Amaya Eva Coppens, a medical student at the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua in Leon was arrested after a peaceful protest on September 10, 2018. She is currently being held in preventative detention in La ... Continue Reading>>
Medical Student Arrested After Protest in Nicaragua
Russian Human Rights Activist, Lyudmila Alexeyeva and 41 Scientists, Jurists, Journalists and HR Defenders Call for Release of Kudryavtsev
Moscow’s newspaper Kommersant published a letter on the scientist Victor Kudryavtsev, signed by Russian Human Rights activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva and 41 other scientists, jurists, journalists and HR defenders asking that ... Continue Reading>>
Another Uyghur Professor Imprisoned in China Facing Two-Year Suspended Death Sentence
Halmurat Ghopur was sentenced for “separatist tendencies,” allegedly for plotting to “create a Muslim Caliphate” in the region by 2030. There is no evidence to support these charges. Ghopur is a distinguished medical ... Continue Reading>>
Iranian Teacher Arrested in Classroom in Front of His Students
Mohammad Habibi, a 29 year-old teacher, was arrested on March 3, 2018 in front of his students by the Revolutionary Guards. Habibi has since been sentenced for 10.5 years in prison for “gathering and colluding to commit ... Continue Reading>>
Environmental Scientists Being Detained In Iran and Accused of Spying
Several environmental scientists have been arrested in Iran and accused of spying on nuclear facilities. One of the scientists, an American citizen Morad Tahbaz, graduate of Columbia University, is co-founder of the ... Continue Reading>>