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Indiana University professors terminated without due process
Two professors at Indiana University were terminated without due process. Their homes were also raided. Although there was a sealed warrant, it is the understanding of CCS that the termination of the professors did not follow university policies. Read more on Wired Read more on Indiana Daily Student ... Continue Reading>>
Postdoctoral Associate at Brown University Continues to be Unable to Travel to West Africa
Dr. Chernoh Alpha M. Bah, Postdoctoral Associate at Brown University, cannot return to West Africa to continue his historical research for fear of retribution by the Sierra Leone government and its allies. The government appears to be targeting his Africanist Press for exposing alleged corruption and financial crimes. The Committee is asking Secretary Rubio to intervene. Read on African Press ... Continue Reading>>
Harvard Medical School researcher detained by ICE
Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova, on a J-1 visa, was arrested by CBP and transferred to an ICE detention center in Louisiana. The grounds are that this was due to an undeclared item at the airport, which her research adviser had requested, and for which, at most, a $500 fine is appropriate, as her lawyer has stated. She remains imprisoned, amounting to a violation of her habeas ... Continue Reading>>
Georgetown postdoc detained by ICE on no charges
Georgetown postdoctoral researcher Badar Khan Suri, currently on a J-1 visa and married to a U.S. citizen, was arrested on March 17th at his home and was transferred to an ICE detention center in Louisiana. No charges have been brought forth against him, and he remains imprisoned, amounting to a violation of his human rights. ... Continue Reading>>
Update: Professor believed to be missing has returned to Japan
Hu Shiyun, a professor of Chinese literature and linguistics at Kobe Gakuin University in Japan, went missing in 2023 while visiting China. According to the university, Shiyun has been back in Japan since January, but there has been no explanation for his disappearance. Read the article in the PDF below or Click here to view the full website. Powered By EmbedPress ... Continue Reading>>
Columbia University graduate and Permanent Legal Resident detained by ICE without being charged with an offense
Recent Columbia University graduate and Permanent Legal Resident of the USA, Mahmoud Khalil, was arrested on March 8th in New York City and transferred to an ICE detention center in Louisiana. It is not alleged that his actions would have been unlawful had he been a US citizen, so it seems his status as a (legal) immigrant is being used as a condition for is prosecution. This amounts to unequal ... Continue Reading>>
Nobel Peace Prize nominee in critical condition following thirty years of confinement and mistreatment by authorities
Hada, an ethnic Mongolian dissident and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, was recently rushed to emergency treatment due to serious health concerns. In 1995, Hada was arrested for his political activism while advocating on behalf of ethnic Mongolian herders and has been inhumanely treated in the years since. CCS strongly urges his release from detention and his reunion with his family. RFA: Ethnic ... Continue Reading>>
Baku State University Teacher in Azerbaijan Still Not Allowed to Return to Work
Mr. Araz Aliyev was once a professor at Baku State University (BSU) in Azerbaijan. On December 23, 2023, he was abducted by people in civilian clothes, subjected to torture for 24 hours, and denied access to his lawyer and family. The next day, he was sentenced to 25 days in prison. He was arrested again in March 2024 and once more subjected to violence. In September 2024, he was dismissed from ... Continue Reading>>
Environmental Scientist Targeted for Illuminating Illegal Tin Mining
Bambang Hero Saharjo is being sued and harassed for testifying in court that illegal tin mining in Indonesia has caused billions of dollars in environmental damages. Mongabay:Indonesian scientist under fire for revealing extent of illegal tin mining Bambang Hero Threatened with Criminalization (Again) The Guardian: Scientist who takes on firms causing wildfires wins John Maddox prize ... Continue Reading>>