CCS Receives the Human Rights Organization of the Year Award (2022) in recognition of protecting human rights and scientific freedom around the world, including the crackdown on academics in Turkey from the Advocates for Silenced Turkey. ... Continue Reading>>
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The Committee of Concerned Scientists congratulates members of Viasna, Memorial, and Center for Civil Liberties on receiving the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. CCS has written repeatedly in support of people and principles defended by these organizations and will continue to do so in the future.
Russia shuts down human rights watchdog, passes mass burial law in preparation for war US should hold accountable Belarusian human rights abusers ... Continue Reading>>
On October 23rd, Professor of Cosmology at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Basic Science in Zanjan, Iran, Resigns Over Treatment of Students Involved in Amini Demonstrations. Encieh Erfani felt that silence was no longer an option for Academics.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03246-x ... Continue Reading>>
Eugene Chudnovsky, Co-Chair of the Committee of Concerned Scientists, Writes Opinion Piece for the Washington Examiner Advocating for the United States To Hold Belarusians Accountable for Human Rights Abuses. (Washington Examiner, September 18, 2022)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/us-should-hold-accountable-belarusian-human-rights-abusers ... Continue Reading>>
Indian Sociology Student has her Registration Cancelled Under Suspicious Circumstances
Safoora Zargar's registration as a sociology graduate student at the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university in New Delhi has been canceled. The Committee is concerned by the appearance of retaliation against her over her activism against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019, which she saw as discriminatory against Muslims. https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20220901105039423 ... Continue Reading>>
CCS Urges President Biden to Withdraw Nomination of Casey Arrowood as US Attorney in Eastern Tennessee
Former Professor who Blogged about Democracy, Still Suffering in Prison
This is a second attempt to get the attention of the powers in Bahrain, regarding Professor al-Singace. This academic has been imprisoned under inhumane conditions for over ten years, for allegedly blogging about a lack of freedom in Bahrain. He has been tortured, his family has been threated, and he is attempting hunger strikes to get their attention. We ask for his release and for appropriately ... Continue Reading>>
Saudi Arabia Sentences Leeds University Student to 34 Years in Prison for Using Twitter
Upon visiting Saudi Arabia on vacation, Leeds University PhD student and mother of two children, Salma al-Shehab was arrested in 2021 for allegedly re-tweeting some posts that were disliked by the government. She was initially sentenced to three years, but this past month an Appeals Court sentenced her to 34 years in prison followed by a 34-year travel ban. ... Continue Reading>>
Fariba Adelkhah, Back In Iranian Prison After 5-Day Leave
A French-Iranian academic held in Iran for the past three years in a case that has raised tensions between Tehran and Paris has returned to prison after a brief furlough her supporter's report. Thomas SAMSON AFP https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220815-french-academic-back-in-iran-prison-after-5-day-leave-supporters ... Continue Reading>>
Ahmed Samir Santawy Released from Prison
Egyptian graduate student in the social sciences Ahmed Samir Santawy, on Friday evening, July 29, was one of a small number of prisoners who received a presidential pardon by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The following day, he was released from prison. International pressure from the scholarly and human rights communities is believed to have played a significant role in bringing ... Continue Reading>>