This is a copy of the petition that CCS sent to the Grand Ayatollah of Iran in support of graduate student Omid Kokabee. Petition for the release of Omid Kokabee To: His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamene'i The Supreme Leader, The Islamic Republic of Iran Tehran Sponsored By: Committee of Concerned Scientists This petition, signed by 251 academics and students, is sponsored by the Committee of ... Continue Reading>>
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Omid Kokabee Petition Sent to Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamene'i
This is a copy of the petition that CCS sent to the Grand Ayatollah of Iran in support of graduate student Omid Kokabee. Petition for the release of Omid Kokabee To: His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamene'i The Supreme Leader, The Islamic Republic of Iran Tehran Sponsored By: Committee of Concerned Scientists This petition, signed by 251 academics and students, is sponsored by the Committee of ... Continue Reading>>
Turkish Engineer’s Six-Month Detention Violates Due Process, CCS Claims
The arrest and detention of Turkish engineer Dr. Faruk Yarman, based on the Turkish Government's trial of an alleged conspiracy dating back to 2003, seems to violate due process as required under international law. CCS urges authorities in Turkey to ensure that Dr. Yarman is entitled to access to counsel and family while imprisoned and to early release under bail or bond, since he has not been ... Continue Reading>>
Turkish Engineer's Six-Month Detention Violates Due Process, CCS Claims
The arrest and detention of Turkish engineer Dr. Faruk Yarman, based on the Turkish Government's trial of an alleged conspiracy dating back to 2003, seems to violate due process as required under international law. CCS urges authorities in Turkey to ensure that Dr. Yarman is entitled to access to counsel and family while imprisoned and to early release under bail or bond, since he has not been ... Continue Reading>>
Bahrain Should Reinstate Professors, Students as Independent Commission Recommends, SAR Urges
The Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI, established by the Bahraini government to investigate the aftermath of last year's protests in Bahrain) documented numerous instances of human rights violations against academics and students. Scholars at Risk (SAR), an international network of universities and colleges, recently called upon authorities in Bahrain to implement all of the ... Continue Reading>>
An Update on Professor Jahromi in Bahrain
On January 19, 2012, Professor Masaud Jahromi of Bahrain met with the Public Prosecutor before the verdict for his trial was issued. The Public Prosecutor ordered that the charges be dropped since it was related to “freedom of speech” which is consistent with the report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI). ... Continue Reading>>
CCS Welcomes the Release of Vietnamese Professor, Pham Minh Hoang
We welcome the release from prison of Vietnamese professor of mathematics, Pham Minh Hoang on January 13, 2012. CCS was among the many human rights groups and academic associations advocating for Professor Hoang’s release. Pham Minh Hoang, a professor of mathematics and blogger in Vietnam, was arrested on August 13, 2010 and was later convicted of holding membership in Viet Tan, a banned political ... Continue Reading>>
CCS Statement of Shock at Death of Cuban Activist Wilmar Villar Mendoza After Hunger Strike in Jail
The Committee of Concerned Scientists expresses its shock and sadness at the death of Wilmar Villar Mendoza, a 31-year old member of the human rights group UMPACU (Union Patriotica de Cuba). Villar was beaten and arrested following a peaceful protest in Contramaestre on November 14, 2011, and sentenced to four years in prison. He began a hunger strike in the Prison of Aguadores on November 25, ... Continue Reading>>
CCS Cites Recent Report of Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry in Dr. Jahromi’s Case
In urging Bahraini authorities to provide due process and reinstatement to academic Masaud Jahromi, CCS relied on the Dec. 10, 2011 report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry. In addition to many other findings of violations of human rights by the Government in connection with recent protests, the Commission cited violations of free speech at Bahrain's Universities. ... Continue Reading>>
CCS Cites Recent Report of Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry in Dr. Jahromi's Case
In urging Bahraini authorities to provide due process and reinstatement to academic Masaud Jahromi, CCS relied on the Dec. 10, 2011 report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry. In addition to many other findings of violations of human rights by the Government in connection with recent protests, the Commission cited violations of free speech at Bahrain's Universities. ... Continue Reading>>