Colin Harvey, Professor of Human Rights Law at Queens University Belfast, is facing an online smear campaign from politicians, journalists and social media claiming that he is part of the far right. His physical safety is threatened. This appears to be retaliation for his academic work examining the status of Northern Ireland in light of ... Continue Reading>>
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An open letter to the Physics community from physicists of Russian descent.
On Feb. 24, 2022, the Russian government started a criminal war against its peaceful neighbor, Ukraine, that has resulted in countless innocent lives lost. We express our unequivocal opposition to this war and demand immediate and complete removal of Russian troops from the sovereign Ukrainian territory. We also demand bringing those responsible for the aggression to the International Criminal ... Continue Reading>>
CCS speaks against academic boycott of Russia and Belarus.
Prominent Russian human rights defender Boris Altshuler, assistant of Andrei Sakharov, appeals to the leadership of Russian Federation to stop the war with Ukraine.
Please stop the humanitarian catastrophe. Ceasefire as a precondition for successful peace talks. The right to life is among the fundamental human rights. The 10-day-long special operation of the Russian army in Ukraine led to the violation of this right on a massive scale. Russian and Ukrainian servicemen are dying, civilians are dying, including children, hospitals are overflowed with the ... Continue Reading>>
An open letter from Russian scientists and science journalists against the war with Ukraine
We, Russian scientists and scientific journalists, declare our strong protest of the hostilities launched by the armed forces of our country against the territory of Ukraine. This fatal step has led to huge human losses and undermined the foundations of the established system of international security. The responsibility for unleashing this new war in Europe lies entirely with Russia. There is no ... Continue Reading>>
CCS condemns Russia’s military operations in Ukraine.
Resolving conflicts through war has no place in the 21st century. The Committee of Concerned Scientists calls upon scientists and scholars all over the world to condemn the bombing of Ukrainian cities by the Russian military. ... Continue Reading>>
Marfa Rabkova, a student at European Humanities University (EHU), Lithuania, is facing 20 years in prison for nonviolent participation in protests against President Lukashenko.
Marfa Rabkova, a student at European Humanities University (EHU), Lithuania, studying International Law and European Union Law has been in prison in Belarus since September 17, 2020. She faces thirteen charges that could lead to a prison sentence of 20 years. These charges appear to be in retaliation for monitoring nationwide protests calling for President Lukashenko’s resignation. ... Continue Reading>>
Master’s Student Imprisoned for Four Years for Alleged Internet Posts
Two Sharif University students held for almost two years on charge of “corruption on earth.”
Ali Younesi and Amir Moradi, prizewinning students at Tehran’s Sharif University, have been imprisoned by Iran’s intelligence service and pressured to deliver confessions. https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-younesi-moradi-harsh-treatment/31573907.html ... Continue Reading>>
Physicist and Human Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi Sentenced to Eight More Years in Prison and More Than 70 Lashes.
Narges Mohammadi, physicist, prominent human rights activist, and recipient of the 2018 Andrei Sakjarov Prize of the American Physical Society, has been sentenced in Iran to eight additional years in prison and more than 70 lashes. The ruling came after a trial that lasted only five minutes. She has also been banned from outside “communications” for the next two years. ... Continue Reading>>