Ghojaniyaz Yollugh Tekin was sentenced to prison in China, for providing academic research and teaching on the subject of Uyghur linguistics. Read more here, on Radio Free Asia ... Continue Reading>>
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Prof. Eugene Chudnovsky Speaks at ICOIA Panel on Academic Freedom in Iran
Co-Chair Prof. Eugene Chudnovsky represented the Committee of Concerned Scientists at a panel organized by the International Community of Iranian Academics (ICOIA) in November 2025 on “Academic Freedom in Iran and the Role of International Organizations Supporting Scholars at Risk.” Watch the recording of the panel and his presentation ... Continue Reading>>
Russian Hypersonic Physicists Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison
Valery Zvegintsev (Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) and Vladislav Galkin (Tomsk Polytechnic University), hypersonic physicists, aged 81 and 72 respectively were recently sentenced to more than 12 years in a penal colony for activities that are essential for scientific progress. These sentences follow almost 3 years in detention since their original arrest. Click ... Continue Reading>>
Iran Executes 29-Year-Old Erfan Shakourzadeh, Graduate of the Iran University of Science and Technology in Tehran
Read more below: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202605117223 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-hangs-grad-student-accused-spying-cia-mossad ... Continue Reading>>
Update: Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi has been Granted Bail and Transferred from Iran’s Evin Prison to a Hospital for Medical Treatment.
Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi moved to Tehran hospital, her foundation says.... Read more at pbs.org ... Continue Reading>>
Happy Birthday, Prof. Joel Lebowitz!
On May 10, please join us in celebrating the 96th Birthday of Professor Joel Lebowitz, Co-Chair of the Committee of Concerned Scientists (CCS). Wishing You a Wonderful Year Ahead! ... Continue Reading>>
University of Sancti Spíritus Professor Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Allegedly Painting Anti-Government Graffiti
Feri Amsari, scholar of constitutional law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Andalas was recently reported to the Jakarta Metropolitan Police for alleged incitement and spreading of “fake news”. These complaints seem to be retaliation for his criticism of the government’s claims of self-sufficiency in the area of food production. CCS urges the Indonesian government to disregard these ... Continue Reading>>
Academics Urge Apology After the Death of Scientist Jane Ying Wu, Investigated Over China Ties but Never Charged with Wrongdoing
Academics demand apology for scientist investigated for China ties but never charged Jane Ying Wu, who took her own life, was cleared of wrongdoing by the US National Institutes of Health. Her family alleges that her employer destroyed her career... Click here to continue reading at Nature.com The letter, signed by over 1,000 scientists, that the article mentions: Signatories Letter to ... Continue Reading>>
The Committee of Concerned Scientists’ Co-Chair Prof. Joel Lebowitz was quoted in The Wall Street Journal regarding the case of Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin
The Archaeologist Caught Up in a Prisoner Swap Between Russia and the West....Read more in The Wall Street Journal ... Continue Reading>>
Update: Russian Archeologist Alexander Butyagin released in a prisoner swap
Prisoner Swap in Eastern Europe Frees 10, Including Accused Spies Multiple countries took part in the exchange of prisoners, including a well-known journalist released to Poland, as the Trump administration’s outreach to Belarus continued to pay dividends. Continue reading in the New York Times ... Continue Reading>>