The international community of professional health care providers was shocked when military courts in Bahrain convicted their colleagues for assisting protesters in 2011. The Bahraini public prosecutor reversed the sentences and the professionals were tried in civilian courts, which handed down long jail sentences. CCS urged Bahraini authorities to reinstate all of the defendants in their ... Continue Reading>>
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Urgent Protest of Death Sentence for Iranian Scholar
Professor Abdolreza Ghanbari completed a PhD in Persian language and literature and has taught this subject in high schools and at Payame Nour University. CCS understands that his only political activity was to belong to a trade union that had been dissolved in 2007. Ghanbari was sentenced to death on January 30, 2010 on charges of “enmity against God” (Moharebeh) for allegedly participating in ... Continue Reading>>
Good News from Bahrain: Dr. Jahromi is Reinstated
The Committee of Concerned Scientists received the following email from Dr. Masaud Jahromi. Dear friends and colleagues; Hi, I would like to inform you that last night I have been reinstated officially to my position - Chair of Telecommunication Engineering department in Ahlia University. Appreciating your remarkable efforts. Wishing the day that all Bahrainis receive their ... Continue Reading>>
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>>
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>>