Ten Academics for Peace who, in 2016, signed the petition entitled “We Will Not Be a Party To This Crime,” criticizing government actions in the southeast of the country, have been acquitted of charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”. The Court also ruled to pay reparations to wrongly convicted academics. Retrials based upon the ruling of the Constitutional Court have been advised ... Continue Reading>>
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Ilham Tohti’s Daughter Pleads for His Release
Jewher Ilham recently pled for her father’s release from prison in China where he has been serving a life sentence, charged with encouraging separatism, when addressing the second annual Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom, hosted by the U.S. State Department. Jailed Uighur Scholar's Daughter Pleads for His Freedom ... Continue Reading>>
Prominent Academic for Peace Released from Turkish Prison
Prof. Füsun Üstel of Galatasaray University has been released from Eskişehir Women's Prison after serving two and a half months of her 15-month sentence. According to her attorney, the rest of her sentence has been suspended. On July 26th, the Turkish Constitutional Court, in a plenary session, will hear the objection to the verdicts of Füsun Üstel and 9 other academics for peace. Prof. Füsun ... Continue Reading>>
Court Acquits Dr. Sebnem Korur Fincanci, Former Chairperson of The Institute of Forensic Medicine in Istanbul and President of Turkey’s Human Rights Foundation
Dr. Sebnem Korur Fincanci and two journalists, Erol Onderoglu and Ahmet Nesin, were arrested in June 2016 and accused of spreading terrorist propaganda for their work with a Kurdish newspaper, which has since been closed. The three guest-edited the paper to assist the staff. Turkey Journalists And Activist Acquitted Of Terrorism Charges ... Continue Reading>>
BAD NEWS: Academics Silenced Due to Repression in Turkey
After taking positions on political issues in Turkey, many academics were terminated from their positions on University campuses with large numbers of them being criminally charged and sentenced. Many, who were able, left Turkey and others remained silent. The effect on advanced education in Turkey has been disastrous. Turkey’s Crackdown on Academics Represses History Once Again ... Continue Reading>>
CCS Inquires About Complicated Process for VISAs for International Academics Teaching in West Bank Territories
Professors and lecturers who are employed at universities in the West Bank areas are facing complicated processes and harsh standards to obtain VISAs from Israel. They are finding the requests are denied, delayed or are granted for arbitrary periods of time that won’t allow for the completion of teaching contract requirements. CCS has written the Prime Minister of Israel requesting clarification ... Continue Reading>>
Parents in Re-Education Camps – Children in Orphanages
In an attempt to eradicate the Uyghur culture and force them to integrate into the Han population, Chinese authorities are removing parents from their homes and placing them in brainwashing centers called “re-education camps.” While the parents are there the children are placed in orphanages and also “re-educated” so that they will no long practice the culture and religion of their ancestors. ... Continue Reading>>
NYCharities.org Closed and, Since May, Have Not Disbursed Collected Funds
The Committee of Concerned Scientists has been informed that NYCharities has closed and has not been disbursing collected funds to non-profits, of which we are one. At this time, PLEASE DO NOT SEND DONATIONS TO CCS THROUGH NYCHARITIES. We are looking into this and have been given official numbers to call for assistance. You are free to send donations to CCS through PayPal, checks, stock ... Continue Reading>>
Demonstration In Support of Tuna Altinel
On July, 11th it will be two months since Tuna has been jailed in Balılkesir. The next hearings of his two ongoing trials will take place on July, 16th in Istanbul and July, 30th in Balılkesir. A rally is organised in Lyon on Thursday, July 11th, Place de la République at 6 pm. Let us be as many as possible to attend to express our solidarity and to call for his release. Le 11 juillet ... Continue Reading>>
Russian Academics Have Written In Support of Jailed Rocket Scientists Accused of Treason
Letter from Members of Russian Academy of Sciences in Support of Victor Kudryavtsev (Russian version at http://1julyclub.org/node/318) Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) belonging to the Club “July 1” [established in 2013 to resist re-organization of the Academy by Russian government] are expressing great concern about the prolonged jailing of Russian scientist Victor Victorovich ... Continue Reading>>