Committee of Concerned Scientists

An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world.

An independent non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world.

Our Work

Political Science Researcher in Egypt Prevented from Resuming Studies in Europe

Ahmed Samir Santawy, a student at the Central European University, was served 1.5 years in prison for supposedly spreading fake news before receiving a presidential pardon. However, for the past year, he has been prevented from returning to Europe to continue his studies and reunite with his partner. This travel appears to be continuing retaliation for his research on the sexual and reproductive ... Continue Reading>>

Four South Asian University Faculty Members in India Suspended for Supposedly Instigating Students to Protest

Four South Asian University faculty members, including Professors Srinivas Burra, Irfanullah Farooqi, Snehashish Bhattacharya, and Ravi Kumar were suspended for supposedly getting students to protest, not appropriately discharging their “duties”, and for supposed ties to communists. The Committee of Concerned Scientists is concerned that these suspensions are an attempt to silence dissent on ... Continue Reading>>

Niloufar Bayani Continues to be Wrongfully Imprisoned and Tortured in Iran

In 2018, several biologists were arrested by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including Niloufar Bayani, and accused of espionage. Ms. Bayani was coerced into making a confession. Since then, she has been tortured, threatened, and wrongfully imprisoned. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/irans-revolutionary-guard-corps-tortures-female-scholars-behind-prison-walls ... Continue Reading>>

Poland Revokes Funding for Polish Academy of Sciences Institute for Studying the Holocaust Accurately.

Barbara Engelking, a world-renowned scholar of the Holocaust in Poland and the Director of the Polish Centre for Holocaust Research, recently stated on television that Jews received limited support from other Poles during the Holocaust. In retaliation for contradicting the viewpoints of their leaders, the Polish government revoked funding to the unit of the Polish Academy of Sciences of which she ... Continue Reading>>

University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne professor Carlos Moreno subject of online abuse for his work on the “15-minute city.”

Carlos Moreno, Professor of Human Rights Law at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne in France, is facing an online smear campaign from conspiracy theorists who believe that his work on the concept of the “15-minute city” is part of an international conspiracy. The Committee of Concerned Scientists believes more has to be done by his university and the French government to ensure his ... Continue Reading>>

Ethiopia’s scholars cannot be forgotten

Ongoing violence in Ethiopia has devastated the country's higher education system. SAR continues to receive requests for assistance from scholars reporting persistent ethnic violence, discrimination, and barriers within academia that have upended lives across the country and into the farthest reaches of Ethiopia’s diaspora. Among the nearly 90 scholars seeking an academic placement in the SAR ... Continue Reading>>

CCS Urges the European Parliament, Sweden, and Belgium to Negotiate for the Release of Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, dual citizen of Sweden and Iran, from Iranian prison.

Noted academic in the field of disaster preparedness, Ahmadreza Djalali was arrested by the Revolutionary Guard on a visit to Iran in 2016, charged with "corruption on earth", and sentenced to death without proper legal procedures. His execution has been announced and postponed several times. CCS urges European leaders to negotiate with Iran for his ... Continue Reading>>

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Edyta Greer
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