Obituary from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Theoretical physicist Sir Anthony James Leggett, widely recognized as a world leader in condensed matter physics and for his pioneering work on ... Continue Reading>>
Anthony Leggett, a Nobel Laureate Who Contributed to the CCS’s Work With Soviet Refuseniks in the 1970s and 1980s, Passed Away on March 8, 2026
University of Sancti Spíritus Professor Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Allegedly Painting Anti-Government Graffiti
University of Sancti Spíritus Professor Ariel Manuel Martin Barroso was recently sentenced to 10 years in prison for allegedly painting anti-government graffiti under charges that appear to be entirely politically ... Continue Reading>>
Appeal to the United Nations Calls for Release of Russian Engineer Dmitry Bogmut After Seven-Year Sentence
Dmitry Bogmut, an engineer from St. Petersburg, was sentenced to seven years in prison for sharing anti-war content about the Russian army. The CCS holds the opinion that Bogmut has not committed any crime under either ... Continue Reading>>
Roy Medvedev, Chronicler of Soviet Repression and Voice of Dissent, Passes Away at 100
Roy Medvedev, Soviet Era Historian and Dissident, Is Dead at 100 His score of books and hundreds of essays documented Stalinist executions, Communist repressions and censorship, and the transition to post-Soviet ... Continue Reading>>
Call for End to Ongoing Persecution of a Physicist
CCS urges authorities to end the prolonged persecution of a physicist convicted on terrorism-related charges in France over 16 years ago. Even though he served his sentence and has since contributed positively to the ... Continue Reading>>