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Ayse Erzan, Retired Physics Professor at Istanbul Technical University and Xiaoxing Xi, a Chinese-born American Physicist and Former Chair of the Physics Department at Temple University Received the American Physical Society’s 2020 Andrei Sakharov Prize

November 11, 2019

Ayse Erzan was a signer of the Peace Petition in Turkey and wrongfully indicted. She has been involved in the peace and women’s movements. Upon notice of having received the reward Dr. Erzan commented that she felt the award was not really for her, but more for the struggles of the Academics for Peace. Dr. Erzan has been actively involved in assisting academics who have been, like herself, ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: China, Turkey Tagged With: Ayse, Ayse Erzan, Erzan, Sakharov Prize, Xi, Xiaoxing, Xiaoxing Xi

Trial of Turkish Academics Who Signed Peace Petition Leading to Jail Time and Deferred Sentences

December 20, 2018

The first group of Turkish Academics who received indictments have been brought before the courts recently. 700 (of 1,128) have been questioned by police, 542 have been indicted and are in some phase of the trial process. 59 have been sentenced to 15 months, 3 have been sentenced to 18 months, one to 27 months and one to 30 months. All had their sentences deferred except for those refusing to ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: Ayse Erzan, Busra Ersanli, Gencay Gursoy, Lutifiye Bozdag, Nesrin Sungur Cakmak, Ozdemir Aktan, Şebnem Korur Fincancı, Zubeyde Fusun Ustel

Retired Turkish Professor, Dr. Ayse Erzan, Returns to Court on April 6

April 1, 2018

The Statement of the Defense to the Court by Dr. Ayse Erzan is published in its entirety in Bianet. She is being tried under charges of "terrorist propaganda" for signing the Peace Petition, requesting the government to end the violence and open the way to dialogue and a lasting peace. Originally, this statement was presented to the Court on February 21, 2018. The hearing was rescheduled for ... Continue Reading>>

Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: Academics for Peace, Ayse Erzan, We will not be party to this crime

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