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Yuri Fyodorovich Orlov

November 9, 2020

Yuri Orlov

a physicist, Soviet dissident, and human rights activist who co-founded the Moscow Helsinki Group and established a section of Amnesty International in the Soviet Union, passed away on September 27, 2020 at the age of 96. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/01/world/europe/yuri-orlov-dead.html ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Highlights, Russia Tagged With: Amnesty International, human rights activist, Moscow Helsinki Group, Orlov, Yuri Fyodorovich Orlov

Organizations Across the Globe Call on Iran to Reverse Death Sentence for Ahmadreza Djalali

December 18, 2017

Many organizations have called on the Iranian government and President Rouhani to reconsider the death sentence for Dr. Ahmadreza Djalali. Dr. Djalali is a physician and professor of Emergency and Disaster Medicine. He was arrested in Iran while conducting a training to which he had been invited (and had done on other occasions, without incident). He was accused of espionage and held for long ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases, Iran Tagged With: Amnesty International, Death Sentence, Djalali, Endangered Scholars Worldwide, Nobel Laureates

Amnesty International Call to Action for Omid Kokabee

May 18, 2016

Omid Kokabee in a hospital

The Committee of Concerned Scientists joins with Amnesty International in calling for a letter-writing campaign in support of Omid Kokabee. Kokabee, a Ph.D. student in Physics at the University of Texas, Austin, was arrested when he went home to visit his family for refusing to work on Iranian military projects. He has been in prison in Iran for the past five years and was recently diagnosed ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Amnesty International, Omid Kokabee, Scientists

Saudi Court of Appeals Upholds
Flogging Sentence of Blogger

June 10, 2015

Raif Badawi Protest, Oslo, Norway

The Committee of Concerned Scientists appeals to fellow academics to protest this offense against human rights, international law and every humane standard that would subject Raif Badawi to multiple floggings for the offense of expressing his opinion. Take Action: Sign the Petition June 10, 2015 Dr. John L. Hennessy President of Stanford University Building 10, Stanford CA 94305-2061 Dr. ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Saudi Arabia Tagged With: Amnesty International, Flagellation, Freedom of speech, Human Rights, Human Rights Activists, Raif Badawi, Saudi Arabia

31 Nobel Physics Laureates Join Iran Petitions For Kokabee

October 23, 2014

Omid Kokabee

As a culmination of efforts to obtain the release of Omid Kokabee, the physics graduate student imprisoned in Iran on unsubstantiated charges, at 10:30 AM Tuesday October 28, the Committee of Concerned Scientists, Amnesty International and the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran will deliver thousands of petitions, including the Nobelists' letter, to the Iran UN Mission in New York. ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: American Physical Society, Amnesty International, Eugene Chudnovsky, International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Omid Kokabee, Scientists, University of Texas at Austin

Nobel Laureates Call for Release of Iranian Physicist : Nature News Blog

September 29, 2014

Photo of Omid Kokabee, imprisoned in Iran

Eighteen Physics Nobel laureates have signed an open letter addressed to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, calling for the release of Omid Kokabee, a 32-year-old physicist who has spent the last 3 years and 8 months in a Teheran prison. The letter is a joint initiative by Amnesty International; the Committee of Concerned Scientists (CCS), an international human-rights organization ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Ali Khamenei, American Physical Society, Amnesty International, Iran, Omid Kokabee, Scientists

Turkey Prosecutes Leaders of Organizations Involved in Gezi Protests, Scientists Included

June 26, 2014

Criminal trials have started against many of the organizations included in peaceful protests in 2011. Included are the leaders of associations of medical, engineering and architects. According to Amnesty International, the indictment charging these defendants does not contain any evidence of participation in or incitement to violence or any other criminal activity. CCS wrote to urge dismissal of ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: Amnesty International, Ankara, Gezi Park, Human Rights Activists, Istanbul, Physicians, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Scientists, Taksim Solidarity, Taksim Square, Turkey, Universal Declaration of Human Rights

CCS Regrets the Death of Andrew Sessler,
Advisory Board Member and Strong Supporter

May 1, 2014

Dr. Andrew Sessler, CCS Advisory Board member and the former director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, passed away on April 1, 2014 after a long illness. "Intensely concerned about human rights, Sessler focused on scientists caught in political situations beyond their control. He wrote letters in support of dissidents in the Soviet Union and other countries. He was active on boards and ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: CCS Cases Tagged With: American Physical Society, Amnesty International, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, National Academy of Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences, Soviet Union, Union of Concerned Scientists

A New Joint Petition for Omid Kokabee

January 25, 2014

CCS urges those who support the human rights of scientists to sign this petition created by Free Omid, with the support of Amnesty International, and the Committee of Concerned Scientists. It was set up with the aim of combining the efforts of institutions, organizations and every single supporter of Omid Kokabee's into a unique petition. It advocates his unconditional release from prison and will ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Petitions Tagged With: Amnesty International, Human Rights and Liberties, Iran, Omid Kokabee, Petition, Scientists

Iran’s Human Rights Violations
Detailed in Two Public Presentations

December 12, 2013

The Iranian Flag, flag of Iran

Iran: Silencing Scientists and Squelching Scholarship A November 16, 2013 open meeting in Washington DC Iran: Silencing Scientists and Squelching Scholarship, organized by: Amnesty International, Georgetown University Amnesty International, and the Georgetown University Science and Human Rights Group, was moderated by Jessica Wyndham of the AAS Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Iran Tagged With: Academics, Amnesty International, Eugene Chudnovsky, Iran, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, New School, Omid Kokabee, Scientists

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