Elizabeth Tsurkov, a doctoral student, has been missing in Iraq since March after being abducted in Baghdad while conducting research for Princeton University. She is being held by the Kata’ib Hezbollah or Hezbollah Brigades. The Committee is concerned about her condition and asks the Iraqi government to find and release her to the United States as soon as ... Continue Reading>>
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Saudi Arabia Sentences Retired School Teacher to Death for Tweeting
Saudi Arabia sentenced 54-year-old retired schoolteacher Muhammad al-Ghamdi to death for posting criticisms of the Saudi government for corruption and human rights violations to social media. https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/saudi-arabia-ludicrous-death-sentence-against-retired-teacher-tweets-must-be-quashed ... Continue Reading>>
Renowned Researcher Arrested on False Accusations and Tortured in Azerbaijan
Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, prominent academic, has been detained in an Azerbaijani prison since July 23, 2023 for allegedly having a connection to FETO, a terrorist organization, and for carrying counterfeit currency, which he believes was planted by his assailants. Dr. Ibadoghlu has reportedly been treated poorly during his imprisonment, and we are requesting he be safely returned to his family in the ... Continue Reading>>
Political Science Scholar at Ashoka University Denied Tenure Under Suspicious Circumstances
Gilles Verniers, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Ashoka University and the director of its well-known Trivedi Centre for Political Data (TCPD), was denied tenure under suspicious circumstances. It would appear that this denial of tenure came about due to pressure from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), because of Verniers’ support for another academic we have written about previously ... Continue Reading>>
Palestinian Medical Student Suspended from Studies Based on Unattainable Evidence
Bara’a Fuqaha, a twenty-four-year-old medical student at Al-Quds University in Israel, has been suspended from her studies by six months. The decision was made by the Ofer Military Court based on secret files neither Fuqaha nor her lawyer have access to. The Committee considers this to be a violation of Fuqaha’s human ... Continue Reading>>
An unprecedented year for the SAR Network
Thank you to the SAR Network for an incredible year of solidarity –– an inspiring affirmation of collective purpose and demonstrated commitment to threatened scholars everywhere. In response to the ever growing demand for assistance, the SAR Network created an unprecedented 189 academic visiting positions in partnership with 120 institutions across the globe. Germany, the United States, Canada, ... Continue Reading>>
Azat Miftakhov arrested by the FSB agents on a new fabricated charge, immediately after being released from the prison colony on parole
https://caseazatmiftakhov.org/2023/09/04/azat-miftakhov-arrested-by-the-fsb-agents-on-a-new-fabricated-charge-immediately-after-being-released-from-the-prison-colony-on-parole/ ... Continue Reading>>
Nobel Laureate and Scholar Imprisoned in Belarus
Ales Bialiatski, a renowned human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was imprisoned in Belarus. He has made extensive contributions to promoting human rights in Belarus. We ask for reconsideration of his prison ... Continue Reading>>
Russia decimates its last bastion of human rights
from the archive of Boris Altshuler https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/russia-decimates-its-last-bastion-of-human-rights https://www.rightsinrussia.org/altshuler-18/ ... Continue Reading>>
CCS Receives Generous Donation from Miriam Liskin Estate
The Committee of Concerned Scientists is grateful to have received a generous donation from the Miriam Liskin Trust on August 21, 2023. We are so fortunate that Miriam Liskin felt CCS is an organization performing vital community service. The bequest will significantly aid us in our efforts to help scientists and scholars in need around the world. ... Continue Reading>>