通过集体行动保护学者权利

The CITR case and other legal victories show that, despite the isolating effects of repression, scholars can protect their rights by working together. Institution leaders can support litigation, protect norms with public statements, work to fund areas under threat, and make institutional procedures resilient to intimidation. Scholarly associations can stand up for scientists' rights and adjust conference structures to better include people with compelling reasons not to travel. Principal investigators who are US citizens can publicly join lawsuits, as two of us have done (2, 11), when freedom of expression is affected by restrictions on the rights of students and employees. …