Michael Goldstein, a Business Communications Teacher at Kingsborough Community College, has been faced with harassment due to his political views that he identifies as anti-semitic. These have included nails in his car tires, banging on his office window, defacing his office door with swastikas and profane messages. The school reports that these matters are under investigation. CCS has written ... Continue Reading>>
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Ahmadreza Djalali, Physician Confined in Prison in Iran Sentenced for Spying, Seriously Ill and in Need of Urgent Medical Care
Dr. Djalali was sentenced to death in Iran. He is now very seriously ill. He desperately needs to be transferred to a hospital for care and possible surgery. He received surgery earlier in the year but the day following surgery he was transferred back to prison where he never received follow-up nor recuperative care. 100 Nobel Laureates have appealed for his case. CCS wrote a letter ... Continue Reading>>
U.S. Congressmen Have Nominated Economics Professor Ilham Tohti for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
Members of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China recommended to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee that the prize for 2019 be awarded to Ilham Tohti, a jailed Uyghur academic for his commitment to peaceful dialogue between members of the Uyghur and Hans Chinese communities. Tohti was sentenced in 2014 to life in prison for "promoting separatism." The lawmakers stated that Tohti knew the ... Continue Reading>>
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute and the Anti-Torture Initiative Sent a Joint Open Letter to the President of Turkey Condemning Criminal Proceedings Against Dr. Fincanci as Well as the Conviction/Sentence
Dr. Sebnem Korur Fincanci, President of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, a world renowned expert on torture and co-author of the Istanbul Protocol (guidelines setting international standards for forensic investigations of torture) was criminally charged for signing the Academics for Peace petition and sentenced to two and a half years in prison, almost twice the amount of time given to the ... Continue Reading>>
Two Female Human Rights Advocates in Iranian Prison on Hunger Strile for Failure to Receive Adequate Medical Care
Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian physicist, engineer and human rights advocate who was sentenced to 16 years in prison for her non-violent human rights activities; and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a journalist and a dual citizen (Iranian/British) was sentenced to 5 years in prison for her human rights work and opinions expressed peacefully as a journalist and blogger are both on a joint hunger strike to ... Continue Reading>>
Swedish Physician/Lecturer in Prison in Iran Very Ill
Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali, a resident of Sweden and citizen of Iran, was arrested for espionage, unfairly tried and sentenced to death for spying for Israel. He had surgery earlier in the year, was not given time to recuperate and is now gravely ill. CCS has written The Acting Minister of Health and Medical Education in Iran requesting he be taken to a community hospital for appropriate care and ... Continue Reading>>
Economist Sentenced to 10 Years for Criticizing UAE and Egyptian Officials On Blog Ill From Hunger-Strike. Needs Medical Care.
Dr. Nasser bin Ghaith is very ill and in need of immediate medical care due to hunger strike that has lasted over 90 days. His health is critically failing. Dr. bin Ghaith was sentenced to 10 years for criticizing government officials on-line - a guaranteed right of free expression and free association. Initially, Dr. bin Ghaith was not allowed to see either his family nor his attorney for a ... Continue Reading>>
Three Literature Professors and A Language Professor From Xinjiang University Sent To Re-Education Camp
Four professors from Xinjiang University, all Uyghurs, were arrested and sent to re-education camps. Azat Sultan was formerly the Vice President of that University and has been charged with “being two-faced” and having “separatist tendencies.” CCS has written the President of China asking for release of all Uyghur scholars who have been unjustly detained and subjected to re-education. ... Continue Reading>>
Activist Objects to Execution of a Kashmiri Militant. Centre for Historical Studies at JNU Refuses Dissertation, Threatened By Nationalists with Gun and Accused of Sedition.
Umar Khalid, a well-known student activist and post-Grad student at the Centre for Historical Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University was threatened after protesting the execution of a Kashmiri militant. The school refused to accept his Ph.D. submission. He was accused of sedition and threatened with a guy by local nationalists. CCS has written the Prime Minister requesting protection of Khalid ... Continue Reading>>
Civil Engineering Student At Hunan City University Expelled for Expressing Opinion on Blog
Wang Dong, a Civil Engineering student at Hunan City University was expelled from the school for posting a controversial message on a blog. It is essential that students, as part of their education, be allowed to think and speak freely. CCS has written the President of Hunan City University requesting that he review this case and reverse the decision to expel this student. January 14, ... Continue Reading>>