According to a recent article in the publication Nature, Omid Kokabee, the Iranian graduate student in physics at the University of Texas/Austin who is in jail in Teheran, released two open letters in which he states that Iranian authorities pressured him to participate in military projects possibly of involving nuclear weapons, and that his imprisonment and sentence are punishments for his ... Continue Reading>>
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Omid Kokabee's Refusal to Work on Nuclear Projects May Offer Clues to his Imprisonment
According to a recent article in the publication Nature, Omid Kokabee, the Iranian graduate student in physics at the University of Texas/Austin who is in jail in Teheran, released two open letters in which he states that Iranian authorities pressured him to participate in military projects possibly of involving nuclear weapons, and that his imprisonment and sentence are punishments for his ... Continue Reading>>
Chen Guangcheng Calls Rule of Law Essential in China for Human Rights
Blind Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng, who is studying at NYU law school under asylum in the US, gave a talk on February 6, 2013, at the New School in New York City on “The Future of the Rule of Law and Human Rights in China.” CCS had advocated on behalf of granting asylum to Chen in 2012, when he fled from house arrest and mistreatment by Chinese authorities to the US Embassy in Beijing. Chen ... Continue Reading>>
CCS Joins Amnesty’s Campaign on Turkey’s Lack of Due Process and Free Expression for Academics
CCS has received a number of complaints concerning imprisonment and prosecution of Turkish academics that seem to lack due process and regard for freedom of expression in each case. Professors Haberal and Hilmioglu. still in jail and in ill health, have been threatened with life sentences. Pinar Selek, a writer and scholar, was imprisoned, tortured and sentenced in absentia to aggravated life ... Continue Reading>>
CCS Joins Amnesty's Campaign on Turkey's Lack of Due Process and Free Expression for Academics
CCS has received a number of complaints concerning imprisonment and prosecution of Turkish academics that seem to lack due process and regard for freedom of expression in each case. Professors Haberal and Hilmioglu. still in jail and in ill health, have been threatened with life sentences. Pinar Selek, a writer and scholar, was imprisoned, tortured and sentenced in absentia to aggravated life ... Continue Reading>>
US Ambassador to Turkey Mentions the Gürüz Case. CCS posts Prison Diary Pt. II
US Ambassador Francis J. Ricciardone, Jr. commented on the Turkish court system during an interview with Turkish journalists this week. He specifically mentioned the Kemal Gürüz case. See the last four paragraphs of the following article: Turkey, US to step up legal case against terror (Hurriyet Daily News) As reported in the Hurriyet Daily News, "Ricciardone criticized the fact that in ... Continue Reading>>
CCS , Scientists and Academics Everywhere State Dismay at Kokabee’s Continued Detention
On the second anniversary of the arrest of Omid Kokabee, Iranian physics graduate student at Texas University/Austin, CCS conveys to Iranian authorities the world-wide concern expressed about a ten-year prison sentence for Kokabee. Although charges of espionage were neither substantiated or defended by counsel in a fair trial, this severe sentence has been upheld by an Iranian appeals court. ... Continue Reading>>
CCS , Scientists and Academics Everywhere State Dismay at Kokabee's Continued Detention
On the second anniversary of the arrest of Omid Kokabee, Iranian physics graduate student at Texas University/Austin, CCS conveys to Iranian authorities the world-wide concern expressed about a ten-year prison sentence for Kokabee. Although charges of espionage were neither substantiated or defended by counsel in a fair trial, this severe sentence has been upheld by an Iranian appeals court. ... Continue Reading>>
Downloading an Offensive Video Shouldn’t Result in Sentence for Egyptian Blogger
An Egyptian computer science graduate and blogger, Alber Saber, downloaded a video considered offensive to Muslims. When neighbors threatened him and his family, Cairo police responded by searching his computer and arresting him for blasphemy. A court sentenced Saber to three years in jail. CCS protested the failure to respect his right of expression and the continued lack of police protection for ... Continue Reading>>
Downloading an Offensive Video Shouldn't Result in Sentence for Egyptian Blogger
An Egyptian computer science graduate and blogger, Alber Saber, downloaded a video considered offensive to Muslims. When neighbors threatened him and his family, Cairo police responded by searching his computer and arresting him for blasphemy. A court sentenced Saber to three years in jail. CCS protested the failure to respect his right of expression and the continued lack of police protection for ... Continue Reading>>