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The Committee of Concerned Scientists Is Saddened By the Recent Passing of Our Former Board Member, Steven Weinberg, a Groundbreaking Nobelist in Physics.

July 27, 2021

The Committee of Concerned Scientists is sad to announce the loss of a great physicist and defender of human rights.  CCS is honored that Professor Weinberg was a  member of our Honorary Board, and mourns his loss together with all persons of good will.  His obituary can be found at:  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/25/science/steven-weinberg-groundbreaking-nobelist-in-physics-dies-at-88.html ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Board Tagged With: Steven Weinberg

Joan Birman, a CCS Dedicated Board Member Appointed to the National Academy of Sciences

May 8, 2021

CCS is delighted to note the recent election to the National Academy of Sciences of our very dedicated Board Member, Joan Birman.  This is a much-desserved honor. Barnard College noted:  "On April 26, 2021, the National Academy of Sciences announced the election of …. Joan Birman, an emeritus research professor of mathematics at Barnard College, for distinguished and continuing achievements in ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Board Tagged With: Joan Birman

Geng Xiaonan, Book Publisher and Former Professor Detained in China For Supporting Scholars Calling for Intellectual Reforms

November 11, 2020

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Filed Under: CCS Board, CCS Cases, China Tagged With: Geng Xiaonan, Professor, Qin Zhen, Ruyia Books, Tsinghua University, Xiaonan, Zangrun

Awarded 2021 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics

October 7, 2020

Congratulations to CCS Co-Chair Joel Lebowitz on the 2021 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics by the American Physical Society! Joel L. Lebowitz, Rutgers University ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Board, CCS Cases Tagged With: Dannie Heineman, Joel L. Lebowitz, Prize for Mathematical Physics, Rutgers University

Myriam Sarachik, Active and Long Time Member of CCS’ Board Was Awarded This Year’s Medal for Exceptional Achievement in Research – a Top Honor from the American Physical Society. Congratulations, Myriam – Well Deserved.

September 22, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/science/myriam-sarachik-physics.html ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Board, Good News, Highlights, Reports Tagged With: Award for Physics, Myriam Sarachik, Physics

Iranian female lawyer, a famous defender of free speech and human rights, in grave condition

September 21, 2020

Iranian female lawyer, a famous defender of free speech and human rights, in grave condition by Eugene Chudnovsky ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Additional Information, Iran Tagged With: Iranian female laywer, Islamic Revolutionary Court, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Tehran prison Evin

President of the Arctic Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, Russia Charged with High Treason

July 18, 2020

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Filed Under: CCS Board, CCS Cases, Prominent Cases, Russia Tagged With: Arctic Academy of Sciences, Mitko, Russia, Scientist, treason, Valery Mitko

Pregnant Student Arrested for Participation in Peaceful Protest Against Citizenship Amendment in Delhi

July 18, 2020

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Filed Under: CCS Board, CCS Cases, India Tagged With: Delhi, India, Safoora Zargar, Zargar

Hafeez Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy Charge

December 24, 2019

A gifted scholar was arrested for Blasphemy in Pakistan and spent six years in jail awaiting  trial.  His first attorney was threatened in open court by the prosecutor, saying he would  not live for the next hearing.  Shortly, thereafter, an assassin entered his office and killed him.  Following the murder, getting a new attorney to take the case was difficult, and getting a judge to hear the case ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Board, CCS Cases, Highlights, Pakistan, Prominent Cases Tagged With: blasphemy, Death Penalty, Hafeez, Pakistan

Serkan Golge and Ismail Kul Released But Still Not Home

December 24, 2019

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Two American academics that were released from prison in Turkey, after being imprisoned for charges they did not commit, are still not allowed to depart Turkey to return home.  Serkan Golge, a former NASA scientist, and Ismail Kul, a professor at Widener College in Pennsylvania, have been released from prison but Turkish officials continue to withhold their passports and require them to report to ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Board, CCS Cases, Highlights, North America Issues, Prominent Cases, Turkey Tagged With: Academics, American Citizens, Ismail Kul, Serkan Golge, Turkey

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