Academic freedom Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/academic-freedom/ 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. Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:52:58 +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 Academic freedom Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/academic-freedom/ 32 32 59910430 Princeton Graduate Student Sentenced to 10 Years in Iran While Conducting Thesis Research https://concernedscientists.org/2017/08/princeton-graduate-student-sentenced-to-10-years-in-iran-while-conducting-thesis-research/ Sat, 05 Aug 2017 16:06:47 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=6254 Xiyue Wang, a Chinese graduate student and American citizen attending Princeton was conducting research for his doctoral thesis in Iran when he was arrested and charged with espionage.  Wang was loading documents on the 19th and 20th century eurasian history researching the Qajar dynasty.  However, the authorities in Iran thought he was a CIA agent […]

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]]> 6254 US Executive Order Could Have Serious Consequences on US Science and Academia https://concernedscientists.org/2017/01/us-executive-order-could-have-serious-consequences-on-us-science-and-academia/ Fri, 27 Jan 2017 18:28:07 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5821 The Executive Order banning Muslims from accessing the United States can seriously affect foreign students attending American universities. CCS urges President Trump to take this into consideration. January 26, 2017 The Honorable Donald J. Trump President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear President Trump: The Committee of Concerned Scientists is an organization of […]

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]]> 5821 Academics and Scientists Severely Affected by Attempted Coup in Turkey https://concernedscientists.org/2016/07/academics-and-scientists-severely-effected-by-attempted-coup-in-turkey/ Tue, 26 Jul 2016 16:45:19 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=5348 On July 15, 2016 a fraction of the Turkish military attempted to seize power from democratically elected leaders.  Turkish citizens went to the streets and protested en masse.  The democracy was saved but two hundred innocent people had died and over a thousand were injured.  The Turkish government declared a state of emergency and began […]

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]]> 5348 CCS Signs Scholars at Risk Letter in Support of Turkish Scholars https://concernedscientists.org/2016/01/ccs-signs-scholars-at-risk-letter-in-support-of-turkish-scholars/ Thu, 21 Jan 2016 22:38:15 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=4793 New York, January 21, 2016 – This afternoon, a coalition of 20 higher education networks and associations from around the world have issued a joint public letter expressing grave concern over recent reports of widespread pressures on members of Turkey’s higher education and research community. Read the Letter The Committee of Concerned Scientists is one […]

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]]> 4793 Good News: Palestinian Astronomer Released https://concernedscientists.org/2015/01/good-news-palestinian-astronomer-released/ Mon, 26 Jan 2015 19:10:44 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3941 Imad Barghouthi was released on Jan. 22, 2015, according to his lawyer, Jawad Boulos. Boulos said that at the hearing appealing the detention he presented the CCS letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu protesting Barghouthi’s detention and that this had impressed the court. Barghouthi asked his lawyer to convey his gratitude to CCS. Related articles Israel’s […]

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]]> 3941 Israel’s Detention of Palestinian Astronomer Traveling to Conference Violates Human Rights https://concernedscientists.org/2015/01/israels-detention-of-palestinian-astronomer-traveling-to-conference-violates-human-rights/ Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:46:42 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3923 CCS protests Israel’s detention without charges of Dr. Imad al-Barghouthi, an astro-physicist and professor at al-Quds University, while he was traveling to the United Arab Emirates to a conference. Such interference with academic freedom and due process violates international conventions, CCS writes, as well as human rights specifically mentioned in Israel’s agreement with the EU […]

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]]> 3923 Malaysian Law Professor’s Remarks On Crisis Lead to Sedition Charges https://concernedscientists.org/2014/10/malaysian-law-professors-remarks-on-crisis-lead-to-sedition-charges/ Wed, 01 Oct 2014 16:17:13 +0000 http://concernedscientists.org/?p=3687 Azmi Sharom, an associate professor of law at the University of Malaysia Faculty of Law compared an ongoing political crisis to a situation in 2009 and criticised the secrecy with which the issue was treated. He is being prosecuted for sedition. CCS requested that to the extent his statements were made in respect to his […]

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