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

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>>

Chinese American researchers targeted at US border

Several Chinese American researchers have reported being stopped and questioned upon reentering the United States. Additionally, articles describe a disproportionate number of Chinese scientists being profiled, harassed, and interrogated without just cause. The Committee is concerned by these reports and urges the U.S. government to provide further antibias training to border ... Continue Reading>>

Russian Mathematics PhD student remains in prison and is likely to face new charges

Mathematics PhD student Azat Miftakhov has been in prison since February 2019 for alleged manufacture of explosives, breaking a political party window, and hooliganism. These charges appear to be based on unreliable testimony. He has been subjected to torture. The government appears to be preparing additional charges to keep him in prison even ... Continue Reading>>

Belarus throws a Nobel winner in prison

by Eugene Chudnovsky, March 04, 2023 On Friday, a court in Belarus handed down a 10-year prison term to Ales Bialiatski, winner of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. Bialiatski, 60, is a founder of the Viasna (Spring) Human Rights Centre that has been monitoring presidential elections and aiding political prisoners since 1996. He was imprisoned for funding political protests. Bialiatski, who holds ... Continue Reading>>

CONTACT

Edyta Greer
Executive Director
P.O. Box 112
New York, NY 10159
emgreer@concernedscientists.org