Dr. Eugene Chudnovsky, Co-Chair of the Committee of Concerned Scientists, wrote an opinion piece for the Washington Examiner discussing the connection between China’s suppression of free speech and its failure to contain the coronavirus. He cites the example of Dr. Li Wenliang, who first spread warnings of the outbreak, and was subsequently warned by police that he had “seriously disrupt[ed] ... Continue Reading>>
Committee of Concerned Scientists’ Co-Chair Highlights Egregious Treatment Received by Female Scholars Behind Prison Walls in Iran
Serkan Golge and Ismail Kul Released But Still Not Home
Two American academics that were released from prison in Turkey, after being imprisoned for charges they did not commit, are still not allowed to depart Turkey to return home. Serkan Golge, a former NASA scientist, and Ismail Kul, a professor at Widener College in Pennsylvania, have been released from prison but Turkish officials continue to withhold their passports and require them to report to ... Continue Reading>>