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Security clampdown on researchers sparks backlash over academic freedom

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The French Minister for Higher Education and Research Philippe Baptiste.
The French Minister for Higher Education and Research Philippe Baptiste. © Jérôme Fouquet/Ouest-France/PhotoPQR/MaxPPP

French research organisations have stepped up their protests against the expanding oversight of laboratories by security services. They complain of threats to academic freedom and a lack of transparency.

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