IMPORTANT THING: Scholars For Sodiqov Petition - this guy is a Tajik academic, and has been arrested on charges of espionage in Tajikistan. He's written articles for a journal/organisation I work for

about corruption in Central Asia. NEWS ARTICLE UP AND COMING.

Tajik Authorities Seize Academic, Call Research "Spying"...

please go sign. Especially if you're an academic or student, as there's broader issues of academic freedom and the dangers of research, as well as the obvious.

oh yikes