| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, June 27, 2014 | 12:00PM - 2:00PM | The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs - 1 Devonshire Place |
A Global Discussion – Toronto Meeting
Since 16 June 2014 Alexander Sodiqov, a young scholar and PhD student at the University of Toronto, has been in the custody of the security services in Tajikistan. Under contract to conduct academic research for a British-funded project, Sodiqov had just started his research in Khorog, Tajikistan, when his ordeal began. A Tajik national, Sodiqov was in Tajikistan conducting research on the topic of “Rising Powers and Conflict Management in Central Asia” under a contract with the University of Exeter in the UK. The project is funded by the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council. Sodiqov had just started his research in Khorog, Tajikistan, when his ordeal began. The detention incommunicado of a young scholar has generated an international outcry—from students, from scholars, from universities, from human rights groups, and from foreign governments.
In this global discussion, held in at least seven settings, scholars consider not only the latest information about Sodiqov’s detention but also the broader implications for research scholars around the globe.
The Toronto Meeting will be held at the Munk School of Global Affairs on Friday, June 27, 12-2 PM
Confirmed Speakers: Prof. Edward Schatz (Univeristy of Toronto), Ms. Chrystia Freeland (Canadian MP and author)
This panel is part of a Global Discussion (June 26 – July 1, 2014):
Thursday, June 26
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: American University of Central Asia and Institut français d’études sur l’Asie centrale
Friday, June 27
Exeter, United Kingdom: University of Exeter
London, UK: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto, Canada
Washington, DC, USA: George Washington University
Monday, June 30
Paris, France: L’école des hautes etudes en sciences sociales
Tuesday, July 1
Freiburg, Germany: Freiburg University
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