Previous Highlights Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/category/reports/previous-highlights/ 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. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 19:54:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/concernedscientists.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-64x64%40512px.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Previous Highlights Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/category/reports/previous-highlights/ 32 32 59910430 Highlights of 2015 Cases https://concernedscientists.org/2015/11/highlights-of-2015-cases/ Mon, 30 Nov 2015 13:00:28 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4640   Throughout 2015, CCS advocated for 15 cases in behalf of scientists, academics and doctors in 10 countries. The following are highlights of our cases so far. The situation in China has become dire for Human Rights attorneys. We advocated for two of them who defended CCS clients in past cases. In Iran, the situation […]

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]]> 4640 Highlights of 2014 Cases https://concernedscientists.org/2014/11/highlights-of-2014-cases/ Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:45:20 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3828 We continued to advocate in 2014 on behalf of scientists, academics and doctors. The following are highlights of our cases so far. Unfortunately, Professor Ilham Tohti was sentenced to life in prison for his support of China’s Uighur minority. In Iran, Hamid Babaei, an engineering student in Belgium, was sentenced to six years in prison, […]

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]]> 3828 Highlights of 2013 Cases https://concernedscientists.org/2013/10/highlights-of-2013-cases/ Fri, 11 Oct 2013 17:47:41 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=2861 During the past year, we have achieved some successes, and persevered in our struggle when we haven’t.  We welcomed some notable releases from jail  –  of Dr. Cyril Karabus in the United Arab Emirates, and of Drs. Kemal Guruz and Mehmet Haberal in Turkey. These were achieved after several years of advocacy by CCS and other […]

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]]> 2861 Highlights of 2012 Cases https://concernedscientists.org/2012/12/highlights-of-2012-cases/ Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:20:05 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=2066 This year, we have helped academics, human rights activists, scientists and physicians in eight countries. Here is a summary of our work. Our more detailed Annual Report will be released in February. BAHRAIN The High Court of Appeals of Bahrain on September 4, upheld a life sentence in jail for Dr. Abdul Jail Al-Singace, a professor […]

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