 students, teachers and university staff is yet another shocking reminder of how education…
READ MOREEuropean University Association, April 2, 2015
EUA condemns attack on Garissa University College
The European University Association is dismayed by and strongly condemns the terrorist attack that unfolded at Garissa University College in Kenya on Thursday 2 April killing 147 students and leaving…
READ MOREUNESCO, April 2, 2015
UNESCO Director-General Condemns Attack on Garissa University College in Kenya
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova has strongly condemned the armed attack on Garissa University College in Kenya that occurred on 2 April 2015 and has cost the lives of at least…
READ MOREHuffington Post, April 2, 2015
Enough! The Attacks on Schools Must End
After Pakistan, Nigeria and South Sudan, a fourth country has now become the most recent victim of heinous terrorist attacks on students and educational establishments.
READ MORETimes Higher Education, April 2, 2015
Kenya attack highlights universities’ vulnerability
A deadly attack at a Kenyan university demonstrates that higher education institutions are a “soft target” for terrorists, campaigners have said.The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack said the…
READ MOREThe Office of Gordon and Sarah Brown, April 2, 2015
Gordon Brown Calls for Immediate Release of Students in Kenya University Attack
The UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown said:“Gunman from the militant group al-Shabab, who have shot and taken hostage students in Kenya today, must be sent a message…
READ MORESave the Children , April 2, 2015
Kenya university killings fuel growing global trend of attack on education
‘Today’s attacks are both unjustified and horrifying in equal measure. The simple act of going to school or university is becoming increasingly perilous for young people across the world, with…
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