COVID-19 Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/covid-19/ 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, 05 Nov 2021 01:43:33 +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 COVID-19 Archives - Committee of Concerned Scientists https://concernedscientists.org/tag/covid-19/ 32 32 59910430 Ecuadorian scientists Linda Guamán and Ximena Abarca face 10 to 13 years in prison for their alleged role in the use of supposedly substandard COVID tests provided by the South Korean company Monitor. https://concernedscientists.org/2021/11/ecuadorian-scientists-linda-guaman-and-ximena-abarca-face-10-to-13-years-in-prison-for-their-alleged-role-in-the-use-of-supposedly-substandard-covid-tests-provided-by-the-south-korean-company-monitor/ Fri, 05 Nov 2021 01:41:22 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=9368 The post Ecuadorian scientists Linda Guamán and Ximena Abarca face 10 to 13 years in prison for their alleged role in the use of supposedly substandard COVID tests provided by the South Korean company Monitor. appeared first on Committee of Concerned Scientists.

]]> 9368 Three Egyptian Scholars Arrested for Peacefully Expressing Their Opinion https://concernedscientists.org/2020/08/three-egyptian-scholars-arrested-for-peacefully-expressing-their-opinion/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 03:28:28 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=8648 The post Three Egyptian Scholars Arrested for Peacefully Expressing Their Opinion appeared first on Committee of Concerned Scientists.

]]> 8648 Ailing Economist Confined in Jail in UAE Threatened to Contract COVID-19 https://concernedscientists.org/2020/08/ailing-economist-confined-in-jail-in-uae-threatened-to-contract-covid-19/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 02:49:36 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=8583 The post Ailing Economist Confined in Jail in UAE Threatened to Contract COVID-19 appeared first on Committee of Concerned Scientists.

]]> 8583 CCS Expresses Concern About Harassment of Scientists Working on COVID-19 https://concernedscientists.org/2020/07/ccs-expresses-concern-about-harassment-of-scientists-working-on-covid-19/ Tue, 07 Jul 2020 17:30:16 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=8499 The Committee of Concerned Scientists is an independent organization of scientists, physicians, engineers and scholars that has been working, since 1972, on the advancement of human rights and scientific freedom for our colleagues all over the world. At this time of great international effort on the containment of COVID-19, we are concerned with the politicization […]

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]]> 8499 Russian Doctor Harassed for Distributing Needed PPE’s to Medical Professionals and For Her Observations Regarding Handling of COVID-19 Treatment https://concernedscientists.org/2020/06/russian-doctor-harassed-for-distributing-needed-ppes-to-medical-professionals-and-for-her-observations-regarding-handling-of-covid-19-treatment/ Wed, 24 Jun 2020 00:41:32 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=8370 Dr. Anastasia Vasilyeva, a Russian Ophthalmologist and founder of the Alliance of Doctors, a medical trade union, observed that care for patients with Covid-19 was not adequate, nor was the equipment available to healthcare professionals trying to provide the care. She began obtaining and distributing the needed equipment to healthcare providers. On April 2 she […]

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]]> 8370 Former Chinese Diplomat, and Academic with Australian Citizenship, Who Was Visiting Scholar at The University of Columbia in New York, Confined in Chinese Jail Since January 2019 https://concernedscientists.org/2020/05/former-chinese-diplomat-and-academic-with-australian-citizenship-who-was-visiting-scholar-at-the-university-of-columbia-in-new-york-confined-in-chinese-jail-since-january-2019/ Sun, 03 May 2020 18:38:19 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7909 Yang Hengjun has been in Chinese custody since January 2019 charged and prosecuted for espionage. Reports indicate he has been tortured and in isolation and barred from visits from Australian government officials. He is in fragile health and his wife has been denied travel privileges out of China. CCS has written the President of China […]

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]]> 7909 Iranian Material Science and Engineering Professor Acquitted But In Custody of ICE. Acquiring Virus Plausible. https://concernedscientists.org/2020/05/iranian-material-science-and-engineering-professor-acquitted-but-in-custody-of-ice-acquiring-virus-plausible/ Sun, 03 May 2020 18:21:05 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7905 Dr. Sirous Asgari, Material Science and Engineering professor based in Ohio was arrested of charges involving US sanctions against Iran. He was acquitted in November but now remains in custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a holding facility in Louisiana. His health is threatened as Louisiana is a high risk area and individuals and […]

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]]> 7905 Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian Human Rights Lawyer, Writes A Plea for Peace from Evin Prison , on International Women’s Day https://concernedscientists.org/2020/04/nasrin-sotoudeh-an-iranian-human-rights-lawyer-writes-a-plea-for-peace-from-evin-prison-on-international-womens-day/ Sun, 05 Apr 2020 13:57:24 +0000 https://concernedscientists.org/?p=7894 Nasrin Sotoudeh, an Iranian human rights lawyer was sentenced in 2018 to a total of 38 years in prison and 148 lashes for a variety of offenses, including 12 years for “promoting immorality and indecency.” Her legal work has included litigation opposing death sentences and the imprisonment of girls, as young as 9, for not […]

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