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Scholars at Risk Network

NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Scholars at Risk Network appears in 3 declared MEP meetings (1 different MEP), most often with European People's Party.

3
declared meetings
with current MEPs
1
MEP met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
5.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Scholars at Risk (SAR) is an international network of over 650 higher education institutions and thousands of individuals in over 40 countries dedicated to protecting and offering sanctuary to threatened scholars.”

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“SAR’s mission is to protect higher education communities and their members from violent and coercive attacks, and by doing so to expand the space in society for reason and evidence-based approaches to resolving conflicts and solving problems. SAR meets this mission through direct protection of individuals, advocacy aimed at preventing attacks and increasing accountability, and research and learning initiatives that promote academic freedom and related values. SAR’s Academic Freedom Monitoring Project identifies and reports attacks on higher education to protect vulnerable scholars and students, hold perpetrators accountable, and prevent future violations.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 3 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group. Every meeting was with a single group.

European People's Party3100%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (1 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2024
1
2025
1
2026
1

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Christian Ehler
3 meetings · EPP

The 3 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
9 Jan 2026Christian EhlerFP10
27 Aug 2025Christian EhlerResearchers at Risk/Academic Freedom/ERA Act
30 Jul 2024Christian EhlerAcademic freedom

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