Committee of Concerned Scientists

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.

An independent non-profit organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars dedicated to protecting the human rights and scientific freedom of our colleagues around the world.

Russian Mathematics PhD student remains in prison and is likely to face new charges

Mathematics PhD student Azat Miftakhov has been in prison since February 2019 for alleged manufacture of explosives, breaking a political party window, and hooliganism. These charges appear to be based on unreliable testimony. He has been subjected to torture. The government appears to be preparing additional charges to keep him in prison even ... Continue Reading>>

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>>

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