An open letter from Russian scientists and science journalists against the war with Ukraine
We, Russian scientists and scientific journalists, declare our strong protest of the hostilities launched by the armed forces of our country against the territory of Ukraine. This fatal step has led to huge human losses and undermined the foundations of the established system of international security. The responsibility for unleashing this new war in Europe lies entirely with Russia. There is no ... Continue Reading>>
Russian historian of Stalin’s mass graves has two years added to jail sentence
Yury Alexeyevich Dmitriev, historian in the Karelia region of Russia, has been imprisoned on trumped-up charges of sexual abuse. These charges appear to be retaliation for his work with the Memorial society to document the human rights violations and mass murders by the Soviet Union under Stalin. Recently, two years have been added to his sentence; and, despite his age, he is being moved to a ... Continue Reading>>
The Committee of Concerned Scientists deplores the politically motivated decision of the Russian court to liquidate Memorial — the leading human rights watchdog founded by Russia’s most prominent human rights advocate, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, physicist Andrei Sakharov.
Head of leading Russian university imprisoned for alleged embezzlement
Sergey Eduardovich Zuev, rector of the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (MSSES), was arrested on November 9 and is now on trial for allegedly embezzling government funds. Scholars around the world suspect that the charges have been invented to punish MSSES for accepting foreign grants. ... Continue Reading>>
Russian Mathematics PhD student convicted of charges without evidence
Mathematics PhD student Azat Miftakhov has been detained since February 2019 for and recently convicted on charges of manufacture of explosives and breaking a political party window. These charges appear to be based on secret, unreliable witnesses and he has been subjected to torture. https://caseazatmiftakhov.org/2021/11/12/update-on-the-case-of-azat-miftakhov-on-november-12-2021/ ... Continue Reading>>
Russia forces Memorial human rights groups to close.
Russian human rights group International Memorial and its sister organization Human Rights Centre Memorial are being forced to close by Russian prosecutors for supposedly not labeling themselves “foreign agents”. They were founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov and have been doing important work on preserving Russian historic documents and monitoring violations of human rights in ... Continue Reading>>
Another Russian Researcher on Hypersonic Aircraft Arrested for Spying.
Dr. Alexander Leonidovich Kuranov, a prominent researcher in the field of hypersonic aircraft has been arrested and charged with treason. This has happened numerous times in the past few years in Russia in regard to those working in this field of study. There, has as yet, been no signs of treason. ... Continue Reading>>
Russia, Again, Arrests Elderly Scientist for Allegedly Leaking Classified Information
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/russia-wages-a-paranoid-war-on-hypersonic-scientists Russia wages a paranoid war on hypersonics scientists by Eugene Chudnovsky | August 14, 2021 07:00 AM Alexander Kuranov, 73, has devoted his life to the study of hypersonic propulsion. His work involved the fundamental physics of plasma and material science, which used to be unclassified and ... Continue Reading>>
