Australia Inquiry on Beijing Academic Freedom Threats

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Students at the University of New South Wales campus in Sydney, Australia, December 1, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo/Mark Baker, File On Friday, the Australian parliament’s Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security released their long-awaited report examining foreign interference at Australian universities. During their inquiry, the committee heard evidence that Chinese government supporters threatened and intimidated pro-democracy students from China as well as university staff. The report makes strong recommendations to universities and Australia’s government to counter this…

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