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Andrey Seryakov

Andrey Seryakov
Date of incident: January 26, 2024
Type of violation: dismissal
Institution: Saint Petersburg State University

Summary: SPbSU, presumably on the initiative of the FSB, did not renew the contract with Andreev Seryakov. The scientist was an observer at the elections and participated in anti-war actions. Andrey Seryakov, a research fellow at the Laboratory of Ultra-High Energy Physics, told about the dismissal in his Telegram channel. The university did not renew Seryakov’s contract – his position in the laboratory was reduced, and the management refused to consider Seryakov’s candidacy for other positions.

Sources: Novaya Gazeta.Baltia, Paper.

26 January 2024

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