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Dr. Cyril Karabus Returns to South Africa Cleared of UAR Manslaughter Charges
After eight months of frustrating delays in the United Arab Republic, the 78-year old South African pediatrician and oncologist, who was arrested on his way through Dubai last August, finally went home on May 17. The arrest grew out of a 2002 treatment by Dr. Karabus of a … continue reading >>
CCS Chairs Disagree with Stephen Hawking’s Israel Boycott Position
In a letter to the eminent scientist Stephen Hawking, the co-chairs' of the Committee of Concerned Scientists expressed concern on behalf of CCS that Hawking has publicly endorsed the movement for "Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)" directed against Israel and that he has declined an … continue reading >>
Secretary John Kerry to Discuss Chen Guangchen’s Nephew Chen Kegui with China
In his talk at the New School on February 6, 2013 (see our posting summarizing that event), the blind Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng expressed great concern about the arrest and sentencing of his nephew, Chen Kegui, by local authorities in home Chen's province. He believes that attacks on Chen's … continue reading >>
Abdlolreza Ghanbari’s Death Sentence Set Aside, Amnesty International Learns
Professor Abdolreza Ghanbari completed a PhD in Persian language and literature and has taught this subject in high schools and at Payame Nour University. We understand that his only political activity was to belong to a trade union that had been dissolved in 2007. Ghanbari was sentenced to death … continue reading >>
Omid Kokabee’s Refusal to Work on Nuclear Projects May Offer Clues to his Imprisonment
According to a recent article in the publication Nature, Omid Kokabee, the Iranian graduate student in physics at the University of Texas/Austin who is in jail in Teheran, released two open letters in … continue reading >>
Chen Guangcheng Calls Rule of Law Essential in China for Human Rights
Blind Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng, who is studying at NYU law school under asylum in the US, gave a talk on February 6, 2013, at the New School in New York City on “The Future of the Rule of Law … continue reading >>
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