Russia Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/category/news/russia/ An international non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world. Tue, 05 May 2026 08:22:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Russia Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/category/news/russia/ 32 32 59910430 The Committee of Concerned Scientists’ Co-Chair Prof. Joel Lebowitz was quoted in The Wall Street Journal regarding the case of Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin https://concernedscientists.org/2026/05/the-committee-of-concerned-scientists-co-chair-prof-joel-lebowitz-was-quoted-in-the-wall-street-journal-regarding-the-case-of-russian-archaeologist-alexander-butyagin/ Tue, 05 May 2026 08:22:36 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10867 The Archaeologist Caught Up in a Prisoner Swap Between Russia and the West….Read more in The Wall Street Journal

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]]> 10867 Update: Russian Archeologist Alexander Butyagin released in a prisoner swap https://concernedscientists.org/2026/05/update-russian-archeologist-alexander-butyagin-released-in-a-prisoner-swap/ Fri, 01 May 2026 07:16:35 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10864 Prisoner Swap in Eastern Europe Frees 10, Including Accused Spies Multiple countries took part in the exchange of prisoners, including a well-known journalist released to Poland, as the Trump administration’s outreach to Belarus continued to pay dividends. Continue reading in the New York Times

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]]> 10864 Appeal to the United Nations Calls for Release of Russian Engineer Dmitry Bogmut After Seven-Year Sentence https://concernedscientists.org/2026/02/c-headline-appeal-to-the-united-nations-calls-for-release-of-russian-engineer-dmitry-bogmut-after-seven-year-sentence/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:06:00 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10800 Dmitry Bogmut, an engineer from St. Petersburg, was sentenced to seven years in prison for sharing anti-war content about the Russian army. The CCS holds the opinion that Bogmut has not committed any crime under either UN or Russian law and calls on the United Nations to take action for his release.

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]]> 10800 Roy Medvedev, Chronicler of Soviet Repression and Voice of Dissent, Passes Away at 100 https://concernedscientists.org/2026/02/roy-medvedev-chronicler-of-soviet-repression-and-voice-of-dissent-passes-away-at-100/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:12:16 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10796 Roy Medvedev, Soviet Era Historian and Dissident, Is Dead at 100 His score of books and hundreds of essays documented Stalinist executions, Communist repressions and censorship, and the transition to post-Soviet Russia.Read more

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]]> 10796 Ukrainian Marine Biologist Arrested by Russia https://concernedscientists.org/2025/11/ukrainian-marine-biologist-arrested-by-russia/ Sat, 22 Nov 2025 16:41:08 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10702 Dr. Leonid Pshenichnov, who was about to travel to an Antarctic conservation conference in Hobart Australia, was detained by Russian authorities and accused of high treason based on his efforts to protect an Antarctic ecosystem from damaging krill-fishing practices. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03548-w?utm_ https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/russia-s-arrest-ukrainian-scientist-brings-chill-geopolitics-antarctic https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/26/russia-ukrainian-biologist-leonid-pshenichnov-arrest-treason-antarctic-krill-overfishing?utm_ https://www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/afuo-condemns-detention-of-ukrainian-antarctic-scientist-in-crimea/?utm_

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]]> 10702 Russia Imprisons Top Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/2024/09/russia-imprisons-top-scientists/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 16:08:37 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10422 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/04/world/europe/russia-imprisons-top-scientists.html

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]]> 10422 UPDATE: Russian court orders retrial of Valery Golubkin https://concernedscientists.org/2024/04/update-russian-court-orders-retrial-of-valery-golubkin/ Sun, 21 Apr 2024 01:27:38 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10342 Valery Golubkin, a prominent Russian physicist specializing in aerodynamics, was arrested in 2021 on charges of treason and sentenced to twelve years in a penal colony for allegedly communicating hypersonic-related secrets to the West. On Wednesday, the Russian court annulled the treason verdict and ordered a retrial. https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-04-17/russias-supreme-court-cancels-treason-verdict-of-jailed-scientist

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]]> 10342 Russian sociologist imprisoned for criticizing the Russian government https://concernedscientists.org/2024/02/russian-sociologist-imprisoned-for-criticizing-the-russian-government/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:29:46 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10175 Boris Kagarlitsky, noted sociologist in Russia, was recently sentenced to imprisonment in a penal colony for half a decade, allegedly for justifying “terrorism” via an online video. In the video, Kagarlitsky commented on the 2022 Crimean Bridge explosion. It appears he has been punished for criticizing government policies. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2024/02/russia-anti-terrorism-legislation-misused-to-punish-activist-boris-kagarlitsky/

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]]> 10175 Two Prominent Russian Scientists Unfairly Sentenced to Penal Colony https://concernedscientists.org/2023/11/two-prominent-russian-scientists-unfairly-sentenced-to-penal-colony/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 14:11:18 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=10052 Professors Valery Golbukin and Anatoly Gubanov were arrested, charged with high treason, and sentenced to 12 years in a penal colony for allegedly communicating hypersonic-related secrets to the West. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/vladimir-putin-regime-jails-one-31303285 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/russia-wages-a-paranoid-war-on-hypersonic-scientists https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/10/27/russian-physicist-sentenced-to-12-years-for-treason-a82919 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-court-jails-academic-golubkin-12-years-treason-2023-06-26/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-court-jails-physicist-12-years-treason-case-2023-10-27/

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]]> 10052 Russia decimates its last bastion of human rights https://concernedscientists.org/2023/08/russia-decimates-its-last-bastion-of-human-rights/ Sun, 27 Aug 2023 01:34:34 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9947 from the archive of Boris Altshuler https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/russia-decimates-its-last-bastion-of-human-rights https://www.rightsinrussia.org/altshuler-18/

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