Wang Dong, a Civil Engineering student at Hunan City University was expelled from the school for posting a controversial message on a blog. It is essential that students, as part of their education, be allowed to think ... Continue Reading>>
Civil Engineering Student At Hunan City University Expelled for Expressing Opinion on Blog
Calling for China to Intervene with Iran on Arrest and Sentencing of Xiyue Wang, Chinese-Born US Graduate Student
Xiyue Wang, graduate student at Princeton University, was arrested in Iran, charged with spying and sentenced to 10 years in prison for conducting research on ancient documents in conjunction to his Ph.D. thesis. CCS ... Continue Reading>>
Swedish Physician/Professor In Very Bad Health in Iranian Prison: 124 Nobel Laureates Call for His Release
Ahmadreza Djalali, a physician and lecturer living in Sweden, was arrested while in Iran for a presentation to other medical professionals. He was accused of spying and sentenced to death. He has now been confined for ... Continue Reading>>
Trial of Turkish Academics Who Signed Peace Petition Leading to Jail Time and Deferred Sentences
The first group of Turkish Academics who received indictments have been brought before the courts recently. 700 (of 1,128) have been questioned by police, 542 have been indicted and are in some phase of the trial ... Continue Reading>>
Critic of Aramco Sale Charged With Terrorism
Essam al-Zamil, a well-known Saudi Arabian economist has been jailed for over a year and faces charges of terrorism. His criticism of the Aramco sale seems to be the impetus for his arrest. Many rumors are also being ... Continue Reading>>