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.

Uyghur Who Is Deputy Head of the Linguistics Department at the Academy of Social Sciences of XinJiang Arrested for Book Translation He Did Five Years Ago

Gheyret Abdurahman, a 52-year old Deputy Head of the Linguistics Department at the Academy of Social Sciences of XinJiang was arrested along with other members of that Academy. His arrest is connected to his translation of Mo Yan’s novel The Red Sorghum Clan. Over a dozen staff of the publishing house which published the book were also detained. However, it appears that the real issue is ... Continue Reading>>

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