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

Update: Professor believed to be missing has returned to Japan

Hu Shiyun, a professor of Chinese literature and linguistics at Kobe Gakuin University in Japan, went missing in 2023 while visiting China. According to the university, Shiyun has been back in Japan since January, but there has been no explanation for his disappearance. Read the article in the PDF below or Click here to view the full website. Powered By EmbedPress ... Continue Reading>>

Columbia University graduate and Permanent Legal Resident detained by ICE without being charged with an offense

Recent Columbia University graduate and Permanent Legal Resident of the USA, Mahmoud Khalil, was arrested on March 8th in New York City and transferred to an ICE detention center in Louisiana. It is not alleged that his actions would have been unlawful had he been a US citizen, so it seems his status as a (legal) immigrant is being used as a condition for is prosecution. This amounts to unequal ... Continue Reading>>

Nobel Peace Prize nominee in critical condition following thirty years of confinement and mistreatment by authorities

Hada, an ethnic Mongolian dissident and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, was recently rushed to emergency treatment due to serious health concerns. In 1995, Hada was arrested for his political activism while advocating on behalf of ethnic Mongolian herders and has been inhumanely treated in the years since. CCS strongly urges his release from detention and his reunion with his family. RFA: Ethnic ... Continue Reading>>

Baku State University Teacher in Azerbaijan Still Not Allowed to Return to Work

Mr. Araz Aliyev was once a professor at Baku State University (BSU) in Azerbaijan. On December 23, 2023, he was abducted by people in civilian clothes, subjected to torture for 24 hours, and denied access to his lawyer and family. The next day, he was sentenced to 25 days in prison. He was arrested again in March 2024 and once more subjected to violence. In September 2024, he was dismissed from ... Continue Reading>>

Environmental Scientist Targeted for Illuminating Illegal Tin Mining

Bambang Hero Saharjo is being sued and harassed for testifying in court that illegal tin mining in Indonesia has caused billions of dollars in environmental damages. Mongabay:Indonesian scientist under fire for revealing extent of illegal tin mining Bambang Hero Threatened with Criminalization (Again) The Guardian: Scientist who takes on firms causing wildfires wins John Maddox prize ... Continue Reading>>

UPDATE: Salma al-Shehab released from Saudi Arabian jail

Leeds University PhD student Salma al-Shehab was imprisoned in 2021 and sentenced to serve 34 years in prison after retweeting some posts that were disliked by the government. She has been released and reunited with her family. Salma al-Shehab was arrested in 2021 on holiday in Saudi Arabia after posting tweets supporting women’s rights. Continue reading... ... Continue Reading>>

Russian-Israeli Princeton doctoral student still held hostage in Iraq

Elizabeth Tsurkov, a doctoral student, has been missing in Iraq since 2023 after being abducted in Baghdad while conducting research for Princeton University. She is being held by the Kata’ib Hezbollah or Hezbollah Brigades. The Committee is concerned about her condition and asks the Iraqi government to find and release her to the United States as soon as possible. Times of Israel January ... Continue Reading>>

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Edyta Greer
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emgreer@concernedscientists.org