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New Handbook Aims to Protect Scientists From Autocratic Threats

Inside Climate News · By Bob Berwyn · last updated
Scientists, experts say, need to help protect democracy, “the system of government in which science, health and humanity are most likely to thrive.”

By Bob Berwyn

As autocratic regimes around the world increasingly step up attacks on scientists and academic freedom, a team of researchers has published a new anti-autocracy handbook to help scientists protect their personal safety and their work.