Academic Freedom Movement
| Academic Freedom Movement | |
 | |
| Abbreviation | AFM |
|---|---|
| Formation | XII.1744 AN |
| Type | Academic resistance organization |
| Legal status | Underground organization |
| Purpose/focus | Resistance to military rule, preservation of academic freedom |
| Location |
 Oportia |
| Membership | Faculty and students from multiple universities |
| Official languages | Alexandrian |
| Coordinator | Professor Helena Moreau |
| Affiliations | Democratic Restoration Committee |
The Academic Freedom Movement (Alexandrian: Mouvement de Liberté Académique) is a clandestine resistance organization operating within Oportia's higher education system since the 1744 Oportian coup d'état. Founded by Professor Helena Moreau of the State University of Vanie Political Science Department, the movement emerged as a response to the militarization of universities and the implementation of the National Salvation Council's Patriotic Education Initiative.
The movement formed following the placement of all major universities under direct military supervision on 30.XII.1744 AN. The National Salvation Council's requirement that university administrators report "dissident activities" to security forces prompted faculty and students to organize covert resistance networks within existing academic structures.
The Academic Freedom Movement operates through study groups, research conferences, and scholarly publications as covers for political organization. Key activities include the circulation of banned political literature through library networks, clandestine seminars on constitutional theory, and protection of faculty targeted by the Vermian Recalibration System.
The movement has documented over 200 faculty dismissals and 1,500 student suspensions related to political activities by XIV.1744 AN, while simultaneously reporting increased participation in resistance activities.
Table of support
| Donor/Supporter | Type | Amount/Nature of Support | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Académie Alexandrin |
Foreign Academic Institution | 5,000,000 Oportian Mérite | I.1745 AN | Channeled through encrypted cryptocurrency transfers to fund underground scholarly publications and secure communication networks |
 Edgard III, Titular Emperor of the Alexandrians |
Foreign Royal | 2,000,000 Oportian Mérite | II.1745 AN | Personal donation made through intermediary banks in Nouvelle Alexandrie to support displaced academics and their families |
| State University of Vanie Faculty Senate |
Domestic Academic | Underground printing equipment | XII.1744 AN | Secretly provided access to university printing facilities for resistance literature production |
| Anonymous Oportian Alumni Network |
Domestic Alumni | 750,000 Oportian Mérite | II.1745 AN | Coordinated fundraising among graduates living abroad, primarily in Nouvelle Alexandrie and Natopia |
| Anonymous Foreign Donors | Foreign Individual | 1,200,000 Oportian Mérite | I-II.1745 AN | Untraceable donations from expatriate Oportian academics and sympathetic foreigners or Raspur Pact allies. |
| Alexandrian Nazarene Church of Saint-Marc |
Domestic Religious Institution | Meeting spaces and sanctuary | Ongoing since XIII.1744 AN | Parish hall used for "community discussions" that address political themes under religious cover |
| Total Documented Financial Support | ≈8,950,000 Oportian Mérite | |||
