Niloufar Bayani is a widely respected conservation scientist who works at the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation. She received a Master’s in conservation biology from Columbia University in 2012, and then worked for ... Continue Reading>>
Conservationist Depicts Iranian Prison Conditions In Letters Sent to Media
Congress Investigating Targeting of Chinese-American Scientists by NIH and FBI
On February 20, Rep. Jamie Raskin and Rep. Judy Chu began an investigation into concerns that Chinese-American scientists are being unfairly targeted in espionage investigations. Raskin, who chairs the Subcommittee on ... Continue Reading>>
Dr. Stella Nyanzi Released in Uganda
Dr. Stella Nyanzi, a medical anthropologist who had been sentenced to 18 months in prison for “insulting” Uganda’s President Museveni, has been released. A former Makerere University lecturer, Dr. Nyanzi was convicted in ... Continue Reading>>
Petition Launched in Support of Dr. Bülent Sik
On February 18, scientists and academics around the world initiated a petition calling for the conviction of Dr. Bülent Sik to be overturned. Dr. Sik, a food engineer who until 2016 worked with Turkey’s Ministry of ... Continue Reading>>
Two Academics at Hong Kong Universities Were Punished for Involvement in 2014 Demonstrations
Benny Tai Yiu-ting was sentenced in April to 16 months in prison but released in August pending appeal. The University of Hong Kong, where he is a law professor, is looking into the possibility of terminating his ... Continue Reading>>