Here is the same summary, notable is a number of hate crimes that took place.
Academic freedom issues
The government did not restrict academic freedom, but academic freedom was an underdeveloped and poorly understood concept. Most major universities were state owned; while university rectors had a degree of autonomy; curriculum and degree standards were tightly controlled by [...]

Just like in a previous post, here is some selected topics from the Human Rights Report published by the US Department of State.
Academic freedom issues
According to the report published by the U.S. Department of State the government did not restrict academic freedom; however, human rights and academic organizations questioned whether the convictions of some individuals [...]

The US Dpartment of State released its Human Rights Report for 2007. Below is a summary of some issues. By no means it is a detailed summary, however, as soon as I get more time all topics will be updated and expanded.
Academic freedom issues:
The government restricted academic freedom, in part by requiring educational institutions to [...]