The April 30th hearing for Professor Abdul Jail Al-Singace, a scholar of mechanical engineering at the University of Bahrain, resulted in a re-trial for Dr. Al-Singace and his co-defendants (including human rights activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja, who is currently on hunger strike). The date for the re-trial is not yet known. Dr. Al-Singace will have to remain in prison until the retrial. … continue reading >>
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Good News from Bahrain: Dr. Jahromi is Reinstated
March 20, 2012
The Committee of Concerned Scientists received the following email from Dr. Masaud Jahromi.
Dear friends and colleagues;
Hi, I would like to inform you that last night I have been reinstated officially to my position – Chair of Telecommunication Engineering department in Ahlia University. Appreciating your remarkable efforts.
Wishing the day that all Bahrainis receive their rights.
Best Regards
Masaud … continue reading >>
Bahrain Should Reinstate Professors, Students as Independent Commission Recommends, SAR Urges
February 28, 2012
The Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI, established by the Bahraini government to investigate the aftermath of last year’s protests in Bahrain) documented numerous instances of human rights violations against academics and students. Scholars at Risk (SAR), an international network of universities and colleges, recently called upon authorities in Bahrain to implement all of the recommendations the Commission in this respect. CCS had advocated on behalf of several of the academics cited by Scholars at Risk (Drs. Al-Singace and Masaud Jahromi.) Because of its extensive and thorough discussion of this important issue, we quote the SAR report in full. … continue reading >>
An Update on Professor Jahromi in Bahrain
February 7, 2012
On January 19, 2012, Professor Masaud Jahromi of Bahrain met with the Public Prosecutor before the verdict for his trial was issued. The Public Prosecutor ordered that the charges be dropped since it was related to “freedom of speech” which is consistent with the report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI). … continue reading >>
CCS Welcomes the Release of Vietnamese Professor, Pham Minh Hoang
January 26, 2012
We welcome the release from prison of Vietnamese professor of mathematics, Pham Minh Hoang on January 13, 2012. CCS was among the many human rights groups and academic associations advocating for Professor Hoang’s release. Pham Minh Hoang, a professor of mathematics and blogger in Vietnam, was arrested on August 13, 2010 and was later convicted of holding membership in Viet Tan, a banned political group. He was released on January 13, 2012 … continue reading >>
CCS Welcomes Release of Professor Nasser Bin Ghaith of the UAE
November 29, 2011
CCS was among the many human rights groups and academic associations advocating for Professor bin Ghaith, a lecturer of economics at the Abu Dhabi branch of the Paris-based Sorbonne University in the United Arab Emirates, who was detained in April in Dubai and charged for being a threat to public security, undermining public order, insulting the government and opposing the government system. The charges appeared to be based on his peaceful criticism of the government of the United Arab Emirates … continue reading >>
AFP: Vietnam cuts jail term of French-Vietnamese blogger
November 29, 2011
HANOI — A Vietnamese court on Tuesday halved the jail sentence of a French-Vietnamese blogger whose release has been sought by Paris and the European Union, his lawyer said.
Pham Minh Hoang, who has dual nationality, will be freed on January 13 after serving a 17-month sentence for attempted subversion but will still have to serve three years’ house arrest, lawyer Tran Vu Hai told AFP.
Hai had hoped for greater leniency at the hearing, which lasted less than half a day in Ho Chi Minh City. … continue reading >>
Iranian Physician Released From Prison
September 6, 2011
Arash Alaei, a pioneering HIV and AIDS doctor, has been released from an Iranian prison, his family said Sunday Aug. 28. Both he and his brother, Kamiar Alaei, who is also a doctor, were arrested in 2008. They were charged with “communication with an enemy government” and for trying to “overthrow the government,” according to Kamiar. … continue reading >>
Chinese Dissident Released from Prison
June 27, 2011
Hu Jia in April 2010
Hu Jia, a prominent Chinese dissident whose activism on behalf of the environment and AIDS sufferers landed him in prison for the last three and a half years, was released in the pre-dawn hours Sunday, June 18, and returned to his home in Beijing.
CCS has been advocating for his release, supporting his family”s request for medical parole, in view of Hu Jia’s serious liver ailment.
Professor Released from Iranian Prison
June 27, 2011
Professor Emadeddin Baghi
CCS also welcomed the release of Professor Emadeddin Baghi, who was released after serving two concurrent one-year jail sentences for “propaganda against the state”. One related to his founding of the Association to Defend Prisoners’ Rights and the other to an interview broadcast by the BBC together with the late government critic Grand Ayatollah Hosseinali-Monatazeri. … continue reading >>
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